Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, took place on July 21, at the Olympic Pool in Montreal, Canada.[1] In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke. It was the twelfth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of 39 competitors from 22 nations participated in the event.[2]

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Pool
Date21 July (heats and final)
Competitors39 from 22 nations
Winning time2:33.35 (WR)
Medalists
Marina Kosheveya  Soviet Union
Marina Yurchenya  Soviet Union
Lyubov Rusanova  Soviet Union
Swimming at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mwomen
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:

World record Karla Linke (GDR)2:34.99 sVienna, Austria19 August 1974[3]
Olympic record Beverley Whitfield (AUS)2:41.71 sMunich, West Germany29 August 1972[4]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeORWR
21 JulyHeat 1Marina Kosheveya Soviet Union2:35.14OR
21 JulyFinalMarina Kosheveya Soviet Union2:33.35ORWR

Results

Heats
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Marina Kosheveya Soviet Union 2:35.14Q, OR[4]
25 Karla Linke East Germany 2:37.13Q
34 Hannelore Anke East Germany 2:37.13Q
44 Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union 2:37.45Q
52 Marina Yurchenya Soviet Union 2:37.92Q
61 Debbie Rudd Great Britain 2:38.26Q
73 Margaret Kelly Great Britain 2:39.01Q
85 Carola Nitschke East Germany 2:39.06Q
93 Joann Baker Canada 2:39.27
105 Wijda Mazereeuw Netherlands 2:39.59
113 Lisa Borsholt Canada 2:39.94
122 Susanne Nielsson Denmark 2:41.09
132 Ann-Sofi Roos Sweden 2:41.38
142 Christine Jarvis Great Britain 2:41.61
152 Laura Siering United States 2:41.66
161 Marcia Morey United States 2:41.85
174 Dagmar Rehak West Germany 2:41.98
184 Anna Skolarczyk Poland 2:42.05
192 Gabriele Askamp West Germany 2:42.58
204 Judith Hudson Australia 2:43.88
212 Kazuyo Inaba Japan 2:44.08
225 Toshiko Haruoka Japan 2:44.11
233 Melanie MacKay Canada 2:45.08
244 Anette Fredriksson Sweden 2:45.31
255 Janis Hape United States 2:45.57
263 Annick de Susini France 2:45.63
273 Karin Deleurand Denmark 2:45.96
283 Chiharu Mori Japan 2:46.04
294 Colette Crabbe Belgium 2:47.16
305 Véronique Brisy Belgium 2:47.55
311 Cristina Teixeira Brazil 2:47.69
321 Allison Smith Australia 2:50.11
331 Beatriz Camuñas Mexico 2:50.78
344 Angela López Puerto Rico 2:52.71
355 Nancy Deano Philippines 2:53.08
363 Elena Ospitaletche Uruguay 2:53.60
371 Dacyl Pérez Venezuela 2:56.76
382 Patricia Spohn Argentina 2:59.51
391 Éva Kiss Hungary —DNS[2]

Final
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Marina Kosheveya Soviet Union 2:33.35WR[2][4]
Marina Yurchenya Soviet Union 2:36.08
Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union 2:36.22
4 Hannelore Anke East Germany 2:36.49
5 Karla Linke East Germany 2:36.97
6 Carola Nitschke East Germany 2:38.27
7 Margaret Kelly Great Britain 2:38.37
8 Debbie Rudd Great Britain 2:39.01

Sources
  • "Games of the XXI Olympiad; Montréal 1976" (PDF). Volume Three. COJO 76. 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  • Albert Schoenfeld, ed. (September 1976). "Results from the 1976 Olympic Games (Montreal)" (PDF). Swimming World & Junior Swimmer. Albert Schoenfeld. p. 90. ISSN 0039-7431. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. COJO 76, p. 473
  3. "World, American and U.S. Open Records" (PDF). USA Swimming. 7 May 2012. p. 15. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  4. Mallon, Bill (1988). "Olympic Records by Sport - Swimming". The Olympic Record Book. Garland Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 0824029488.
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