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

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date30 July 1984 (heats and finals)
Competitors23 from 16 nations
Winning time2:30.38 AM
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anne Ottenbrite  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Susan Rapp  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ingrid Lempereur  Belgium
Swimming at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmen
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 breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984.[1]

Records

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

World record  Lina Kačiušytė (URS) 2:28.36 Potsdam, East Germany 6 April 1979
Olympic record  Lina Kačiušytė (URS) 2:29.54 Moscow, Soviet Union 23 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 1 2 Ingrid Lempereur  Belgium 2:32.46 Q, NR
2 2 6 Sharon Kellett  Australia 2:33.23 Q, NR
3 1 4 Anne Ottenbrite  Canada 2:33.43 Q
4 2 4 Susan Rapp  United States 2:33.46 Q
5 3 4 Hiroko Nagasaki  Japan 2:34.46 Q
3 5 Ute Hasse  West Germany Q
7 2 3 Suki Brownsdon  Great Britain 2:35.54 Q
3 3 Kim Rhodenbaugh  United States Q
9 3 6 Manuela Dalla Valle  Italy 2:35.75 q
10 2 5 Laura Belotti  Italy 2:35.99 q
11 1 3 Alicia María Boscatto  Argentina 2:36.38 q
12 1 5 Mary Lubawski  Canada 2:36.65 q
13 1 6 Petra van Staveren  Netherlands 2:37.20 q
14 2 2 Annelie Holmström  Sweden 2:37.21 q
15 3 2 Dimity Douglas  Australia 2:38.47 q
16 2 7 Gaynor Stanley  Great Britain 2:38.54 q
17 3 1 Sara Guido  Mexico 2:38.87 NR
18 3 7 Petra Hillenius  Netherlands 2:41.57
19 1 7 Kaori Iwasaki  Japan 2:42.69
20 2 1 Guðrún Ágústsdóttir  Iceland 2:44.85 NR
21 3 8 Rosa María Silva  Uruguay 2:50.01
22 1 1 Chow Lai Yee  Hong Kong 2:50.45
23 2 8 Isabel Lardizábal  Honduras 3:04.26

Finals

Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Manuela Dalla Valle  Italy 2:36.23
10 2 Petra van Staveren  Netherlands 2:36.32
11 5 Laura Belotti  Italy 2:36.49
12 6 Mary Lubawski  Canada 2:36.55
13 3 Alicia María Boscatto  Argentina 2:36.96
14 7 Annelie Holmström  Sweden 2:37.62
15 8 Gaynor Stanley  Great Britain 2:39.32
16 1 Dimity Douglas  Australia 2:39.33

Final A

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Anne Ottenbrite  Canada 2:30.38 AM
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Susan Rapp  United States 2:31.15 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Ingrid Lempereur  Belgium 2:31.40 NR
4 2 Hiroko Nagasaki  Japan 2:32.93
5 5 Sharon Kellett  Australia 2:33.60
6 7 Ute Hasse  West Germany 2:33.82 NR
7 1 Suki Brownsdon  Great Britain 2:35.07
8 8 Kim Rhodenbaugh  United States 2:35.51

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 497. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
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