Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date25 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors33 from 28 nations
Winning time2:07.83
Medalists
Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary
Whitney Hedgepeth  United States
Cathleen Rund  Germany
Swimming at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
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 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

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

World record Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)2:06.62Athens, Greece25 August 1991
Olympic record Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)2:07.06Barcelona, Spain31 July 1992

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary2:09.18Q
243Whitney Hedgepeth United States2:11.63Q
346Anke Scholz Germany2:12.73Q
444Miki Nakao Japan2:12.92Q
535Nina Zhivanevskaya Russia2:13.32Q
633Lorenza Vigarani Italy2:13.58Q
55Cathleen Rund GermanyQ
852Anna Simcic New Zealand2:13.74Q
934Beth Botsford United States2:14.16q
1032Hélène Ricardo France2:14.18q
37Lee Chang-ha South Koreaq, NR
1256Chen Yan China2:14.74q
1353Mai Nakamura Japan2:15.05q
1451Joanne Deakins Great Britain2:15.12q
1547Cătălina Cășaru Romania2:15.92q
1642Marianne Kriel South Africa2:15.99q
1741Mette Jacobsen Denmark2:16.68
1845Nicole Stevenson Australia2:16.71
1931Izabela Burczyk Poland2:16.91NR
2024Julie Howard Canada2:17.25
2158Kateřina Pivoňková Czech Republic2:18.20
2248Yseult Gervy Belgium2:18.69
2338Ivette María Spain2:18.72
2457Lydia Lipscombe New Zealand2:19.54
2522Anu Koivisto Finland2:19.58NR
2626Petra Chaves Portugal2:20.49
2715Maja Grozdanić Yugoslavia2:20.65
2836Wu Yanyan China2:20.89
2925Akiko Thomson Philippines2:21.36
3014Praphalsai Minpraphal Thailand2:21.82
3123Aikaterini Klepkou Greece2:22.83
3213Dijana Kvesić Bosnia and Herzegovina2:23.78
3327Lin Chi-chan Chinese Taipei2:24.50

Finals

[3]

Final B
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
92Mai Nakamura Japan2:13.40
104Beth Botsford United States2:13.48
116Chen Yan China2:14.37
127Joanne Deakins Great Britain2:14.50
135Lee Chang-ha South Korea2:14.55
141Cătãlina Cășaru Romania2:15.15
153Hélène Ricardo France2:16.29
168Marianne Kriel South Africa2:18.41

Final A
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary2:07.83
5Whitney Hedgepeth United States2:11.98
7Cathleen Rund Germany2:12.06
43Anke Scholz Germany2:12.90
56Miki Nakao Japan2:13.57
68Anna Simcic New Zealand2:14.04
71Lorenza Vigarani Italy2:14.56
82Nina Zhivanevskaya Russia2:14.59

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 43. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 43. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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