Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 28. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Heat 1
Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Heat 2
Key: DQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Heat 3
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 4
Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Key: WR = World record
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