| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics |
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|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place between October 21 and October 22. 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.
Contents |
| Gold | Felipe Muñoz Mexico (MEX) |
| Silver | Vladimir Kosinsky Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Brian Job United States (USA) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Muñoz | Mexico | 2:28.7 | ||
| Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union | 2:29.2 | ||
| Brian Job | United States | 2:29.9 | ||
| 4 | Nikolay Pankin | Soviet Union | 2:30.3 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Mikhaylov | Soviet Union | 2:32.8 | |
| 6 | Egon Henninger | East Germany | 2:33.2 | |
| 7 | Philip Long | United States | 2:33.6 | |
| 8 | Osamu Tsurumine | Japan | 2:34.9 |