Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
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The men's 200 metre butterfly
event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place October 24. 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.
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place October 24. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used the butterfly stroke
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Carl Robie Carl Robie Carl Robie was an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and one gold in 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico... |
2:08.7 | ||
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Martyn Woodroffe Martyn Woodroffe Martyn J. Woodroffe is a Welsh swimmer who won a Silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.Woodroffe represented Wales at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning one silver and two bronze medals at the... |
2:09.0 | ||
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John Ferris John Ferris (swimmer) John Ferris is a former competitive American swimmer. He won two bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics: one in the 200-meter individual medley and one in the 200-meter butterfly. He swam collegiately for Stanford University.... |
2:09.3 | ||
| 4 | Valentin Kuzmin | 2:10.6 | ||
| 5 | Peter Feil | 2:10.9 | ||
| 6 | Folkert Meeuw | 2:11.5 | ||
| 7 | Viktor Sharygin | 2:11.9 | ||
| 8 | Mark Spitz Mark Spitz Mark Andrew Spitz is a retired American swimmer. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement only surpassed by Michael Phelps who won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics.... |
2:13.5 |