Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly
The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 4.[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
| Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 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 |
Medalists
| Gold | Karen Moe |
| Silver | Lynn Colella |
| Bronze | Ellie Daniel |
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosemarie Kother |  | 2:18.32 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Mayumi Aoki | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:23.01 | Q |
| 3 | Anca Groza | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:30.32 | |
| 4 | Grisel Mendoza |  | 2:35.85 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellie Daniel | | 2:17.18 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Jean Jeavons |  | 2:27.59 | |
| 3 | Eva Wikner |  | 2:29.03 | |
| 4 | Margrit Thomet |  | 2:29.21 | |
| 5 | Věra Faitlová |  | 2:29.34 | |
| 6 | Moira Brown | | 2:30.08 | |
| 7 | Jennifer McHugh |  | 2:30.36 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Colella | | 2:18.80 | Q |
| 2 | Noriko Asano | | 2:20.09 | Q |
| 3 | Gail Neall |  | 2:23.21 | Q |
| 4 | Frieke Buys |  | 2:24.20 | |
| 5 | Olga de Angulo |  | 2:34.69 | |
| 6 | Hsu Yue-yun |  | 2:44.88 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Moe | | 2:18.15 | Q |
| 2 | Helga Lindner | | 2:20.00 | Q |
| 3 | Brigitte Mertz | | 2:24.92 | |
| 4 | Sue Funch | | 2:26.69 | |
| 5 | Eva Sigg |  | 2:27.64 | |
| 6 | Ileana Morales | .png){kind=small} | 2:28.41 | |
| 7 | Maria Isabel Guerra | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:32.60 |
"Q": Qualified
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Karen Moe | | 2:15.57 | WR |
 | Lynn Colella | | 2:16.34 | |
 | Ellie Daniel | | 2:16.74 | |
| 4 | Rosemarie Kother-Gabriel | | 2:17.11 | |
| 5 | Noriko Asano | | 2:19.50 | |
| 6 | Helga Lindner | | 2:20.47 | |
| 7 | Gail Neall | | 2:21.88 | |
| 8 | Mayumi Aoki | | 2:22.84 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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