Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday to Wednesday, 6 to 8 August 1928.
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium |
| Date | 6–8 August |
| Competitors | 21 from 13 nations |
| Medalists | |
Twenty-one swimmers from 13 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2:48.0 | Erich Rademacher | Brussels (BEL) | 11 March 1927 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 2:56.0 | Robert Skelton | Paris (FRA) | 15 July 1924 |
In the third heat Erich Rademacher set a new Olympic record with 2:52.0 minutes. In the fourth heat Yoshiyuki Tsuruta bettered the record to 2:50.0 minutes. Tsuruta improved the record in the semi-finals with 2:49.2 minutes and in the final with 2:48.8 minutes.
Results
Heats
Monday 6 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Spence | Canada | 2:56.6 | Q |
| 2 | Erwin Sietas | Germany | 2:57.4 | Q |
| 3 | Louis Van Parijs | Belgium | 3:00.0 | |
| 4 | William Rozier | France | Unknown | |
| 5 | Hugh Smith | Great Britain | Unknown |
Heat 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Harling | Sweden | 2:56.4 | Q |
| 2 | Karl Schäfer | Austria | 2:56.6 | Q |
| 3 | Teófilo Yldefonso | Philippines | 2:57.4 | q |
| 4 | Yuki Mawatari | Japan | 2:58.2 | |
| 5 | Ernst Budig | Germany | 2:58.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erich Rademacher | Germany | 2:52.0 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Thomas Blankenburg | United States | 3:04.2 | Q |
| 3 | Léon Tallon | France | 3:05.0 | |
| 4 | Jack Aubin | Canada | Unknown | |
| — | Joseph De Combe | Belgium | DNF |
Heat 4
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | Japan | 2:50.0 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Robert Wyss | Switzerland | 3:02.6 | Q |
| 3 | Leen Korpershoek | Netherlands | 3:04.0 | |
| 4 | Reginald Flint | Great Britain | Unknown | |
| 5 | José Francesch | Spain | Unknown | |
| 6 | Tage Wissnell | Sweden | Unknown |
Semifinals
Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | Japan | 2:49.2 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Walter Spence | Canada | 2:53.0 | Q |
| 3 | Teófilo Yldefonso | Philippines | 2:53.2 | Q |
| 4 | Robert Wyss | Switzerland | Unknown | |
| 5 | Thomas Blankenburg | United States | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erich Rademacher | Germany | 2:56.6 | Q |
| 2 | Erik Harling | Sweden | 2:57.2 | Q |
| 3 | Erwin Sietas | Germany | 2:57.8 | Q |
| 4 | Karl Schäfer | Austria | Unknown |
Final
Wednesday 8 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | Japan | 2:48.8 | OR | |
| Erich Rademacher | Germany | 2:50.6 | ||
| Teófilo Yldefonso | Philippines | 2:56.4 | ||
| 4 | Erwin Sietas | Germany | 2:56.6 | |
| 5 | Erik Harling | Sweden | 2:56.8 | |
| 6 | Walter Spence | Canada | 2:57.2 |
References
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 October 2008.