Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Key: WR = World record