Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20 September 1988 (heats) 21 September 1988 (finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:57.65 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 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 |  Heike Friedrich (GDR) | 1:57.55 | East Berlin, East Germany | 18 June 1986 |
| Olympic record | Barbara Krause (GDR) | 1:58.33 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 21 September | Final A | Heike Friedrich | East Germany | 1:57.65 | 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 | 7 | Patricia Noall |  Canada | 2:00.77 | |
| 10 | 6 | Ruth Gilfillan |  Great Britain | 2:01.66 | |
| 11 | 5 | Mette Jacobsen |  Denmark | 2:01.84 | |
| 12 | 3 | Luminița Dobrescu | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 2:01.98 | |
| 13 | 2 | Stela Pura | Romania | 2:02.30 | |
| 14 | 4 | Chikako Nakamori | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 2:02.31 | |
| 15 | 8 | Birgit Lohberg-Schulz |  West Germany | 2:02.32 | |
| 16 | 1 | Zhuang Yong |  China | 2:14.23 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Heike Friedrich | East Germany | 1:57.65 | OR |
 | 5 | Silvia Poll |  Costa Rica | 1:58.67 | NR |
 | 6 | Manuela Stellmach | East Germany | 1:59.01 | |
| 4 | 3 | Mary Wayte |  United States | 1:59.04 | |
| 5 | 2 | Natalia Trefilova |  Soviet Union | 1:59.24 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mitzi Kremer | United States | 2:00.23 | |
| 7 | 7 | Stephanie Ortwig | West Germany | 2:00.73 | |
| 8 | 8 | Cécile Prunier |  France | 2:02.88 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 419–420. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 420. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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