| Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between July 26 and 29, at the Swimming Stadium. 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.
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| Gold | Éva Székely Hungary (HUN) |
| Silver | Éva Novák Hungary (HUN) |
| Bronze | Helen Gordon Great Britain (GBR) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éva Székely | Hungary | 2:51.7 | OR | |
| Éva Novák | Hungary | 2:54.4 | ||
| Helen Gordon | Great Britain | 2:57.6 | ||
| 4 | Klára Killermann | Hungary | 2:57.6 | |
| 5 | Jytte Hansen | Denmark | 2:57.8 | |
| 6 | Mariya Havrysh | Soviet Union | 2:58.9 | |
| 7 | Ulla-Britt Eklund | Sweden | 3:01.8 | |
| 8 | Nel Garritsen | Netherlands | 3:02.1 |
Key: OR = Olympic record