Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition:

Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

9 August	Semifinal 1	Ippei Watanabe	Japan	2:07.22	OR

Sentence(s)

Watanabe set the Olympic record with a time of 2:07.22 in the semifinal.

final_sentence: Watanabe set the Olympic record with a time of 2:07.22 in the semifinal.