The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 21 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:25.41 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Rebecca Brown (AUS) |
2:24.76 | Brisbane, Australia | 15 March 1994 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN) |
2:26.65 | Barcelona, Spain | 27 July 1992 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July | Heat 4 | Penny Heyns |  South Africa |
2:26.63 | OR |
| 23 July | Final A | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
2:25.41 | OR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[3]
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Lena Eriksson |  Sweden
|
2:28.87 | |
| 2 | 3 | Kyoko Iwasaki | Japan
|
2:29.32 | |
| 3 | 1 | Lenka Maňhalová |  Czech Republic
|
2:29.96 | NR |
| 4 | 8 | Julia Russell | South Africa
|
2:30.38 | |
| 5 | 5 | Alicja Pęczak |  Poland
|
2:30.99 | |
| 6 | 6 | Marie Hardiman |  Great Britain
|
2:31.39 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jilen Siroky |  United States
|
2:33.43 | |
| 8 | 4 | Lin Li |  China
|
2:33.45 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Penny Heyns | South Africa
|
2:25.41 | OR |
 |
5 | Amanda Beard | United States
|
2:25.75 | |
 |
2 | Ágnes Kovács |  Hungary
|
2:26.57 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Samantha Riley |  Australia
|
2:27.91 | |
| 5 | 6 | Masami Tanaka | Japan
|
2:28.05 | |
| 6 | 1 | Nadine Neumann | Australia
|
2:28.34 | |
| 7 | 7 | Brigitte Becue |  Belgium
|
2:28.36 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Christin Petelski |  Canada
|
2:31.45 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Ryan's Express Too Quick for Roomie McKendry". Swimming Australia. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 45. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 46. Retrieved 13 September 2017.