Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle
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The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20 September 1988 (heats) 21 September 1988 (finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:57.65 OR | ||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Heike Friedrich (GDR) |
1:57.55 | East Berlin, East Germany | 18 June 1986 |
| Olympic record |  Barbara Krause (GDR) |
1:58.33 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September | Final A | Heike Friedrich | East Germany |
1:57.65 | OR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | Patricia Noall |  Canada |
2:00.77 | |
| 10 | 6 | Ruth Gilfillan |  Great Britain |
2:01.66 | |
| 11 | 5 | Mette Jacobsen |  Denmark |
2:01.84 | |
| 12 | 3 | Luminița Dobrescu |  Romania |
2:01.98 | |
| 13 | 2 | Stela Pura | Romania |
2:02.30 | |
| 14 | 4 | Chikako Nakamori |  Japan |
2:02.31 | |
| 15 | 8 | Birgit Lohberg-Schulz |  West Germany |
2:02.32 | |
| 16 | 1 | Zhuang Yong |  China |
2:14.23 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Heike Friedrich | East Germany |
1:57.65 | OR |
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5 | Silvia Poll |  Costa Rica |
1:58.67 | NR |
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6 | Manuela Stellmach | East Germany |
1:59.01 | |
| 4 | 3 | Mary Wayte |  United States |
1:59.04 | |
| 5 | 2 | Natalia Trefilova |  Soviet Union |
1:59.24 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mitzi Kremer | United States |
2:00.23 | |
| 7 | 7 | Stephanie Ortwig | West Germany |
2:00.73 | |
| 8 | 8 | Cécile Prunier |  France |
2:02.88 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 419–420. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 420. Retrieved 31 March 2017.