The men's 440 yard breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.

He soon held all of Yale's freestyle records, as well as the school records for the individual medley and the 220 yard breaststroke.

Usher specialized in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke, and quickly rose to break the school and Mountain West Conference records in both events.

He is the reigning National Champion for 2013 in the 50 yard backstroke, 50, 100, and 200 yard breaststroke.

In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal in the 100 yard backstroke and was fourth in the 440 yard breaststroke.

In 1929, 25 September, Marjorie Hinton set the record for the 200 yard breaststroke in its main (olympic) pool.

In men's competition, Tom Davis, 18, won a gold medal in the 200- yard breaststroke in 2:01.80.

It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced (as the 440 yard breaststroke) in 1904.

In 1945, Keating won the 200 yard breaststroke at the Ohio Intercollegiate Conference championship.

She is the current American record holder in the 100 yard and 200 yard breaststroke 57.43 and 2:04.48 respectively.