# Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928.
Twenty-one swimmers from twelve nations competed.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:11.2 | Charlotte Mühe | Berlin (GER) | 15 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | 3:27.6 | Agnes Geraghty | Paris (FRA) | 16 July 1924 |
In the first heat Hilde Schrader set a new Olympic record with 3:11.6 minutes. In the second semi-final she equalized the standing world record with 3:11.2 minutes.

## Results
### Heats

Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest three in each heat advanced.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hilde Schrader | Germany | 3:11.6 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Agnes Geraghty | United States | 3:18.8 | Q |
| 3 | Brita Hazelius | Sweden | 3:21.6 | Q |
| 4 | Cornelia van Gelder | Netherlands | Unknown | |
| 5 | Margery Hinton | Great Britain | Unknown | |
| 6 | Róża Kajzer | Poland | Unknown | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Charlotte Mühe | Germany | 3:14.2 | Q |
| 2 | Mietje Baron | Netherlands | 3:20.2 | Q |
| 3 | Margaret Hoffman | United States | 3:21.6 | Q |
| 4 | Hedwig Bienenfeld | Austria | Unknown | |
| 5 | Dora Gibbs | Great Britain | Unknown | |
| 6 | Virginie Rausch | Luxembourg | Unknown | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Else Jacobsen | Denmark | 3:17.6 | Q |
| 2 | Elfriede Zimmermann | Germany | 3:18.6 | Q |
| 3 | Marianne Gustafsson | Sweden | 3:27.0 | Q |
| 4 | Dorothy Prior | Canada | Unknown | |
| 5 | Mabel Hamblen | Great Britain | Unknown | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Margaretha van Norden | Netherlands | 3:27.2 | Q |
| 2 | Jane Fauntz | United States | 3:29.0 | Q |
| 3 | Doris Thompson | Australia | 3:33.6 | Q |
| 4 | Alice Stoffel | France | Unknown | |

### Semifinals

Wednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mietje Baron | Netherlands | 3:15.4 | Q |
| 2 | Charlotte Mühe | Germany | 3:16.8 | Q |
| 2 | Else Jacobsen | Denmark | 3:16.8 | Q |
| 4 | Agnes Geraghty | United States | Unknown | |
| 5 | Elfriede Zimmermann | Germany | Unknown | |
| 6 | Marianne Gustafsson | Sweden | Unknown | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hilde Schrader | Germany | 3:11.2 | Q, OR, =WR |
| 2 | Brita Hazelius | Sweden | 3:21.4 | Q |
| 3 | Margaret Hoffman | United States | 3:22.4 | Q |
| 4 | Margaretha van Norden | Netherlands | Unknown | |
| 5 | Doris Thompson | Australia | Unknown | |
| 6 | Jane Fauntz | United States | Unknown | |

### Final

Thursday 9 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
| | Hilde Schrader | Germany | 3:12.6 |
| | Mietje Baron | Netherlands | 3:15.2 |
| | Charlotte Mühe | Germany | 3:17.6 |
| 4 | Else Jacobsen | Denmark | 3:19.0 |
| 5 | Margaret Hoffman | United States | 3:19.2 |
| 6 | Brita Hazelius | Sweden | 3:23.0 |