200 m Breaststroke, Men
| Competition | 1978 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
West-Berlin
 GER
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| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 30 |
| Countries | 22 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Nick Nevid |  USA |
2:22.34 (8 h1) |
2:18.37 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Arsens Miskarovs |  URS |
2:22.14 (7 h1) |
2:18.42 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Walter Kusch | GER |
2:21.30 (3 h1) |
2:20.16 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Duncan Goodhew |  GBR |
2:21.69 (5 h1) |
2:20.49 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Robertas Žulpa | URS |
2:20.78 (2 h1) |
2:20.53 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Albán Vermes |  HUN |
2:22.08 (6 h1) |
2:20.81 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Graham Smith |  CAN |
2:21.43 (4 h1) |
2:20.91 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Jeff Freeman | USA |
2:20.63 (1 h1) |
2:22.13 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Shigehiro Takahashi |  JPN |
2:22.39 (9 h1) |
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| 10 | Jürgen Bruhn | GER |
2:22.59 (10 h1) |
— | ||
| 11 | Greg Wurzbach | CAN |
2:23.79 (11 h1) |
— | ||
| 12 | Hiroshi Kabatani | JPN |
2:24.15 (12 h1) |
— | ||
| 13 | Glen Christiansen |  SWE |
2:24.76 (13 h1) |
— | ||
| 14 | Olivier Borios |  FRA |
2:26.48 (14 h1) |
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| 15 | Steffen Kriechbaum |  AUT |
2:26.90 (15 h1) |
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| 16 | Gregor Arnicke |  GDR |
2:27.41 (16 h1) |
— | ||
| 17 | Pablo Restrepo |  COL |
2:27.70 (17 h1) |
— | ||
| 18 | Lindsay Spencer |  AUS |
2:28.30 (18 h1) |
— | ||
| 19 | Paul Naisby | GBR |
2:28.98 (19 h1) |
— | ||
| 20 | Giorgio Lalle |  ITA |
2:29.00 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| 21 | Falk Becker | GDR |
2:29.50 (21 h1) |
— | ||
| 22 | Ron Kehrmann |  ISR |
2:30.96 (22 h1) |
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| 23 | Miguel Santiesteban |  MEX |
2:30.97 (23 h1) |
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| 24 | Kun Hantiyo Prastiasto |  INA |
2:31.76 (24 h1) |
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| 25 | Andrey Aguilar |  CRC |
2:32.07 (25 h1) |
— | ||
| 26 | Ronald Hond |  NED |
2:32.51 (26 h1) |
— | ||
| 27 | Luis Bajaña |  ECU |
2:33.13 (27 h1) |
— | ||
| 28 | Helmut Levy | COL |
2:33.78 (28 h1) |
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| 29 | Roberto Neiger |  SUI |
2:33.93 (29 h1) |
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| 30 | Hédi Belhassen |  TUN |
2:43.70 (30 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Orlando CatinchiDNS |  PUR |
— (DNS h1) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Freeman | USA |
2:20.63 | |
| 2 | Robertas Žulpa | URS |
2:20.78 | |
| 3 | Walter Kusch | GER |
2:21.30 | |
| 4 | Graham Smith | CAN |
2:21.43 | |
| 5 | Duncan Goodhew | GBR |
2:21.69 | |
| 6 | Albán Vermes | HUN |
2:22.08 | |
| 7 | Arsens Miskarovs | URS |
2:22.14 | |
| 8 | Nick Nevid | USA |
2:22.34 | |
| 9 | Shigehiro Takahashi | JPN |
2:22.39 | |
| 10 | Jürgen Bruhn | GER |
2:22.59 | |
| 11 | Greg Wurzbach | CAN |
2:23.79 | |
| 12 | Hiroshi Kabatani | JPN |
2:24.15 | |
| 13 | Glen Christiansen | SWE |
2:24.76 | |
| 14 | Olivier Borios | FRA |
2:26.48 | |
| 15 | Steffen Kriechbaum | AUT |
2:26.90 | |
| 16 | Gregor Arnicke | GDR |
2:27.41 | |
| 17 | Pablo Restrepo | COL |
2:27.70 | |
| 18 | Lindsay Spencer | AUS |
2:28.30 | |
| 19 | Paul Naisby | GBR |
2:28.98 | |
| 20 | Giorgio Lalle | ITA |
2:29.00 | |
| 21 | Falk Becker | GDR |
2:29.50 | |
| 22 | Ron Kehrmann | ISR |
2:30.96 | |
| 23 | Miguel Santiesteban | MEX |
2:30.97 | |
| 24 | Kun Hantiyo Prastiasto | INA |
2:31.76 | |
| 25 | Andrey Aguilar | CRC |
2:32.07 | |
| 26 | Ronald Hond | NED |
2:32.51 | |
| 27 | Luis Bajaña | ECU |
2:33.13 | |
| 28 | Helmut Levy | COL |
2:33.78 | |
| 29 | Roberto Neiger | SUI |
2:33.93 | |
| 30 | Hédi Belhassen | TUN |
2:43.70 | |
| DNS | Orlando CatinchiDNS | PUR |
— |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Nevid | USA |
2:18.37 | |
| 2 | Arsens Miskarovs | URS |
2:18.42 | |
| 3 | Walter Kusch | GER |
2:20.16 | |
| 4 | Duncan Goodhew | GBR |
2:20.49 | |
| 5 | Robertas Žulpa | URS |
2:20.53 | |
| 6 | Albán Vermes | HUN |
2:20.81 | |
| 7 | Graham Smith | CAN |
2:20.91 | |
| 8 | Jeff Freeman | USA |
2:22.13 |