Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 23 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 42 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:25.41 OR | ||||||||||||
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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]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 2:24.76 | Brisbane, Australia | 15 March 1994 | [2] |
Olympic record | ![]() | 2:26.65 | Barcelona, Spain | 27 July 1992 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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23 July | Heat 4 | Penny Heyns | ![]() | 2:26.63 | OR |
23 July | Final A | Penny Heyns | ![]() | 2:25.41 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[3]
Finals
[4]
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Lena Eriksson | ![]() | 2:28.87 | |
2 | 3 | Kyoko Iwasaki | ![]() | 2:29.32 | |
3 | 1 | Lenka Maňhalová | ![]() | 2:29.96 | NR |
4 | 8 | Julia Russell | ![]() | 2:30.38 | |
5 | 5 | Alicja Pęczak | ![]() | 2:30.99 | |
6 | 6 | Marie Hardiman | ![]() | 2:31.39 | |
7 | 2 | Jilen Siroky | ![]() | 2:33.43 | |
8 | 4 | Lin Li | ![]() | 2:33.45 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Penny Heyns | ![]() | 2:25.41 | OR |
![]() | 5 | Amanda Beard | ![]() | 2:25.75 | |
![]() | 2 | Ágnes Kovács | ![]() | 2:26.57 | NR |
4 | 3 | Samantha Riley | ![]() | 2:27.91 | |
5 | 6 | Masami Tanaka | ![]() | 2:28.05 | |
6 | 1 | Nadine Neumann | ![]() | 2:28.34 | |
7 | 7 | Brigitte Becue | ![]() | 2:28.36 | NR |
8 | 8 | Christin Petelski | ![]() | 2:31.45 |
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming