Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Piscines Bernat Picornell
Date 27 July 1992 (heats & finals)
Competitors 37 from 26 nations
Winning time 1:57.90 AM
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Nicole Haislett  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Franziska van Almsick  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Kerstin Kielgaß  Germany

The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Records

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

World record Heike Friedrich (GDR)1:57.55East Berlin, East Germany18 June 1986
Olympic record Heike Friedrich (GDR)1:57.65Seoul, South Korea21 September 1988

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Franziska van Almsick Germany1:57.90Q
254Nicole Haislett United States1:59.33Q
342Luminița Dobrescu Romania2:00.51Q, NR
435Kerstin Kielgaß Germany2:00.55Q
543Lü Bin China2:00.56Q
645Catherine Plewinski France2:00.67Q
57Olga Kirichenko Unified TeamQ
853Suzu Chiba Japan2:00.96Q
936Susie O'Neill Australia2:01.05q
1032Karen Pickering Great Britain2:01.09q
1147Yelena Dendeberova Unified Team2:01.28q
1244Jenny Thompson United States2:01.71q, WD
1355Mette Jacobsen Denmark2:01.84q
1433Gitta Jensen Denmark2:02.27q
1546Nicole Stevenson Australia2:02.50q
1658Carla Negrea Romania2:03.16q
1752Yoko Koikawa Japan2:03.32q, WD
1851Malin Nilsson Sweden2:03.44q
1938Nikki Dryden Canada2:03.59
2037Isabelle Arnould Belgium2:04.06
2156Zhuang Yong China2:04.12
2225Allison Higson Canada2:04.25
2348Irene Dalby Norway2:04.28
2424Natalia Pulido Spain2:04.39
2531Sandra Cam Belgium2:04.72
2641Diana van der Plaats Netherlands2:05.42
2723Rita Jean Garay Puerto Rico2:07.08
2822Joscelin Yeo Singapore2:07.09
2913Akiko Thomson Philippines2:07.95
3015Robyn Lamsam Hong Kong2:08.60
3122Rania Elwani Egypt2:08.93
3214María José Marenco El Salvador2:09.36
3316Claudia Fortin Honduras2:12.24
3417Sharon Pickering Fiji2:12.43
3521Corinne Leclair Mauritius2:12.55
3627May Ooi Singapore2:13.20
3712Paola Peñarrieta Bolivia2:15.74

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
93Yelena Dendeberova Unified Team2:00.09
105Karen Pickering Great Britain2:00.33NR
114Susie O'Neill Australia2:00.89
128Malin Nilsson Sweden2:02.02NR
136Mette Jacobsen Denmark2:02.14
142Gitta Jensen Denmark2:02.32
151Carla Negrea Romania2:02.96
167Nicole Stevenson Australia2:04.21

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5Nicole Haislett United States1:57.90AM
2nd, silver medalist(s)4Franziska van Almsick Germany1:58.00
3rd, bronze medalist(s)6Kerstin Kielgaß Germany1:59.67
41Catherine Plewinski France1:59.88NR
53Luminița Dobrescu Romania2:00.48NR
68Suzu Chiba Japan2:00.64NR
77Olga Kirichenko Unified Team2:00.90
82Lü Bin China2:02.10

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 373–374. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 374. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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