Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 23 July (heats and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:25.41 (OR) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming events at the 1996 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 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 | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics, took place on July 23, at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
| World record |  Rebecca Brown (AUS) | 2:24.76 s | Brisbane, Australia | 15 March 1994 | [1][2] |
| Olympic record |  Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN) | 2:26.65 s | Barcelona, Spain | 27 July 1992 | [3] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July | Heat 4 | Penelope Heyns |  South Africa | 2:26.63 | OR | |
| 23 July | Final A | Penelope Heyns | South Africa | 2:25.41 | OR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns | South Africa |
2:26.63 | QA, OR[4] |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Beard, AmandaAmanda Beard |  United States |
2:28.10 | QA |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | Riley, SamanthaSamantha Riley | Australia |
2:28.30 | QA |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | Tanaka, MasamiMasami Tanaka | Japan |
2:29.36 | QA |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Kovács, ÁgnesÁgnes Kovács |  Hungary |
2:29.58 | QA |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Becue, BrigitteBrigitte Becue | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
2:29.62 | QA |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | Neumann, NadineNadine Neumann | Australia |
2:29.91 | QA |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | Petelski, ChristinChristin Petelski |  Canada |
2:30.30 | QA |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | LinLin Li |  China |
2:30.64 | QB |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | PeczakAlicja Pęczak |  Poland |
2:30.64 | QB |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Iwasaki, KyokoKyoko Iwasaki | Japan |
2:30.84 | QB |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Hardiman, MarieMarie Hardiman |  Great Britain |
2:31.12 | QB |
| 13 | 5 | 5 | Siroky, JilenJilen Siroky | United States |
2:31.57 | QB |
| 14 | 4 | 7 | Eriksson, LenaLena Eriksson |  Sweden |
2:31.65 | QB |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | ManhalovaLenka Maňhalová |  Czech Republic |
2:32.14 | QB |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Bondarenko, SvitlanaSvitlana Bondarenko |  Ukraine |
2:32.42 | QB |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | Russell, JuliaJulia Russell | South Africa |
2:32.44 | |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | Austevoll, ElinElin Austevoll |  Norway |
2:32.48 | |
| 19 | 4 | 6 | Mants, RileyRiley Mants | Canada |
2:32.97 | |
| 20 | 3 | 5 | Kejžar, AlenkaAlenka Kejžar |  Slovenia |
2:33.34 | |
| 21 | 6 | 7 | OstlingMaria Östling | Sweden |
2:33.44 | |
| 22 | 5 | 1 | Makarova, YelenaYelena Makarova |  Russia |
2:33.74 | |
| 23 | 3 | 6 | Becerra, LourdesLourdes Becerra |  Spain |
2:33.80 | |
| 24 | 3 | 4 | Fischer, ElviraElvira Fischer |  Austria |
2:33.89 | |
| 25 | 4 | 5 | Yuan, YuanYuan Yuan | China |
2:33.89 | |
| 26 | 5 | 8 | Dalla Valle, ManuelaManuela Dalla Valle |  Italy |
2:34.76 | |
| 27 | 3 | 1 | Hagman, MiaMia Hagman |  Finland |
2:36.11 | |
| 28 | 3 | 7 | RohRoh Joo-Hee | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea |
2:36.20 | |
| 29 | 2 | 4 | Brémond, KarineKarine Brémond |  France |
2:36.26 | |
| 30 | 2 | 6 | Ceballos, IsabelIsabel Ceballos |  Colombia |
2:36.94 | |
| 31 | 3 | 2 | Dumitru, KathrinKathrin Dumitru |  Germany |
2:37.07 | |
| 32 | 3 | 8 | Santa Cruz , María CarolinaMaría Carolina Santa Cruz |  Argentina |
2:37.85 | |
| 33 | 6 | 8 | LacustaLarisa Lăcustă |  Romania |
2:38.08 | |
| 34 | 2 | 7 | Kalmikova, MargaritaMargarita Kalmikova |  Latvia |
2:39.63 | |
| 35 | 1 | 3 | Graf, ErikaErika Graf |  Uruguay |
2:42.97 | |
| 36 | 2 | 3 | MouMou Ying-Hsin |  Chinese Taipei |
2:43.94 | |
| 37 | 2 | 2 | Cruz, NádiaNádia Cruz |  Angola |
2:44.24 | |
| 38 | 2 | 1 | Kodajová, NatáliaNatália Kodajová |  Slovakia |
2:45.21 | |
| 39 | 2 | 5 | Gibbes, CerianCerian Gibbes |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2:45.87 | |
| 40 | 1 | 5 | Cherevko, OksanaOksana Cherevko |  Kyrgyzstan |
2:57.65 | |
| 41 | 1 | 4 | Vestergaard, BrittaBritta Vestergaard |  Denmark |
— | DNS[4] |
| 42 | 3 | 3 | Wilson, AnnaAnna Wilson |  New Zealand |
— | DNS[4] |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Eriksson, LenaLena Eriksson | Sweden |
2:28.87 | |
| 2 | 3 | Iwasaki, KyokoKyoko Iwasaki | Japan |
2:29.32 | |
| 3 | 1 | ManhalovaLenka Maňhalová | Czech Republic |
2:29.96 | |
| 4 | 8 | Russell, JuliaJulia Russell | South Africa |
2:30.38 | |
| 5 | 5 | PeczakAlicja Pęczak | Poland |
2:30.99 | |
| 6 | 6 | Hardiman, MarieMarie Hardiman | Great Britain |
2:31.39 | |
| 7 | 2 | Siroky, JilenJilen Siroky | United States |
2:33.43 | |
| 8 | 4 | Li, LinLin Li | China |
2:33.45 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns | South Africa |
2:25.41 | OR[5] |
 | 5 | Beard, AmandaAmanda Beard | United States |
2:25.75 | |
 | 2 | Kovács, ÁgnesÁgnes Kovács | Hungary |
2:26.57 | |
| 4 | 3 | Riley, SamanthaSamantha Riley | Australia |
2:27.91 | |
| 5 | 6 | Tanaka, MasamiMasami Tanaka | Japan |
2:28.05 | |
| 6 | 1 | Neumann, NadineNadine Neumann | Australia |
2:28.34 | |
| 7 | 7 | Becue, BrigitteBrigitte Becue | Belgium |
2:28.36 | |
| 8 | 8 | Petelski, ChristinChristin Petelski | Canada |
2:31.45 |
See also
- Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
- Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships
- Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
- Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
- Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Sources
- "The Official Report of the Centennial Games" (PDF). Volume 3: The Competition Results. The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG). 1996. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
References
- ↑ "World Record Progression; 200 m Breaststroke Long Course Women". Swimming Statistics. www.scmsom.se. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ryan’s Express Too Quick for Roomie McKendry". Swimming Australia. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992" (PDF). Volume 5: The Results. Comité Coordinador Olímpico de Barcelona (COOB). 1992. p. 376. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 ACOG, p. 30
- ↑ ACOG, p. 31
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