| Swimming at the 1972 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 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.
Contents |
| Gold | John Hencken United States (USA) |
| Silver | David Wilkie Great Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan (JPN) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hencken | United States | 2:21.55 | WR | |
| David Wilkie | Great Britain | 2:23.67 | ||
| Nobutaka Taguchi | Japan | 2:23.88 | ||
| 4 | Rick Colella | United States | 2:24.28 | |
| 5 | Felipe Muñoz | Mexico | 2:26.44 | |
| 6 | Walter Kusch | West Germany | 2:26.55 | |
| 7 | Igor Cherdakov | Soviet Union | 2:27.15 | |
| 8 | Klaus Katzur | East Germany | 2:27.44 |
Key: WR = World record