Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
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{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's 200 metre breaststroke
|games = 1924 Summer
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|date = July 15–17
|competitors = 28
|nations = 16
|longnames =
|gold = Bob Skelton
|goldNOC = USA
|silver = Joseph De Combe
|silverNOC = BEL
|bronze = Bill Kirschbaum
|bronzeNOC = USA
|prev = 1920
|next = 1928
}}
{{SwimmingAt1924SummerOlympics}}
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/SWI/mens-200-metres-breaststroke.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170317/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/SWI/mens-200-metres-breaststroke.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke |accessdate=2 September 2016 |work=Sports Reference}} It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Tuesday July 15, 1924, on Wednesday July 16, 1924, and on Thursday July 17, 1924.
Despite Erich Rademacher from Germany being arguably the fastest breaststroker in the world at the time, and holding the world record in the event, he was not able to compete due to Germany's role in WWI. Despite this, he would establish his dominance in the event by beating the world record several times, which was over 5 seconds faster than the Olympic record set in this event.Barney, David E., and Robert K. Barney. "[https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=googlescholar&id=GALE%7CA176818711&v=2.1&it=r&sid=AONE&asid=535b6e53 A long night's journey into day: the Odyssey of the butterfly stroke in international swimming.]" Proceedings: International Symposium for Olympic Research, Oct. 2006, pp. 65+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A176818711/AONE?u=googlescholar&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=535b6e53. Accessed 12 Dec. 2023.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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| World Record
| 2:50.4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Erich Rademacher | April 7, 1924 |
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| Olympic Record
| 3:01.8 | {{flagicon|GER|empire}} Walter Bathe | July 12, 1912 |
In the first heat Bob Skelton set a new Olympic record with 2:56.0 minutes.
Results
=Heats=
Tuesday July 15, 1924: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
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| Place ||width=220| Swimmer ||width=90| Time ||width=90| Qual. | |||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bob Skelton|USA|1924 Summer}} | 2:56.0 | QQ OR |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Thor Henning|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 3:02.4 | |
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| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Zoltán Bitskey|HUN|1924 Summer}} | 3:05.4 | |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Ivan Stedman|AUS|1924 Summer}} | 3:09.6 | |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|William Stoney|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 3:10.3 | |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Georges Vallerey|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 3:11.2 |
Heat 2
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| Place ||width=220| Swimmer ||width=90| Time ||width=90| Qual. | |||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Joseph De Combe|BEL|1924 Summer}} | 3:02.0 | |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Edward Maw|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 3:07.0 | |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Márton Sipos|HUN|1924 Summer}} | 3:09.8 | |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Arvo Aaltonen|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 3:11.0 | |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Marius Zwiller|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 3:11.2 |
Heat 3
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| Place ||width=220| Swimmer ||width=90| Time ||width=90| Qual. | |||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bill Kirschbaum|USA|1924 Summer}} | 3:01.0 | |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Rudolf Piowatý|TCH|1924 Summer}} | 3:10.8 | |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bo Johnsson|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 3:12.2 | |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Viljo Viklund|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 3:12.4 | |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Luciano Trolli|ITA|1924 Summer}} | 3:23.0 |
Heat 4
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| Place ||width=220| Swimmer ||width=90| Time ||width=90| Qual. | |||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Reginald Flint|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 3:05.2 | |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Frigyes Hollósi|HUN|1924 Summer}} | 3:06.4 | |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Henri Bouvier|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 3:07.8 | |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Gerlacus Moes|NED|1924 Summer}} | 3:18.8 | |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Emerico Biach|ITA|1924 Summer}} | 3:26.8 | |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Ivo Pavelić|YUG|1924 Summer}} | 3:28.4 |
Heat 5
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| Place ||width=220| Swimmer ||width=90| Time ||width=90| Qual. | |||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bengt Linders|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 3:03.4 | |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Wyss|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 3:03.6 | |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Clarrie Heard|NZL|1924 Summer}} | 3:09.0 | |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Tsunenobu Ishida|JPN|1924 Summer}} | 3:09.2 | |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Jaroslav Müller|TCH|1924 Summer}} | 3:22.0 | |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Mário Marques|POR|1924 Summer}} | 3:32.4 |
=Semifinals=
Wednesday July 16, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
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| Place ||width=220| Swimmer ||width=90| Time ||width=90| Qual. | |||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bob Skelton|USA|1924 Summer}} | 3:00.2 | QF |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bill Kirschbaum|USA|1924 Summer}} | 3:02.6 | QF |
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| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Wyss|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 3:04.2 | qf |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Frigyes Hollósi|HUN|1924 Summer}} | 3:05.6 | |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Reginald Flint|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 3:06.8 | |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Rudolf Piowatý|TCH|1924 Summer}} | 3:11.8 |
Semifinal 2
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| Place ||width=220| Swimmer ||width=90| Time ||width=90| Qual. | |||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Joseph De Combe|BEL|1924 Summer}} | 3:00.2 | QF |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bengt Linders|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 3:01.4 | QF |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Thor Henning|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 3:05.0 | |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Edward Maw|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 3:07.0 | |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Zoltán Bitskey|HUN|1924 Summer}} | 3:09.2 |
=Final=
Thursday July 17, 1924:
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| Place ||width=220| Swimmer ||width=90| Time | ||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bob Skelton|USA|1924 Summer}} | 2:56.6 |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Joseph De Combe|BEL|1924 Summer}} | 2:59.2 |
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| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bill Kirschbaum|USA|1924 Summer}} | 3:01.0 |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Bengt Linders|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 3:02.2 |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Wyss|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 3:05.6 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Olympic Report]
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 27 September 2008|language=pl}}
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