Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly
Women's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 25 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:09.51 | ||||||||||||
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The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 2:05.96 | Brown Deer, United States | 13 August 1981 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 2:06.90 | Los Angeles, United States | 4 August 1984 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 5 | Mojca Cater | ![]() | 2:12.66 | |
10 | 3 | Ina Beyermann | ![]() | 2:13.74 | |
11 | 4 | Gabi Reha | ![]() | 2:14.20 | |
12 | 6 | Svitlana Kopchykova | ![]() | 2:14.43 | |
13 | 7 | Mette Jacobsen | ![]() | 2:15.60 | |
14 | 2 | Takayo Kitano | ![]() | 2:15.61 | |
15 | 1 | Helen Bewley | ![]() | 2:17.11 | |
16 | 8 | Lynne Wilson | ![]() | 2:18.66 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Kathleen Nord | ![]() | 2:09.51 | |
![]() | 5 | Birte Weigang | ![]() | 2:09.91 | |
![]() | 3 | Mary T. Meagher | ![]() | 2:10.80 | |
4 | 2 | Stela Pura | ![]() | 2:11.28 | |
5 | 1 | Trina Radke | ![]() | 2:11.55 | |
6 | 7 | Kiyomi Takahashi | ![]() | 2:11.62 | |
7 | 8 | Wang Xiaohong | ![]() | 2:12.34 | |
8 | 6 | Conny van Bentum | ![]() | 2:13.17 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 426–427. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming