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

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary | 2:08.68 |
| 5 | 2 | Paolo Bossini | Italy | 2:08.98 |
| 7 | 2 | Loris Facci | Italy | 2:09.12 |
| 7 | 5 | Hugues Duboscq | France | 2:09.42 |
| 6 | 6 | Mike Brown | Canada | 2:09.84 |
| 7 | 4 | Kosuke Kitajima | Japan | 2:09.89 |
| 6 | 3 | Eric Shanteau | United States | 2:10.29 |
| 6 | 2 | William Diering | South Africa | 2:10.39 |
| 6 | 7 | Neil Versfeld | South Africa | 2:10.50 |
| 5 | 5 | Scott Spann | United States | 2:10.61 |
| 7 | 7 | Vladislav Polyakov | Kazakhstan | 2:10.83 |
| 4 | 7 | Andrew Bree | Ireland | 2:10.91 |
| 6 | 4 | Brenton Rickard | Australia | 2:11.00 |
| 7 | 1 | Igor Borysik | Ukraine | 2:11.08 |
| 5 | 3 | Kristopher Gilchrist | Great Britain | 2:11.13 |