Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Pool
Date21 July (heats and final)
Competitors39 from 22 nations
Winning time2:33.35 (WR)
Medalists
 Marina Kosheveya  Soviet Union
 Marina Yurchenya  Soviet Union
 Lyubov Rusanova  Soviet Union
Swimming events at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m women
4×200 m men
Medley relay
4×100 m men women

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, took place on July 21, at the Olympic Pool in Montreal, Canada. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke. It was the twelfth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of 39 competitors from 22 nations participated in the event.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:

World record  Karla Linke (GDR) 2:34.99 s Vienna, Austria 19 August 1974 [2]
Olympic record  Beverley Whitfield (AUS) 2:41.71 s Munich, West Germany 29 August 1972 [3]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeORWR
21 July Heat 1 Marina Kosheveya Soviet Union 2:35.14 OR
21 July Final Marina Kosheveya Soviet Union 2:33.35 OR WR

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Kosheveya, MarinaMarina Kosheveya Soviet Union 2:35.14 Q, OR[3]
2 5 Linke, KarlaKarla Linke East Germany 2:37.13 Q
3 4 Anke, HanneloreHannelore Anke East Germany 2:37.13 Q
4 4 Rusanova, LyubovLyubov Rusanova Soviet Union 2:37.45 Q
5 2 Yurchenya, MarinaMarina Yurchenya Soviet Union 2:37.92 Q
6 1 Rudd, DebbieDebbie Rudd Great Britain 2:38.26 Q
7 3 Kelly, MargaretMargaret Kelly Great Britain 2:39.01 Q
8 5 Nitschke, CarolaCarola Nitschke East Germany 2:39.06 Q
9 3 Baker, JoannJoann Baker Canada 2:39.27
10 5 Mazereeuw, WijdaWijda Mazereeuw Netherlands 2:39.59
11 3 Borsholt, LisaLisa Borsholt Canada 2:39.94
12 2 Nielsson, SusanneSusanne Nielsson Denmark 2:41.09
13 2 Roos, Ann-SofiAnn-Sofi Roos Sweden 2:41.38
14 2 Jarvis, ChristineChristine Jarvis Great Britain 2:41.61
15 2 Siering, LauraLaura Siering United States 2:41.66
16 1 Morey, MarciaMarcia Morey United States 2:41.85
17 4 Rehak, DagmarDagmar Rehak West Germany 2:41.98
18 4 Skolarczyk, AnnaAnna Skolarczyk Poland 2:42.05
19 2 Askamp, GabrieleGabriele Askamp West Germany 2:42.58
20 4 Hudson, JudithJudith Hudson Australia 2:43.88
21 2 Inaba, KazuyoKazuyo Inaba Japan 2:44.08
22 5 Haruoka, ToshikoToshiko Haruoka Japan 2:44.11
23 3 Mackay, MelanieMelanie Mackay Canada 2:45.08
24 4 Fredriksson, AnetteAnette Fredriksson Sweden 2:45.31
25 5 Hape, JanisJanis Hape United States 2:45.57
26 3 de Susini, AnnickAnnick de Susini France 2:45.63
27 3 Deleurand, KarinKarin Deleurand Denmark 2:45.96
28 3 Mori, ChiharuChiharu Mori Japan 2:46.04
29 4 Crabbe, ColetteColette Crabbe Belgium 2:47.16
30 5 Brisy, VéroniqueVéronique Brisy Belgium 2:47.55
31 1 Teixeira, CristinaCristina Teixeira Brazil 2:47.69
32 1 Smith, AllisonAllison Smith Australia 2:50.11
33 1 Camuñas, BeatrizBeatriz Camuñas Mexico 2:50.78
34 4 López, AngelaAngela López Puerto Rico 2:52.71
35 5 Deano, NancyNancy Deano Philippines 2:53.08
36 3 Ospitaletche, ElenaElena Ospitaletche Uruguay 2:53.60
37 1 Pérez, DacylDacyl Pérez Venezuela 2:56.76
38 2 Spohn, PatriciaPatricia Spohn Argentina 2:59.51
39 1 Kiss, ÉvaÉva Kiss Hungary — DNS[1]

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Kosheveya, MarinaMarina Kosheveya Soviet Union 2:33.35 WR[1][3]
2nd Yurchenya, MarinaMarina Yurchenya Soviet Union 2:36.08
3rd Rusanova, LyubovLyubov Rusanova Soviet Union 2:36.22
4 Anke, HanneloreHannelore Anke East Germany 2:36.49
5 Linke, KarlaKarla Linke East Germany 2:36.97
6 Nitschke, CarolaCarola Nitschke East Germany 2:38.27
7 Kelly, MargaretMargaret Kelly Great Britain 2:38.37
8 Rudd, DebbieDebbie Rudd Great Britain 2:39.01

Sources

References

  1. 1 2 3 COJO 76, p. 473
  2. ↑ "World, American and U.S. Open Records" (PDF). USA Swimming. 7 May 2012. p. 15. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Mallon, Bill (1988). "Olympic Records by Sport - Swimming". The Olympic Record Book. Garland Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 0824029488.
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