Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XX Olympiad |
Venue | Olympia Schwimmhalle |
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Date | 29 August (heats and final) |
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Competitors | 40 from 23 nations |
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Winning time | 2:41.71 (OR) |
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Medalists |
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics, took place on August 29, at the Olympia Schwimmhalle. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke. It was the eleventh appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of 40 competitors from 23 nations participated in the event, another 2 entries from 2 other countries did not compete.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
The following records were established during the competition:
Results
Heats
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
1 | 3 |
Kaczander, ÁgnesÁgnes Kaczander | Hungary |
2:43.13 | Q, OR[1] |
2 | 3 |
Kiss, ÉvaÉva Kiss | Hungary |
2:43.68 | Q |
3 | 6 |
Porubayko, LyudmilaLyudmila Porubayko | Soviet Union |
2:43.68 | Q |
4 | 4 |
Schoenfield, DanaDana Schoenfield | United States |
2:43.97 | Q |
5 | 5 |
Prozumenshchikova, GalinaGalina Prozumenshchikova | Soviet Union |
2:44.20 | Q |
6 | 5 |
Whitfield, BeverleyBeverley Whitfield | Australia |
2:44.47 | Q |
7 | 6 |
Clevenger, ClaudiaClaudia Clevenger | United States |
2:44.74 | Q |
8 | 6 |
Nows, PetraPetra Nows | West Germany |
2:45.20 | Q |
9 | 4 |
Anke, HanneloreHannelore Anke | East Germany |
2:45.92 | |
10 | 2 |
Smedh, Britt-MarieBritt-Marie Smedh | Sweden |
2:46.05 | |
11 | 1 |
Eberle, VreniVreni Eberle | West Germany |
2:46.17 | |
12 | 6 |
Shibata, ChienoChieno Shibata | Japan |
2:46.87 | |
13 | 2 |
Mitchell, BarbaraBarbara Mitchell | United States |
2:47.05 | |
14 | 2 |
Beavan, PatPat Beavan | Great Britain |
2:47.42 | |
15 | 6 |
Rüegg, ErikaErika Rüegg | Switzerland |
2:47.63 | |
16 | 5 |
Wright, JaneJane Wright | Canada |
2:47.85 | |
17 | 3 |
te Riet, AlieAlie te Riet | Netherlands |
2:48.49 | |
18 | 4 |
Hudson, JudithJudith Hudson | Australia |
2:49.09 | |
19 | 4 |
Stuart, MarianMarian Stuart | Canada |
2:49.11 | |
20 | 5 |
Jarvis, ChristineChristine Jarvis | Great Britain |
2:49.24 | |
21 | 1 |
Langer, SylviaSylvia Langer | East Germany |
2:49.68 | |
22 | 5 |
Pettersson, JeanetteJeanette Pettersson | Sweden |
2:50.36 | |
23 | 2 |
Klees, UlrikeUlrike Klees | West Germany |
2:50.48 | |
24 | 1 |
Prudnikova, TetianaTetiana Prudnikova | Soviet Union |
2:50.79 | |
25 | 5 |
Panadell, NievesNieves Panadell | Spain |
2:51.50 | |
26 | 3 |
Radnage, AmandaAmanda Radnage | Great Britain |
2:51.85 | |
27 | 4 |
Mottoulle, BéatriceBéatrice Mottoulle | Belgium |
2:52.18 | |
28 | 2 |
Schuchardt, BrigitteBrigitte Schuchardt | East Germany |
2:53.03 | |
29 | 2 |
O'Connor, AnnAnn O'Connor | Ireland |
2:53.04 | |
30 | 1 |
Miserini, PatriziaPatrizia Miserini | Italy |
2:53.14 | |
31 | 3 |
Ioannidou, MairiMairi Ioannidou | Greece |
2:53.53 | |
32 | 3 |
Nir, ShlomitShlomit Nir | Israel |
2:53.60 | |
33 | 6 |
Marková, ZuzanaZuzana Marková | Czechoslovakia |
2:53.88 | |
34 | 6 |
de la Portilla, Ana ElenaAna Elena de la Portilla | Mexico |
2:54.10 | |
35 | 4 |
Yamamoto, YokoYoko Yamamoto | Japan |
2:54.28 | |
36 | 2 |
Pepe, Rose-MarieRose-Marie Pepe | Canada |
2:54.75 | |
37 | 3 |
Urueta, LeonorLeonor Urueta | Mexico |
2:55.21 | |
38 | 4 |
Nielsen, WinnieWinnie Nielsen | Denmark |
2:59.31 | |
39 | 1 |
Lee Yue-hwanLee Yue-hwan | Republic of China |
3:04.74 | |
40 | 1 |
Teixeira, CristinaCristina Teixeira | Brazil |
2:57.03 | DSQ[1] |
41 | 5 |
Mugrditchian, Ani JaneAni Jane Mugrditchian | Lebanon |
— | DNS[1] |
42 | 1 |
Zawadzka, HalinaHalina Zawadzka | Poland |
— | DNS[1] |
Final
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