Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Saturday, 7th August - Gold Medal: Joe Verdeur, United States
Final 15:00 time gapLY
1. Joe VerdeurUSA United States2:39.3OR 522
2. Keith CarterUSA United States2:40.2 +0.9s423
3. Robert SohlUSA United States2:43.9 +4.6s720
4. John DaviesAUS Australia2:45.7 +6.4s219
5. Tone CererYUG Yugoslavia2:46.1 +6.8s131
6. Willy Otto JordanBRA Brazil2:46.4 +7.1s327
7. Ahmed KandilEGY Egypt2:47.5 +8.2s6_
8. Bob Herbert BonteNED Netherlands2:47.6 +8.3s819
32 Competitors from 20 Nations. Empire Pool.
World Record: Joe Verdeur, United States 2:30.0 New Haven, United States 28th June 1948
Olympic Record: Tetsuo Hamuro, Japan 2:41.5 Berlin, Germany 15th August 1936
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index London 1948index Swimming London 1948
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1936 Men 200m BreaststrokeMen 200m Breaststroke History1952 Men 200m Breaststroke
Joe Verdeur entered the Games as an outstanding favourite for this event having broken the world record on six occasions in the preceding two years. Whilst his times in London were well down on his record breaking performances he led the United States to a clean sweep of the podium positions.
The superiority of the butterfly technique in this event was evident in the fact that only one of the finalists used the traditional breaststroke and he, Bob Bonte of Holland, finished eighth and last. Out of 32 entrants, 20 used the butterfly stroke including twelve of the sixteen semi-finalists.
Artem Nakache of France, a veteran of the Berlin Games, bowed out in the semi-finals but his achievement in returning to the Olympic arena was remarkable. A Jew, he had been deported to Auschwitz in 1944 and his wife and daughter both died there.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Friday, 6th August 17:00

Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time gapLYRk
1. Ahmed KandilEGY Egypt2:43.7 +3.0s4_3.
2. Willy Otto JordanBRA Brazil2:43.9 +3.2s6274.
3. Robert SohlUSA United States2:44.4 +3.7s5205.
4. John DaviesAUS Australia2:44.8 +4.1s3196.
5. Roy RomainGBR Great Britain2:49.6 +8.9s73010.
6. Rene AmabuyckPHI Philippines2:51.8 +11.1s1_13.
7. Sigurdur JonssonISL Iceland2:52.4 +11.7s82514.
8. Artem NakacheFRA France2:59.1 +18.4s23216.
Semi 2 time gapLYRk
1. Joe VerdeurUSA United States2:40.7 5221.
2. Keith CarterUSA United States2:43.0 +2.3s4232.
3. Bob Herbert BonteNED Netherlands2:47.0 +6.3s7197.
4. Tone CererYUG Yugoslavia2:47.3 +6.6s6318.
5. Sandor NemethHUN Hungary2:48.1 +7.4s3229.
6. Walter PavlicekAUT Austria2:50.1 +9.4s82211.
7. Maurice LusienFRA France2:51.4 +10.7s22112.
8. Apolonio Castillo DiazMEX Mexico2:53.5 +12.8s12715.

