Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Heats
Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.

Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

Section Title: Heats
Table Section Text: Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.

1	Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN)	2:42.5	QQ OR

2	Erwin Sietas (GER)	2:44.6	QQ

3	Ray Kaye (USA)	2:48.5	QQ

4	Jikirum Adjaluddin (PHI)	2:50.2	qq

5	Julius Edgar Arp (BRA)	3:02.6

Sentence(s)

In the first heat, Tetsuo Hamuro set an Olympic record with 2:42.5.

final_sentence: In the first heat, Tetsuo Hamuro set an Olympic record with 2:42.5.