Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on 30 November and 1 December. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool. This was the first time that the butterfly stroke had appeared in the Olympic Games.

Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on 30 November and 1 December. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool. This was the first time that the butterfly stroke had appeared in the Olympic Games.