Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke Semifinal 1 Semifinal 1

| Rank_ | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kosuke Kitajima | Japan | 2:08.61 |
| 2 | 2 | Scott Spann | United States | 2:09.08 |
| 3 | 4 | Paolo Bossini | Italy | 2:09.95 |
| 4 | 5 | Hugues Duboscq | France | 2:09.97 |
| 5 | 7 | Andrew Bree | Ireland | 2:10.16 |
| 6 | 6 | William Diering | South Africa | 2:10.21 |
| 7 | 1 | Igor Borysik | Ukraine | 2:10.99 |
| 8 | 8 | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | 2:12.07 |