| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XIV Olympiad |
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| Venue | Empire Pool | |||||||||
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| Date | 30 July (heats) 31 July (semifinals) 3 August (final) |
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| Competitors | 22 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:57.2 | |||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics  |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics, took place on July 30–August 3, at the Empire Pool. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was also the first appearance of the event since the outbreak of World War II. A total of 22 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.[1]
Contents
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
| World record |  Nel van Vliet (NED) |
2:49.2 s | Hilversum, Netherlands | 20 July 1947 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Hideko Maehata (JPN) |
3:01.9 s | Berlin, Germany | 11 August 1936 | [2] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 30 | Heat 2 | Éva Székely |  Hungary |
3:01.2 | OR | |
| July 30 | Heat 3 | Nel van Vliet |  Netherlands |
2:57.4 | OR | |
| July 31 | Semifinals | Nel van Vliet | Netherlands |
2:57.0 | OR |
Hungarian Éva Székely set her Olympic record in the event using the butterfly stroke, which was allowed at the time.[3] At the 1956 Summer Olympics, a new 100m butterfly event was created. The technique was disallowed in the 200m breaststroke event that year and in all future Olympic Games.
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The four fastest swimmers in each heat and the next four fastest swimmers overall advanced to the semifinals on 31 July.[2]
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyons, NancyNancy Lyons |  Australia |
3:02.9 | Q |
| 1 | Novák-Gerard, ÉvaÉva Novák-Gerard | Hungary |
3:02.9 | Q |
| 3 | de Groot, JannyJanny de Groot | Netherlands |
3:04.4 | Q |
| 4 | Church, ElizabethElizabeth Church |  Great Britain |
3:07.4 | Q |
| 5 | Turnbull, DoroteaDorotea Turnbull |  Argentina |
3:12.2 | q |
| 6 | Kobi, LiselotteLiselotte Kobi |  Switzerland |
3:16.2 | q |
| 7 | Wilson, JeanneJeanne Wilson |  United States |
3:18.3 | |
| 8 | ÓlafsdóttirAnna Ólafsdóttir |  Iceland |
3:19.9 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Székely, ÉvaÉva Székely | Hungary |
3:01.2 | Q, OR[2] |
| 2 | Hom, TonnieTonnie Hom | Netherlands |
3:06.0 | Q |
| 3 | Vandekerckhove, YvonneYvonne Vandekerckhove |  Belgium |
3:09.0 | Q |
| 4 | Bertrand, JacquelineJacqueline Bertrand |  France |
3:10.7 | Q |
| 5 | Caplin, JeanJean Caplin | Great Britain |
3:17.0 | q |
| 6 | Diederichsen, HelgaHelga Diederichsen |  Mexico |
3:27.8 | |
| 7 | Pence, PennyPenny Pence | United States |
3:28.1 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | van Vliet, NelNel van Vliet | Netherlands |
2:57.4 | Q, OR[2] |
| 2 | Hansen, JytteJytte Hansen |  Denmark |
3:09.1 | Q |
| 3 | Leskinen, MargitMargit Leskinen |  Finland |
3:11.4 | Q |
| 4 | Gordon, ElenorElenor Gordon | Great Britain |
3:13.3 | Q |
| 5 | Strong, IreneIrene Strong |  Canada |
3:14.2 | q |
| 6 | LaMore, ClaraClara LaMore | United States |
3:23.6 | |
| 7 | ArnadottirÞórdís Árnadóttir | Iceland |
3:26.1 |
Semifinals[edit]
The three fastest swimmers in each heat and the next two fastest overall advanced to the final on 3 August.[2]
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyons, NancyNancy Lyons | Australia |
3:00.9 | Q |
| 2 | de Groot, JannyJanny de Groot | Netherlands |
3:01.4 | Q |
| 3 | Székely, ÉvaÉva Székely | Hungary |
3:02.8 | Q |
| 4 | Vandekerckhove, YvonneYvonne Vandekerckhove | Belgium |
3:09.7 | |
| 5 | Bertrand, JacquelineJacqueline Bertrand | France |
3:13.1 | |
| 6 | Caplin, JeanJean Caplin | Great Britain |
3:14.4 | |
| 6 | Turnbull, DoroteaDorotea Turnbull | Argentina |
3:14.4 | |
| 8 | Strong, IreneIrene Strong | Canada |
3:16.9 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | van Vliet, NelNel van Vliet | Netherlands |
2:57.0 | Q, OR[2] |
| 2 | Novák-Gerard, ÉvaÉva Novák-Gerard | Hungary |
2:58.0 | Q |
| 3 | Hansen, JytteJytte Hansen | Denmark |
3:05.5 | Q |
| 4 | Hom, TonnieTonnie Hom | Netherlands |
3:05.7 | q |
| 5 | Church, ElizabethElizabeth Church | Great Britain |
3:07.1 | q |
| 6 | Leskinen, MargitMargit Leskinen | Finland |
3:10.0 | |
| 7 | Kobi, LiselotteLiselotte Kobi | Switzerland |
3:13.9 | |
| 8 | Gordon, ElenorElenor Gordon | Great Britain |
3:15.8 |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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van Vliet, NelNel van Vliet | Netherlands |
2:57.2 | |
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Lyons, NancyNancy Lyons | Australia |
2:57.7 | |
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Novák-Gerard, ÉvaÉva Novák-Gerard | Hungary |
3:00.2 | |
| 4 | Székely, ÉvaÉva Székely | Hungary |
3:02.5 | |
| 5 | de Groot, JannyJanny de Groot | Netherlands |
3:06.2 | |
| 6 | Church, ElizabethElizabeth Church | Great Britain |
3:06.1 | |
| 7 | Hom, TonnieTonnie Hom | Netherlands |
3:07.5 | |
| 8 | Hansen, JytteJytte Hansen | Denmark |
3:08.1 |
Sources[edit]
- "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). The Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. 1948. p. 462. Retrieved 30 June 1948.
- "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g OCXIVO, p. 590.
- ^ Mallon, Bill (1988). "Olympic Records by Sport; Summer Sports". The Olympic Record Book. Garland Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 0824029488.