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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20 and 21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 20 September (heats) 21 September (finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:26.71 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Allison Higson (CAN) | 2:27.27 | Montreal, Canada | 28 May 1988 |
Olympic record | Lina Kačiušytė (URS) | 2:29.54 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 23 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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20 September | Heat 6 | Silke Hörner | East Germany | 2:27.63 | OR |
21 September | Final A | Silke Hörner | East Germany | 2:26.71 | WR |
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Susanne Börnike | East Germany | 2:28.55 | |
10 | 5 | Svetlana Kuzmina | Soviet Union | 2:30.03 | |
11 | 3 | Linda Moes | Netherlands | 2:30.83 | |
12 | 2 | Annalisa Nisiro | Italy | 2:31.19 | |
13 | 1 | Susan Rapp | United States | 2:32.90 | |
14 | 6 | Tracey McFarlane | United States | 2:33.46 | |
15 | 8 | Guylaine Cloutier | Canada | 2:33.50 | |
16 | 7 | Brigitte Becue | Belgium | 2:34.10 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Silke Hörner | East Germany | 2:26.71 | WR | |
7 | Huang Xiaomin | China | 2:27.49 | AS | |
3 | Antoaneta Frenkeva | Bulgaria | 2:28.34 | ||
4 | 2 | Tanya Dangalakova | Bulgaria | 2:28.43 | |
5 | 5 | Yuliya Bogacheva | Soviet Union | 2:28.54 | |
6 | 1 | Ingrid Lempereur | Belgium | 2:29.42 | NR |
7 | 6 | Allison Higson | Canada | 2:29.60 | |
8 | 8 | Manuela Dalla Valle | Italy | 2:29.86 |
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