Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.06 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 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 |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 2:06.62 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 1991 |
| Olympic record | | 2:09.29 | Seoul, South Korea | 25 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | Heat 6 | Krisztina Egerszegi | | 2:07.34 | OR |
| 31 July | Final A | Krisztina Egerszegi | | 2:07.06 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 3 | Marion Zoller |  | 2:13.77 | |
| 10 | 4 | Joanne Deakins |  | 2:13.91 | |
| 11 | 8 | Junko Torikai | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:15.20 | |
| 12 | 7 | Lin Li |  | 2:15.38 | |
| 13 | 6 | Lorenza Vigarani |  | 2:16.21 | |
| 14 | 5 | Nina Zhivanevskaya |  | 2:17.61 | |
| 15 | 2 | Noriko Inada | | 2:17.68 | |
| 16 | 1 | Nathalie Wunderlich |  | 2:19.70 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Krisztina Egerszegi | | 2:07.06 | OR |
 | 3 | Dagmar Hase | | 2:09.46 | NR |
 | 2 | Nicole Stevenson |  | 2:10.20 | OC |
| 4 | 5 | Lea Loveless |  | 2:11.54 | |
| 5 | 7 | Anna Simcic |  | 2:11.99 | NR |
| 6 | 8 | Tünde Szabó | | 2:12.94 | |
| 7 | 6 | Silvia Poll |  | 2:12.97 | |
| 8 | 1 | Leigh Habler | | 2:13.68 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 376–377. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 377. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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