Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly explained

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 28.^[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			2:03.70	OR, Q
2			2:05.05	Q
3			2:08.72
4			2:09.39
5			2:10.24
6			2:11.03
7			2:11.28

Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			2:03.11	OR, Q
2			2:06.13	Q
3			2:08.72
4			2:09.56
5			2:12.62
6			2:19.76
			2:10.82	DQ

Key: DQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			2:05.39	Q
2			2:05.61	Q
3			2:06.76
4			2:08.36
5			2:09.04
6			2:10.00
7			2:10.79
8			2:20.30

Key: Q = Qualified

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			2:02.11	OR, Q
2			2:05.54	Q
3			2:06.58
4			2:06.82
5			2:12.12
6			2:12.16
7			2:16.35
8			2:23.70

Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			2:00.70	WR
			2:02.86
			2:03.23
4			2:04.60
5			2:04.69
6			2:04.69
7			2:05.34
8			2:05.57

Key: WR = World record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055310/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/SWI/mens-200-metres-butterfly.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 November 2016 . Sports Reference.