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

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date25 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors34 from 25 nations
Winning time2:09.29 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Kathrin Zimmermann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Cornelia Sirch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1984
1992  

The women's 200 metre backstroke 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  Betsy Mitchell  (USA)2:08.60 Orlando, United States 27 June 1986
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Rica Reinisch  (GDR)2:11.77 Moscow, Soviet Union 27 July 1980

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
25 SeptemberHeat 4 Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:11.01 OR
25 SeptemberHeat 5 Cornelia Sirch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:10.46 OR
25 SeptemberFinal A Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:09.29 OR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). [2]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Cornelia Sirch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:10.46Q, OR
24 Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:11.01Q
33 Kathrin Zimmermann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:12.81Q
44 Beth Barr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:13.91Q
55 Andrea Hayes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:14.77Q
65 Nicole Livingstone Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:14.81Q
74 Jolanda de Rover Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:16.58Q
84 Svenja Schlicht Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:16.81Q
95 Karen Lord Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:16.94q
104 Katherine Read Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:17.22q
113 Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:17.25q
124 Lorenza Vigarani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:17.35q
135 Sharon Musson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:17.47q
143 Johanna Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:18.01q
152 Lin Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:18.11q
165 Satoko Morishita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:18.74q
175 Michelle Smith Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:19.50
182 Aileen Convery Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:19.91
193 Lori Melien Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:20.45
205 Tomoko Onogi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:21.46
213 Sylvia Hume Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:21.55
224 Helen Slatter Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:21.66
234 Wang Bolin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:21.70
242 Rita Jean Garay Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 2:23.73
253 Christine Magnier Flag of France.svg  France 2:24.15
262 Hong Ji-hee Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:24.58
272 Eva Gysling Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:24.61
283 Katja Ziliox Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:26.25
291 Ana Joselina Fortin Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 2:32.13
301 Tricia Duncan Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 2:33.97
312 Wang Chi Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2:36.60
321 Sharon Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2:36.99
2 Akiko Thomson Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines DNS
3 Ruth Hochstatter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNS

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
93 Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:15.75
102 Sharon Musson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:16.06
111 Lin Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:16.68
125 Katherine Read Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:18.20
136 Lorenza Vigarani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:18.69
144 Karen Lord Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:18.78
8 Satoko Morishita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
7 Johanna Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DSQ

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:09.29 OR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Kathrin Zimmermann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:10.61
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Cornelia Sirch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:11.45
46 Beth Barr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:12.39
57 Nicole Livingstone Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:13.43
62 Andrea Hayes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:15.02
71 Jolanda de Rover Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:15.17
88 Svenja Schlicht Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:15.94

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 423–424. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. p. 424. Retrieved 2 April 2017.