Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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The start of the final
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 15–18 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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Frederick Holman |
 Great Britain
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William Robinson |
Great Britain
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Pontus Hanson |
 Sweden
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The men's 200 metre breaststroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only breaststroke event on the schedule. 1908 was the first appearance of the 200 metre breaststroke, as 1904 had seen the introduction of the stroke to Olympic competition with the 400 metre event.
The fastest swimmer in each heat and the fastest loser advanced, qualifying 8 swimmers for the semifinals.
The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.
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