Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The final of the Women's 200 metres Freestyle event at the European LC Championships 1997 was held on Wednesday 20 August 1997 in Seville, Spain.

Finals

RANK	FINAL A	TIME
	Michelle Smith (IRL)	1:59.93
	Nadezhda Chemezova (RUS)	1:59.97
	Camelia Potec (ROM)	2:00.17
4.	Martina Moravcová (SVK)	2:00.34
5.	Kerstin Kielgass (GER)	2:00.36
6.	Karen Pickering (GBR)	2:01.02
7.	Olena Lapunova (UKR)	2:01.11
8.	Josefin Lillhage (SWE)	2:01.46

RANK	FINAL B	TIME
9.	Antje Buschschulte (GER)	2:01.11
10.	Liliana Dobrescu (ROM)	2:01.85
11.	Victoria Horner (GBR)	2:03.37
12.	Nicole Zahnd (SUI)	2:03.49
13.	Laura Roca (ESP)	2:04.53
14.	Solenne Figuès (FRA)	2:04.70
15.	Mia Muusfeldt (DEN)	2:05.21
16.	Tanja Blatnik (SLO)	2:05.26

Qualifying heats

RANK	HEATS RANKINGS	TIME
1.	Nadezhda Chemezova (RUS)	2:00.44
2.	Kerstin Kielgass (GER)	2:00.61
3.	Martina Moravcová (SVK)	2:00.76
4.	Olena Lapunova (UKR)	2:01.02
5.	Josefin Lillhage (SWE)	2:02.05
6.	Camelia Potec (ROM)	2:02.12
7.	Michelle Smith (IRL)	2:02.15
	Karen Pickering (GBR)	2:02.15
9.	Liliana Dobrescu (ROM)	2:02.18
10.	Mette Jacobsen (DEN) [1]	2:02.20
11.	Antje Buschschulte (GER)	2:02.53
12.	Johanna Sjöberg (SWE) [2]	2:03.14
13.	Solenne Figuès (FRA)	2:03.79
14.	Victoria Horner (GBR)	2:04.15
15.	Mia Muusfeldt (DEN)	2:04.64
16.	Laura Roca (ESP)	2:04.67
17.	Tanja Blatnik (SLO)	2:05.30
18.	Nicole Zahnd (SUI)	2:06.06
19.	Petra Banović (CRO)	2:07.25
20.	Yvetta Hlaváčová (CZE)	2:07.34
21.	Silvia Soronellas (ESP)	2:07.79
22.	Ivana Walterová (SVK)	2:07.88
23.	Chantal Gibney (IRL)	2:08.07
24.	Patricia Stokkers (NED)	2:09.18
25.	Agnese Ozolina (LAT)	2:09.98

Remarks

1.  Mette Jacobsen (DEN) scratched B-Final
2.  Johanna Sjöberg (SWE) scratched B-Final

See also

• 1996 Women's Olympic Games 200m Freestyle
• 1997 Women's World Championships (SC) 200m Freestyle

References

• scmsom results
• swimrankings
• La Gazzetta Archivio