Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 19–20 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney Australia.Domenico Fioravanti emerged as a major force on the international swimming after effortlessly winning his second gold at these Games. He maintained a lead from start to finish and posted a European record of 2:10.87 the second-fastest of all time making him the first ever swimmer in Olympic history to strike a breaststroke double.