The final of the women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1]
| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 4 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:06.90 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Mary T. Meagher (USA) |
2:05.96 | Brown Deer, United States | 13 August 1981 |
| Olympic record |  Ines Geißler (GDR) |
2:10.44 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 21 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | Final A | Mary T. Meagher |  United States |
2:06.90 | OR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Swimoff edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Conny van Bentum |  Netherlands |
2:13.60 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Janet Tibbits |  Australia |
2:15.54 | q, WD |
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Jill Horstead |  Canada |
2:13.49 | |
| 10 | 5 | Roberta Lanzarotti |  Italy |
2:14.54 | |
| 11 | 6 | Marie Moore | Canada |
2:14.96 | |
| 12 | 4 | Kiyomi Takahashi |  Japan |
2:16.27 | |
| 13 | 8 | Monica Olmi | Italy |
2:16.47 | |
| 14 | 2 | Petra Zindler |  West Germany |
2:16.50 | |
| 15 | 1 | Carole Brook |  Switzerland |
2:16.74 | |
| 16 | 7 | Ann Osgerby |  Great Britain |
2:19.10 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Mary T. Meagher | United States |
2:06.90 | OR |
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5 | Karen Phillips | Australia |
2:10.56 | OC |
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2 | Ina Beyermann | West Germany |
2:11.91 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Nancy Hogshead | United States |
2:11.98 | |
| 5 | 3 | Samantha Purvis | Great Britain |
2:12.33 | |
| 6 | 7 | Naoko Kume | Japan |
2:12.57 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sonja Hausladen |  Austria |
2:15.38 | |
| 8 | 8 | Conny van Bentum | Netherlands |
2:17.39 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 498–499. Retrieved March 16, 2017.