Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly

Women's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date25 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning time2:09.51
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kathleen Nord  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Birte Weigang  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mary T. Meagher  United States
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Swimming at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:05.96 Brown Deer, United States 13 August 1981
Olympic record  Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:06.90 Los Angeles, United States 4 August 1984

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Kathleen Nord  East Germany 2:11.81 Q
2 3 Birte Weigang  East Germany 2:11.97 Q
3 4 Mary T. Meagher  United States 2:12.35 Q
4 4 Conny van Bentum  Netherlands 2:12.41 Q
5 4 Stela Pura  Romania 2:12.53 Q
6 2 Kiyomi Takahashi  Japan 2:12.68 Q
7 3 Trina Radke  United States 2:12.93 Q
8 3 Wang Xiaohong  China 2:13.05 Q
9 4 Gabi Reha  West Germany 2:13.09 q
10 2 Mojca Cater  Canada 2:13.21 q
11 3 Ina Beyermann  West Germany 2:13.56 q
12 4 Svitlana Kopchykova  Soviet Union 2:15.26 q
13 4 Takayo Kitano  Japan 2:15.41 q
14 2 Mette Jacobsen  Denmark 2:15.78 q
15 3 Helen Bewley  Great Britain 2:17.10 q
16 4 Lynne Wilson  Great Britain 2:17.28 q
17 4 Donna Procter  Australia 2:18.17
18 2 Sandra Neves  Portugal 2:18.29
19 3 Neviana Miteva  Bulgaria 2:18.44
20 3 Kim Soo-jin  South Korea 2:19.00
21 1 Blanca Morales  Guatemala 2:19.28
22 2 Mo Wanlan  China 2:19.56
23 1 Marlene Bruten  Mexico 2:19.68
24 1 Isabelle Arnould  Belgium 2:20.74
25 3 Claire Supiot  France 2:21.65
26 1 Chang Hui-chien  Chinese Taipei 2:25.50
27 1 Nguyễn Kiều Oanh  Vietnam 2:33.07
2 Donna McGinnis  Canada DSQ

Finals

[3]

Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 5 Mojca Cater  Canada 2:12.66
10 3 Ina Beyermann  West Germany 2:13.74
11 4 Gabi Reha  West Germany 2:14.20
12 6 Svitlana Kopchykova  Soviet Union 2:14.43
13 7 Mette Jacobsen  Denmark 2:15.60
14 2 Takayo Kitano  Japan 2:15.61
15 1 Helen Bewley  Great Britain 2:17.11
16 8 Lynne Wilson  Great Britain 2:18.66

Final A

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Kathleen Nord  East Germany 2:09.51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Birte Weigang  East Germany 2:09.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Mary T. Meagher  United States 2:10.80
4 2 Stela Pura  Romania 2:11.28
5 1 Trina Radke  United States 2:11.55
6 7 Kiyomi Takahashi  Japan 2:11.62
7 8 Wang Xiaohong  China 2:12.34
8 6 Conny van Bentum  Netherlands 2:13.17

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 426–427. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 2 April 2017.