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

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date4 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors29 from 19 nations
Winning time2:12.38 NR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jolanda de Rover  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amy White  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anca Pătrășcoiu  Romania
Swimming at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmen
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 final of the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1]

Records

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

World record  Cornelia Sirch (GDR) 2:09.91 Guayaquil, Ecuador 8 August 1982
Olympic record  Rica Reinisch (GDR) 2:11.77 Moscow, Soviet Union 27 July 1980

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Jolanda de Rover  Netherlands 2:13.50 Q
2 1 4 Georgina Parkes  Australia 2:14.89 Q
3 4 5 Amy White  United States 2:15.40 Q
4 2 5 Svenja Schlicht  West Germany 2:15.69 Q
5 3 5 Tori Trees  United States 2:16.23 Q
6 3 4 Carmen Bunaciu  Romania 2:16.41 Q
7 4 4 Anca Pătrășcoiu  Romania 2:16.71 Q
8 2 7 Carmel Clark  New Zealand 2:16.78 Q, NR
9 2 6 Catherine White  Great Britain 2:18.02 q
10 1 5 Yolande van der Straeten  Belgium 2:18.49 q
11 3 2 Naomi Sekido  Japan 2:18.52 q
12 4 3 Katherine Read  Great Britain 2:18.92 q
13 2 3 Reema Abdo  Canada 2:19.05 q
14 4 6 Sandra Dahlmann  West Germany 2:19.59 q
15 4 7 Sofia Kraft  Sweden 2:19.73 q
16 3 3 Audrey Moore  Australia 2:20.12 q
17 3 6 Brigitte van der Lans  Netherlands 2:20.63
18 1 3 Sabine Pauwels  Belgium 2:21.36
19 4 2 Melinda Copp  Canada 2:21.39
20 2 2 Teresa Rivera  Mexico 2:22.94
21 4 1 Choi Yun-hui  South Korea 2:23.80
22 3 7 Nozomi Sunouchi  Japan 2:25.05
23 1 6 Manuela Carosi  Italy 2:25.45
24 1 7 Eva Gysling  Switzerland 2:25.69
25 2 1 Lotta Flink  Hong Kong 2:29.00
26 3 1 Yan Hong  China 2:32.33
27 1 1 Christine Jacob  Philippines 2:32.91
1 2 Lise Lotte Nylund  Norway DNS
4 8 Kathy Wong  Hong Kong DNS

Finals

Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 7 Sandra Dahlmann  West Germany 2:16.93
10 4 Catherine White  Great Britain 2:17.63
11 6 Katherine Read  Great Britain 2:18.33
12 2 Reema Abdo  Canada 2:18.50
13 5 Yolande van der Straeten  Belgium 2:18.63
14 3 Naomi Sekido  Japan 2:18.87
15 1 Sofia Kraft  Sweden 2:19.37
16 8 Audrey Moore  Australia 2:21.36

Final A

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Jolanda de Rover  Netherlands 2:12.38 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Amy White  United States 2:13.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Anca Pătrășcoiu  Romania 2:13.29
4 5 Georgina Parkes  Australia 2:14.37
5 2 Tori Trees  United States 2:15.73
6 6 Svenja Schlicht  West Germany 2:15.93
7 7 Carmen Bunaciu  Romania 2:16.15
8 8 Carmel Clark  New Zealand 2:17.89

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 495–496. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
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