Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly

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Women's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date25 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning time2:09.51
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kathleen Nord Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Birte Weigang Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Mary T. Meagher Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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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 recordFlag of the United States.svg  Mary T. Meagher  (USA)2:05.96 Brown Deer, United States 13 August 1981
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Mary T. Meagher  (USA)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]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Kathleen Nord Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:11.81Q
23 Birte Weigang Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:11.97Q
34 Mary T. Meagher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:12.35Q
44 Conny van Bentum Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:12.41Q
54 Stela Pura Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:12.53Q
62 Kiyomi Takahashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:12.68Q
73 Trina Radke Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:12.93Q
83 Wang Xiaohong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:13.05Q
94 Gabi Reha Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:13.09q
102 Mojca Cater Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:13.21q
113 Ina Beyermann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:13.56q
124 Svitlana Kopchykova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:15.26q
134 Takayo Kitano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:15.41q
142 Mette Jacobsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:15.78q
153 Helen Bewley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:17.10q
164 Lynne Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:17.28q
174 Donna Procter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:18.17
182 Sandra Neves Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:18.29
193 Neviana Miteva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2:18.44
203 Kim Soo-jin Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:19.00
211 Blanca Morales Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:19.28
222 Mo Wanlan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:19.56
231 Marlene Bruten Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:19.68
241 Isabelle Arnould Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:20.74
253 Claire Supiot Flag of France.svg  France 2:21.65
261 Chang Hui-chien Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2:25.50
271 Nguyễn Kiều Oanh Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2:33.07
2 Donna McGinnis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DSQ

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
95 Mojca Cater Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:12.66
103 Ina Beyermann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:13.74
114 Gabi Reha Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:14.20
126 Svitlana Kopchykova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:14.43
137 Mette Jacobsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:15.60
142 Takayo Kitano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:15.61
151 Helen Bewley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:17.11
168 Lynne Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:18.66

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Kathleen Nord Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:09.51
Silver medal icon.svg5 Birte Weigang Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:09.91
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Mary T. Meagher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:10.80
42 Stela Pura Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:11.28
51 Trina Radke Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:11.55
67 Kiyomi Takahashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:11.62
78 Wang Xiaohong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:12.34
86 Conny van Bentum Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:13.17

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 426–427. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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