Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 31 and September 2 in Rome, Italy.

[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke.

This race consisted of four lengths of the Stadio Olympico del Nuoto, a 50m Olympic size swimming pool.

Five heats were held; the fastest sixteen swimmers advanced to the Semifinals.

Key Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals.