Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 12–14 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing China.Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima blasted a new Olympic record of 2:07.64 to strike another breaststroke double and to defend his title in the event. He registered a straightforward triumph over Brenton Rickard who earned a silver medal in an Australian record of 2:08.88.