Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The final of the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984.[1]

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date30 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors38 from 26 nations
Winning time1:59.23
Medalists
Mary Wayte  United States
Cynthia Woodhead  United States
Annemarie Verstappen  Netherlands
Swimming at the
1984 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
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Kristin Otto (GDR)1:57.75Magdeburg, East Germany23 May 1984
Olympic record Barbara Krause (GDR)1:58.33Moscow, Soviet Union24 July 1980

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Mary Wayte United States2:00.69Q
244Cynthia Woodhead United States2:00.85Q
354June Croft Great Britain2:01.05Q
435Michelle Pearson Australia2:01.49Q
524Conny van Bentum Netherlands2:01.52Q
614Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands2:01.61Q
755Ina Beyermann West Germany2:02.42Q
833Anna McVann Australia2:03.14Q
953Julie Daigneault Canada2:03.40q
1046Chikako Nakamori Japan2:03.94q
1136Iris Zscherpe West Germany2:03.95q
1223Silvia Persi Italy2:03.98q
1343Jane Kerr Canada2:04.02q
1445Kaori Yanase Japan2:04.38q
1525Annabelle Cripps Great Britain2:04.44q
1615Ann Linder Sweden2:04.60q
1726Carla Lasi Italy2:05.86
1827Lisa Ann Wen Chinese Taipei2:06.01
1913Laurence Bensimon France2:06.61
2022Carol Ann Heavey Ireland2:07.75
2152Patricia Kohlmann Mexico2:08.15
2257Sandra Crousse Peru2:09.42
2316Sofia Dara Greece2:09.52
2442Irma Huerta Mexico2:09.79
2541Christine Jacob Philippines2:12.17
2637Hadar Rubinstein Israel2:12.32
2732Virginia Sachero Argentina2:13.41
2851Chang Hui-chien Chinese Taipei2:13.67
2917Kim Jin-suk South Korea2:13.76
3012Fenella Ng Hong Kong2:13.94
3121Karen Slowing-Aceituno Guatemala2:14.39
3248Blanca Morales Guatemala2:14.79
3331Sherwite Hafez Egypt2:16.11
3411Daniela Galassi San Marino2:19.22
3558Sharon Pickering Fiji2:19.61
3638María Lardizábal Honduras2:28.65
47Faten Ghattas TunisiaDNS
56Maria Kardum SwedenDNS

Final B
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
96Silvia Persi Italy2:03.17NR
103Iris Zscherpe West Germany2:03.42
114Julie Daigneault Canada2:03.67
128Ann Linder Sweden2:03.85
135Chikako Nakamori Japan2:04.11
142Jane Kerr Canada2:04.19
151Annabelle Cripps Great Britain2:04.90
167Kaori Yanase Japan2:05.24

Final A
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Mary Wayte United States1:59.23
5Cynthia Woodhead United States1:59.50
7Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands1:59.69
46Michelle Pearson Australia1:59.79OC
52Conny van Bentum Netherlands2:00.59
63June Croft Great Britain2:00.64
71Ina Beyermann West Germany2:01.89
88Anna McVann Australia2:02.87

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 492–493. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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