Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 | Chris Christensen | Denmark | 2:13.92 |
| 4 | 3 | Sergio García | Spain | 2:14.30 |
| 4 | 2 | Maxim Podoprigora | Austria | 2:14.43 |
| 1 | 6 | Sandeep Sejwal | India | 2:15.24 |
| 4 | 4 | James Kirton | Great Britain | 2:15.25 |
| 2 | 3 | Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | Iceland | 2:15.58 |
| 3 | 2 | Jiří Jedlička | Czech Republic | 2:15.79 |
| 2 | 8 | Laurent Carnol | Luxembourg | 2:15.87 |
| 3 | 8 | Romanos Alyfantis | Greece | 2:16.04 |
| 3 | 7 | Sofiane Daid | Algeria | 2:16.15 |
| 2 | 5 | Shin Su-Jong | South Korea | 2:16.21 |
| 3 | 6 | Lai Zhongjian | China | 2:16.28 |
| 5 | 7 | Alexey Zinovyev | Russia | 2:16.40 |
| 2 | 6 | Martti Aljand | Estonia | 2:16.52 |
| 2 | 2 | Miguel Molina | Philippines | 2:16.94 |
| 3 | 1 | Robin van Aggele | Netherlands | 2:17.14 |