Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly

Women's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date25 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning time2:09.51
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kathleen Nord  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Birte Weigang  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mary T. Meagher  United States
Swimming at the
1988 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 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Records

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

World record Mary T. Meagher (USA)2:05.96 Brown Deer, United States13 August 1981
Olympic record Mary T. Meagher (USA)2:06.90 Los Angeles, United States4 August 1984

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Kathleen Nord East Germany2:11.81Q
23Birte Weigang East Germany2:11.97Q
34Mary T. Meagher United States2:12.35Q
44Conny van Bentum Netherlands2:12.41Q
54Stela Pura Romania2:12.53Q
62Kiyomi Takahashi Japan2:12.68Q
73Trina Radke United States2:12.93Q
83Wang Xiaohong China2:13.05Q
94Gabi Reha West Germany2:13.09q
102Mojca Cater Canada2:13.21q
113Ina Beyermann West Germany2:13.56q
124Svitlana Kopchykova Soviet Union2:15.26q
134Takayo Kitano Japan2:15.41q
142Mette Jacobsen Denmark2:15.78q
153Helen Bewley Great Britain2:17.10q
164Lynne Wilson Great Britain2:17.28q
174Donna Procter Australia2:18.17
182Sandra Neves Portugal2:18.29
193Neviana Miteva Bulgaria2:18.44
203Kim Soo-jin South Korea2:19.00
211Blanca Morales Guatemala2:19.28
222Mo Wanlan China2:19.56
231Marlene Bruten Mexico2:19.68
241Isabelle Arnould Belgium2:20.74
253Claire Supiot France2:21.65
261Chang Hui-chien Chinese Taipei2:25.50
271Nguyễn Kiều Oanh Vietnam2:33.07
2Donna McGinnis CanadaDSQ

Finals

[3]

Final B
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
95Mojca Cater Canada2:12.66
103Ina Beyermann West Germany2:13.74
114Gabi Reha West Germany2:14.20
126Svitlana Kopchykova Soviet Union2:14.43
137Mette Jacobsen Denmark2:15.60
142Takayo Kitano Japan2:15.61
151Helen Bewley Great Britain2:17.11
168Lynne Wilson Great Britain2:18.66

Final A
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Kathleen Nord East Germany2:09.51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)5Birte Weigang East Germany2:09.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3Mary T. Meagher United States2:10.80
42Stela Pura Romania2:11.28
51Trina Radke United States2:11.55
67Kiyomi Takahashi Japan2:11.62
78Wang Xiaohong China2:12.34
86Conny van Bentum Netherlands2:13.17

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 426–427. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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