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Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

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The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 31 and September 2 in Rome, Italy.[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. This race consisted of four lengths of the Stadio Olympico del Nuoto, a 50m Olympic size swimming pool.

Left-right:Neville Hayes, Mike Troy and Dave Gillanders at the 1960 Olympics

Medalists

GoldMike Troy
 United States
SilverNeville Hayes
 Australia
BronzeDave Gillanders
 United States

Results

Heats

Five heats were held; the fastest sixteen swimmers advanced to the Semifinals. Because there was a tie for sixteenth place, a swim-off was held to determine the sixteenth swimmer to advance.

Key

Advanced to Semifinals
See Swim-Off
Did Not Advance

Heat One

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Heat Two

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Heat Three

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Heat Four

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Heat Five

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Swim-Off

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Semifinals

Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted.

Semifinal One

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Semifinal Two

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Final

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Key: WR = World record


References

  1. "Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

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