Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Rank Athlete Country Time Note
1 Ian O'Brien Australia 2:31.4 Q , OR
2 Tom Trethewey United States 2:33.4 Q
3 Klaus Katzur United Team of Germany 2:36.7 Q
4 Farid Zablith Filho Brazil 2:45.2
5 Wieger Mensonides Netherlands 2:47.4
6 Huỳnh Văn Hải South Vietnam 2:51.6
Results -- Heats
Heat 1
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place between October 13 and October 15. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.