Women's 200 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 20 September 1988 (heats) 21 September 1988 (finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 45 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:57.65 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
1:57.55 | East Berlin, East Germany | 18 June 1986 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
1:58.33 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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21 September | Final A | Heike Friedrich | ![]() |
1:57.65 | OR |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals[edit]
Final B[edit]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 7 | Patricia Noall | ![]() |
2:00.77 | |
10 | 6 | Ruth Gilfillan | ![]() |
2:01.66 | |
11 | 5 | Mette Jacobsen | ![]() |
2:01.84 | |
12 | 3 | Luminița Dobrescu | ![]() |
2:01.98 | |
13 | 2 | Stela Pura | ![]() |
2:02.30 | |
14 | 4 | Chikako Nakamori | ![]() |
2:02.31 | |
15 | 8 | Birgit Lohberg-Schulz | ![]() |
2:02.32 | |
16 | 1 | Zhuang Yong | ![]() |
2:14.23 |
Final A[edit]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Heike Friedrich | ![]() |
1:57.65 | OR |
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5 | Silvia Poll | ![]() |
1:58.67 | NR |
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6 | Manuela Stellmach | ![]() |
1:59.01 | |
4 | 3 | Mary Wayte | ![]() |
1:59.04 | |
5 | 2 | Natalia Trefilova | ![]() |
1:59.24 | |
6 | 1 | Mitzi Kremer | ![]() |
2:00.23 | |
7 | 7 | Stephanie Ortwig | ![]() |
2:00.73 | |
8 | 8 | Cécile Prunier | ![]() |
2:02.88 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 419–420. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 420. Retrieved 31 March 2017.