Heats - Thursday, 5th August 20:00

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2).
Heat 5 time gapLYRk
1. Ahmed KandilEGY Egypt2:45.5 +5.5s3_3.
2. Tone CererYUG Yugoslavia2:46.3 +6.3s1314.
3. Maurice LusienFRA France2:49.5 +9.5s62111.
4. Sigurdur Th. JonssonISL Iceland2:50.6 +10.6s42413.
5. Jiri LinhartTCH Czechoslovakia2:53.8 +13.8s8_17.
6. Jacinto CaycoPHI Philippines2:54.0 +14.0s2_18.
7. Kenneth HallettAUS Australia3:02.0 +22.0s51828.
8. Prafulla MullickIND India3:14.9 +34.9s7_31.
Heat 4 time gapLYRk
1. Keith CarterUSA United States2:46.3 +6.3s1234.
2. John DaviesAUS Australia2:48.3 +8.3s2198.
3. Walter PavlicekAUT Austria2:50.6 +10.6s42213.
4. Nicolas WildhaberSUI Switzerland2:59.2 +19.2s71824.
-. Ludevit KomadelTCH CzechoslovakiaDNS 520-.
-. Ahmed Fouad NessimEGY EgyptDNS 323-.
-. Jaffar Ali ShahPAK PakistanDNS 6_-.
Heat 3 time gapLYRk
1. Willy Otto JordanBRA Brazil2:46.4 +6.4s5276.
2. Sandor NemethHUN Hungary2:48.2 +8.2s2227.
3. Roy RomainGBR Great Britain2:49.4 +9.4s73010.
4. Walter KunzSUI Switzerland2:57.6 +17.6s3_23.
5. Aprosio Cesar BenettiARG Argentina3:00.6 +20.6s82426.
6. Atli SteinarssonISL Iceland3:02.3 +22.3s11929.
7. Desmond CohenSAF South Africa3:03.3 +23.3s62030.
8. Iftikhar Ahmed ShahPAK Pakistan3:28.1 +48.1s4_32.
Heat 2 time gapLYRk
1. Joe VerdeurUSA United States2:40.0OR 7221.
2. Bob Herbert BonteNED Netherlands2:48.7 +8.7s8199.
3. Carlos Espejo PerezARG Argentina2:55.0 +15.0s3_19.
4. Sigurdur JonssonISL Iceland2:56.4 +16.4s52520.
5. John Goldup DaviesGBR Great Britain2:56.6 +16.6s23421.
6. Hans WidmerSUI Switzerland2:56.7 +16.7s4_22.
7. Peter SalmonCAN Canada3:01.5 +21.5s11927.
-. G KettesyHUN HungaryDNS 6_-.
Heat 1 time gapLYRk
1. Robert SohlUSA United States2:44.9 +4.9s2202.
2. Artem NakacheFRA France2:50.4 +10.4s13212.
3. Apolonio Castillo DiazMEX Mexico2:50.7 +10.7s62715.
4. Rene AmabuyckPHI Philippines2:52.6 +12.6s7_16.
5. John ServiceGBR Great Britain3:00.4 +20.4s41725.
-. Laszlo JeneyHUN HungaryDNS 325-.
-. Peter MingieCAN CanadaDNS 517-.
Final 15:00 time gapLYRk
1. Joe VerdeurUSA United States2:39.3OR 5221.
2. Keith CarterUSA United States2:40.2 +0.9s4232.
3. Robert SohlUSA United States2:43.9 +4.6s7203.
4. John DaviesAUS Australia2:45.7 +6.4s2194.
5. Tone CererYUG Yugoslavia2:46.1 +6.8s1315.
6. Willy Otto JordanBRA Brazil2:46.4 +7.1s3276.
7. Ahmed KandilEGY Egypt2:47.5 +8.2s6_7.
8. Bob Herbert BonteNED Netherlands2:47.6 +8.3s8198.
Semis time gapLYRk
1. Joe VerdeurUSA United States2:40.7 5221.
2. Keith CarterUSA United States2:43.0 +2.3s4232.
1. Ahmed KandilEGY Egypt2:43.7 +3.0s4_3.
2. Willy Otto JordanBRA Brazil2:43.9 +3.2s6274.
3. Robert SohlUSA United States2:44.4 +3.7s5205.
4. John DaviesAUS Australia2:44.8 +4.1s3196.
3. Bob Herbert BonteNED Netherlands2:47.0 +6.3s7197.
4. Tone CererYUG Yugoslavia2:47.3 +6.6s6318.
5. Sandor NemethHUN Hungary2:48.1 +7.4s3229.
5. Roy RomainGBR Great Britain2:49.6 +8.9s73010.
6. Walter PavlicekAUT Austria2:50.1 +9.4s82211.
7. Maurice LusienFRA France2:51.4 +10.7s22112.
6. Rene AmabuyckPHI Philippines2:51.8 +11.1s1_13.
7. Sigurdur JonssonISL Iceland2:52.4 +11.7s82514.
8. Apolonio Castillo DiazMEX Mexico2:53.5 +12.8s12715.
8. Artem NakacheFRA France2:59.1 +18.4s23216.
Heats time gapLYRk
1. Joe VerdeurUSA United States2:40.0OR 7221.
1. Robert SohlUSA United States2:44.9 +4.9s2202.
1. Ahmed KandilEGY Egypt2:45.5 +5.5s3_3.
1. Keith CarterUSA United States2:46.3 +6.3s1234.
2. Tone CererYUG Yugoslavia2:46.3 +6.3s1314.
1. Willy Otto JordanBRA Brazil2:46.4 +6.4s5276.
2. Sandor NemethHUN Hungary2:48.2 +8.2s2227.
2. John DaviesAUS Australia2:48.3 +8.3s2198.
2. Bob Herbert BonteNED Netherlands2:48.7 +8.7s8199.
3. Roy RomainGBR Great Britain2:49.4 +9.4s73010.
3. Maurice LusienFRA France2:49.5 +9.5s62111.
2. Artem NakacheFRA France2:50.4 +10.4s13212.
4. Sigurdur Th. JonssonISL Iceland2:50.6 +10.6s42413.
3. Walter PavlicekAUT Austria2:50.6 +10.6s42213.
3. Apolonio Castillo DiazMEX Mexico2:50.7 +10.7s62715.
4. Rene AmabuyckPHI Philippines2:52.6 +12.6s7_16.
5. Jiri LinhartTCH Czechoslovakia2:53.8 +13.8s8_17.
6. Jacinto CaycoPHI Philippines2:54.0 +14.0s2_18.
3. Carlos Espejo PerezARG Argentina2:55.0 +15.0s3_19.
4. Sigurdur JonssonISL Iceland2:56.4 +16.4s52520.
5. John Goldup DaviesGBR Great Britain2:56.6 +16.6s23421.
6. Hans WidmerSUI Switzerland2:56.7 +16.7s4_22.
4. Walter KunzSUI Switzerland2:57.6 +17.6s3_23.
4. Nicolas WildhaberSUI Switzerland2:59.2 +19.2s71824.
5. John ServiceGBR Great Britain3:00.4 +20.4s41725.
5. Aprosio Cesar BenettiARG Argentina3:00.6 +20.6s82426.
7. Peter SalmonCAN Canada3:01.5 +21.5s11927.
7. Kenneth HallettAUS Australia3:02.0 +22.0s51828.
6. Atli SteinarssonISL Iceland3:02.3 +22.3s11929.
7. Desmond CohenSAF South Africa3:03.3 +23.3s62030.
8. Prafulla MullickIND India3:14.9 +34.9s7_31.
8. Iftikhar Ahmed ShahPAK Pakistan3:28.1 +48.1s4_32.
-. Laszlo JeneyHUN HungaryDNS 325-.
-. Peter MingieCAN CanadaDNS 517-.
-. G KettesyHUN HungaryDNS 6_-.
-. Ludevit KomadelTCH CzechoslovakiaDNS 520-.
-. Ahmed Fouad NessimEGY EgyptDNS 323-.
-. Jaffar Ali ShahPAK PakistanDNS 6_-.
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