Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 27 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:26.65 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Anita Nall (USA) |
2:25.35 | Indianapolis, United States | 2 March 1992 |
| Olympic record |  Silke Hörner (GDR) |
2:26.71 | Seoul, South Korea | 21 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July | Final A | Kyoko Iwasaki |  Japan |
2:26.65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Gabriella Csépe |  Hungary
|
2:31.15 | NR |
| 2 | 6 | Daniela Brendel |  Germany
|
2:32.05 | |
| 3 | 2 | Audrey Guérit |  France
|
2:32.10 | |
| 4 | 3 | Samantha Riley |  Australia
|
2:32.63 | |
| 5 | 1 | Kyoko Kasuya | Japan
|
2:32.97 | |
| 6 | 4 | Jill Johnson |  United States
|
2:33.89 | |
| 7 | 8 | Magdalena Kupiec |  Poland
|
2:35.74 | |
| 8 | 7 | Yelena Volkova |  Unified Team
|
2:37.65 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Kyoko Iwasaki | Japan
|
2:26.65 | OR |
 |
7 | Lin Li |  China
|
2:26.85 | NR |
 |
4 | Anita Nall | United States
|
2:26.88 | |
| 4 | 3 | Yelena Rudkovskaya | Unified Team
|
2:28.47 | |
| 5 | 6 | Guylaine Cloutier |  Canada
|
2:29.88 | |
| 6 | 2 | Nathalie Giguère | Canada
|
2:30.11 | |
| 7 | 1 | Manuela Dalla Valle |  Italy
|
2:31.21 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alicja Pęczak | Poland
|
2:31.76 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 378. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 378. Retrieved 3 September 2017.