Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming 4th Olympic Games London, Great Britain 1908 - Saturday, 18th July - Gold Medal: Frederick Holman, Great Britain
Venue: White City Stadium. 100-metre Swimming Pool especialy constructed inside track and field oval.
Final 14:30 time SF 1. Frederick Holman Great Britain3:09.2 1. 2. William Robinson Great Britain3:12.8 2. 3. Pontus Hanson Sweden3:14.6 3. 4. Toldi Ödön Hungary3:15.2 4.
Pontus Hanson took the lead and held a 2 metre margin through 50 metres. At 100 metres, William Robinson (GBR) and Hanson were equal first. By 150 metres, Hanson had faded to last, but he would recover slightly to get the bronze medal. Fred Holman did not take the lead until the last lap but pulled away to win by 2 yards.
Semi-Finals - Thursday, 16th July. First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time 1. Frederick Holman Great Britain3:10.0 Q 2. Toldi Ödön Hungary3:16.4 Q 3. Erich Seidel GermanyUnknown 4. József Fabinyi HungaryUnknown
Semi 2 time 1. William Robinson Great Britain3:11.8 Q 2. Pontus Hanson Sweden3:13.0 Q 3. Wilhelm Persson SwedenUnknown 4. Courbet Félicien BelgiumUnknown
Heats - Wednesday, 15th July 14:30. Winners of each of 7 Heats and Best 2nd place - Pontus Hanson (SWE) advanced to Semifinals .
Heat 1 time 1. Frederick Holman Great Britain3:10.6 Q 2. Richard Rösler Germany3:18.0 3. Max Gumpel SwedenUnknown -. Imre Waizner HungaryDNS -. G. Petit ItalyDNS
Heat 2 time 1. Wilhelm Persson Sweden3:17.6 Q 2. András Baronyi Hungary3:18.0 3. Augustus Goessling United StatesUnknown -. Herman Cederberg FinlandUnknown -. Frank Naylor Great BritainUnknown
Heat 3 time 1. Erich Seidel Germany3:17.2 Q 2. Hjalmar Johansson Sweden3:21.2 3. Arthur Davies Great Britainat 10 yards 4. Pierre Strauwen BelgiumUnknown -. G. Bowidon FranceDNS
Heat 4 time 1. Toldi Ödön Hungary3:14.4 Q 2. Pontus Hanson Sweden3:15.0 q 3. Sydney Gooday Great Britainat 2½ yards 4. Amilcare Beretta ItalyUnknown -. Georg Zacharias GermanyDNS
Heat 5 time 1. William Robinson Great Britain3:13.0 Q 2. Per Fjästad Sweden3:31.4 3. John Henriksson FinlandUnknown -. Edward Cooke AustralasiaDNF -. Al Gosnell United StatesDNS
Heat 6 time 1. Fabinyi József Hungary3:23.4 Q 2. Torsten Kumfeldt Sweden3:24.6 3. Harald Klem DenmarkUnknown -. Hugo Jonsson FinlandDNF -. A. Frick FranceDNS
Heat 7 time 1. Courbet Félicien Belgium3:16.4 Q 2. Percy Courtman Great Britain3:18.4 3. Adolf Andersson SwedenUnknown -. Walter Brack GermanyDNS -. F. Negri ItalyDNS
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