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 14:30timeSF
1. Frederick HolmanGBR Great Britain3:09.21.
2. William RobinsonGBR Great Britain3:12.82.
3. Pontus HansonSWE Sweden3:14.63.
4. Toldi ÖdönHUN Hungary3:15.24.
First time this event was held in Olympic Games. 27 swimmers from 10 nations.
Men 200m Breaststroke History
1912 Men 200m Breaststroke
1920 Men 200m Breaststroke
1924 Men 200m Breaststroke
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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 1time
1. Frederick HolmanGBR Great Britain3:10.0Q
2. Toldi ÖdönHun Hungary3:16.4Q
3. Erich SeidelGeR GermanyUnknown
4. József FabinyiHun HungaryUnknown
Semi 2time
1. William RobinsonGBR Great Britain3:11.8Q
2. Pontus HansonSWE Sweden3:13.0Q
3. Wilhelm PerssonSWE SwedenUnknown
4. Courbet FélicienBEL BelgiumUnknown

Heats - Wednesday, 15th July 14:30.

Winners of each of 7 Heats and Best 2nd place - Pontus Hanson (SWE) advanced to Semifinals.
Heat 1time
1. Frederick HolmanGBR Great Britain3:10.6Q
2. Richard RöslerGeR Germany3:18.0
3. Max GumpelSWE SwedenUnknown
-. Imre WaiznerHun HungaryDNS
-. G. PetitITA ItalyDNS
Heat 2time
1. Wilhelm PerssonSWE Sweden3:17.6Q
2. András BaronyiHUN Hungary3:18.0
3. Augustus GoesslingUSA United StatesUnknown
-. Herman CederbergFIN FinlandUnknown
-. Frank NaylorGBR Great BritainUnknown
Heat 3time
1. Erich SeidelGeR Germany3:17.2Q
2. Hjalmar JohanssonSWE Sweden3:21.2
3. Arthur DaviesGBR Great Britainat 10 yards
4. Pierre StrauwenBEL BelgiumUnknown
-. G. BowidonFRA FranceDNS
Heat 4time
1. Toldi ÖdönHUN Hungary3:14.4Q
2. Pontus HansonSWE Sweden3:15.0q
3. Sydney GoodayGBR Great Britainat 2½ yards
4. Amilcare BerettaIta ItalyUnknown
-. Georg ZachariasGer GermanyDNS
Heat 5time
1. William RobinsonGBR Great Britain3:13.0Q
2. Per FjästadSWE Sweden3:31.4
3. John HenrikssonFIN FinlandUnknown
-. Edward CookeANZ AustralasiaDNF
-. Al GosnellUSA United StatesDNS
Heat 6time
1. Fabinyi JózsefHUN Hungary3:23.4Q
2. Torsten KumfeldtSWE Sweden3:24.6
3. Harald KlemDEN DenmarkUnknown
-. Hugo JonssonFIN FinlandDNF
-. A. FrickFRA FranceDNS
Heat 7time
1. Courbet FélicienBEL Belgium3:16.4Q
2. Percy CourtmanGBR Great Britain3:18.4
3. Adolf AnderssonSWE SwedenUnknown
-. Walter BrackGeR GermanyDNS
-. F. Negri Ita ItalyDNS
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