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

The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Women's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date24 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors43 from 39 nations
Winning time2:13.93 NR
Medalists
Michelle Smith  Ireland
Marianne Limpert  Canada
Lin Li  China
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 Lin Li (CHN)2:11.65Barcelona, Spain30 July 1992
Olympic record Lin Li (CHN)2:11.65Barcelona, Spain30 July 1992

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
143Marianne Limpert Canada2:15.12Q
265Elli Overton Australia2:15.81Q
353Minouche Smit Netherlands2:16.30Q
463Lin Li China2:16.31Q
554Allison Wagner United States2:16.32Q
645Joanne Malar Canada2:16.34Q
755Michelle Smith Ireland2:16.35Q
851Louise Karlsson Sweden2:16.37Q
947Martina Moravcová Slovakia2:16.50q, NR
1064Wu Yanyan China2:16.55q
1134Beatrice Căşlaru Romania2:16.80q
1262Emma Johnson Australia2:17.02q, WD
1344Kristine Quance United States2:17.48q
61Alicja Pęczak Polandq
1532Silvia Parera Spain2:17.67q
1657Sabine Herbst Germany2:18.00q
1766Brigitte Becue Belgium2:18.28q, WD
1841Britta Vestergaard Denmark2:18.35q
1938Alenka Kejžar Slovenia2:18.39NR
2067Lenka Maňhalová Czech Republic2:18.43
2156Sue Rolph Great Britain2:18.81
2246Gabrielle Rose Brazil2:18.99
2336Aikaterini Sarakatsani Greece2:19.74
2425Elin Austevoll Norway2:19.81
2542Anna Wilson New Zealand2:19.97
2658Darya Shmeleva Russia2:20.34
2737Julia Russell South Africa2:20.40
2852Fumie Kurotori Japan2:20.58
2948Olena Lapunova Ukraine2:20.76
3035Martina Nemec Austria2:21.10
3123Carolyn Adel Suriname2:21.54NR
3268Joscelin Yeo Singapore2:21.76
3324Petra Chaves Portugal2:22.03
3431Praphalsai Minpraphal Thailand2:22.34
3527Lee Jie-hyun South Korea2:22.97
3633Nadège Cliton France2:25.25
3721Sonia Álvarez Puerto Rico2:25.57
3822Akiko Thomson Philippines2:25.87
3914Olga Bogatyreva Kyrgyzstan2:26.42
4026Beáta Újhelyi Hungary2:26.77
4128Tsai Shu-min Chinese Taipei2:28.71
4215Meritxell Sabate Andorra2:37.38
4313Mira Ghniem Jordan2:56.99

Finals

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Final B
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
96Kristine Quance United States2:15.24
105Wu Yanyan China2:16.61
111Sabine Herbst Germany2:16.68
123Beatrice Câșlaru Romania2:16.75
134Martina Moravcová Slovakia2:17.40
148Britta Vestergaard Denmark2:17.95
152Alicja Pęczak Poland2:18.21
167Silvia Parera Spain2:19.92

Final A
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Michelle Smith Ireland2:13.93NR
4Marianne Limpert Canada2:14.35NR
6Lin Li China2:14.74
47Joanne Malar Canada2:15.30
55Elli Overton Australia2:16.04
62Allison Wagner United States2:16.43
73Minouche Smit Netherlands2:16.73
88Louise Karlsson Sweden2:17.25

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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