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

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]

Women's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date25 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning time2:09.51
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kathleen Nord  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Birte Weigang  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mary T. Meagher  United States
← 1984
1992 →

Records

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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   Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:06.90 Los Angeles, United States 4 August 1984

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Kathleen Nord   East Germany 2:11.81 Q
2 3 Birte Weigang   East Germany 2:11.97 Q
3 4 Mary T. Meagher   United States 2:12.35 Q
4 4 Conny van Bentum   Netherlands 2:12.41 Q
5 4 Stela Pura   Romania 2:12.53 Q
6 2 Kiyomi Takahashi   Japan 2:12.68 Q
7 3 Trina Radke   United States 2:12.93 Q
8 3 Wang Xiaohong   China 2:13.05 Q
9 4 Gabi Reha   West Germany 2:13.09 q
10 2 Mojca Cater   Canada 2:13.21 q
11 3 Ina Beyermann   West Germany 2:13.56 q
12 4 Svitlana Kopchykova   Soviet Union 2:15.26 q
13 4 Takayo Kitano   Japan 2:15.41 q
14 2 Mette Jacobsen   Denmark 2:15.78 q
15 3 Helen Bewley   Great Britain 2:17.10 q
16 4 Lynne Wilson   Great Britain 2:17.28 q
17 4 Donna Procter   Australia 2:18.17
18 2 Sandra Neves   Portugal 2:18.29
19 3 Neviana Miteva   Bulgaria 2:18.44
20 3 Kim Soo-jin   South Korea 2:19.00
21 1 Blanca Morales   Guatemala 2:19.28
22 2 Mo Wanlan   China 2:19.56
23 1 Marlene Bruten   Mexico 2:19.68
24 1 Isabelle Arnould   Belgium 2:20.74
25 3 Claire Supiot   France 2:21.65
26 1 Chang Hui-chien   Chinese Taipei 2:25.50
27 1 Nguyễn Kiều Oanh   Vietnam 2:33.07
2 Donna McGinnis   Canada DSQ

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 5 Mojca Cater   Canada 2:12.66
10 3 Ina Beyermann   West Germany 2:13.74
11 4 Gabi Reha   West Germany 2:14.20
12 6 Svitlana Kopchykova   Soviet Union 2:14.43
13 7 Mette Jacobsen   Denmark 2:15.60
14 2 Takayo Kitano   Japan 2:15.61
15 1 Helen Bewley   Great Britain 2:17.11
16 8 Lynne Wilson   Great Britain 2:18.66

Final A

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Kathleen Nord   East Germany 2:09.51
  5 Birte Weigang   East Germany 2:09.91
  3 Mary T. Meagher   United States 2:10.80
4 2 Stela Pura   Romania 2:11.28
5 1 Trina Radke   United States 2:11.55
6 7 Kiyomi Takahashi   Japan 2:11.62
7 8 Wang Xiaohong   China 2:12.34
8 6 Conny van Bentum   Netherlands 2:13.17

References

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  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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