200 m Breaststroke, Men

Competition 1975 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Cali COL
Held 24 July 1975
Status Medal
Competitors 27
Countries 17
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 David Wilkie GBR 2:21.90
(1 h1)		 2:18.23
(1 F)
🥈 Rick Colella USA 2:22.83
(2 h4)		 2:21.60
(2 F)
🥉 Nikolay Pankin URS 2:24.29
(4 h3)		 2:21.75
(3 F)
4 Walter Kusch GER 2:23.90
(3 h4)		 2:22.68
(4 F)
5 David Leigh GBR 2:25.04
(5 h1)		 2:23.38
(5 F)
6 Nobutaka Taguchi JPN 2:25.25
(6 h2)		 2:24.08
(6 F)
7 Graham Smith CAN 2:25.42
(7 h2)		 2:24.13
(7 F)
8 Giorgio Lalle ITA 2:26.16
(8 h4)		 2:24.98
(8 F)
9 Anders Norling SWE 2:26.72
(9 h2)		 —
10 Rick Bohan USA 2:27.10
(10 h3)		 —
11 Mikhail Khryukin URS 2:27.46
(11 h2)		 —
=12 Sérgio Ribeiro BRA 2:28.03
(=12 h3)		 —
=12 Ove Wisløff NOR 2:28.03
(=12 h3)		 —
14 Pedro Balcells ESP 2:28.91
(14 h3)		 —
15 Gregor Arnicke GDR 2:29.49
(15 h2)		 —
16 Glen Christiansen SWE 2:30.00
(16 h3)		 —
17 Jürgen Glas GDR 2:30.20
(17 h4)		 —
18 Dave Heinbuch CAN 2:30.78
(18 h1)		 —
19 Jörg Hamacher GER 2:31.12
(19 h4)		 —
20 Tuomo Kerola FIN 2:31.52
(20 h4)		 —
21 Hiroshi Kabatani JPN 2:31.85
(21 h2)		 —
22 Piero Ferracuti ESA 2:32.19
(22 h1)		 —
23 Zdravko Divjak YUG 2:32.80
(23 h1)		 —
24 Fernando Sierra COL 2:38.17
(24 h4)		 —
25 Fernando Villalobos COL 2:42.51
(25 h3)		 —
26 Jacinto Orozco ECU 2:49.30
(26 h2)		 —
27 Víctor Calderón ECU 2:52.31
(27 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 David Wilkie GBR 2:21.90
5 David Leigh GBR 2:25.04
18 Dave Heinbuch CAN 2:30.78
22 Piero Ferracuti ESA 2:32.19
23 Zdravko Divjak YUG 2:32.80
27 Víctor Calderón ECU 2:52.31

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
6 Nobutaka Taguchi JPN 2:25.25
7 Graham Smith CAN 2:25.42
9 Anders Norling SWE 2:26.72
11 Mikhail Khryukin URS 2:27.46
15 Gregor Arnicke GDR 2:29.49
21 Hiroshi Kabatani JPN 2:31.85
26 Jacinto Orozco ECU 2:49.30

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
4 Nikolay Pankin URS 2:24.29
10 Rick Bohan USA 2:27.10
=12 Sérgio Ribeiro BRA 2:28.03
=12 Ove Wisløff NOR 2:28.03
14 Pedro Balcells ESP 2:28.91
16 Glen Christiansen SWE 2:30.00
25 Fernando Villalobos COL 2:42.51

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Rick Colella USA 2:22.83
3 Walter Kusch GER 2:23.90
8 Giorgio Lalle ITA 2:26.16
17 Jürgen Glas GDR 2:30.20
19 Jörg Hamacher GER 2:31.12
20 Tuomo Kerola FIN 2:31.52
24 Fernando Sierra COL 2:38.17

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 David Wilkie GBR 2:18.23
2 Rick Colella USA 2:21.60
3 Nikolay Pankin URS 2:21.75
4 Walter Kusch GER 2:22.68
5 David Leigh GBR 2:23.38
6 Nobutaka Taguchi JPN 2:24.08
7 Graham Smith CAN 2:24.13
8 Giorgio Lalle ITA 2:24.98