| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:25.41 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 21 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Rebecca Brown (AUS) |
2:24.76 | Brisbane, Australia | 15 March 1994 | |
| Olympic record |  Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN) |
2:26.65 | Barcelona, Spain | 27 July 1992 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July | Heat 4 | Penny Heyns |  South Africa |
2:26.63 | OR |
| 23 July | Final A | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
2:25.41 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Lena Eriksson |  Sweden
|
2:28.87 | |
| 2 | 3 | Kyoko Iwasaki | Japan
|
2:29.32 | |
| 3 | 1 | Lenka Maňhalová |  Czech Republic
|
2:29.96 | NR |
| 4 | 8 | Julia Russell | South Africa
|
2:30.38 | |
| 5 | 5 | Alicja Pęczak |  Poland
|
2:30.99 | |
| 6 | 6 | Marie Hardiman |  Great Britain
|
2:31.39 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jilen Siroky |  United States
|
2:33.43 | |
| 8 | 4 | Lin Li |  China
|
2:33.45 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Penny Heyns | South Africa
|
2:25.41 | OR |
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5 | Amanda Beard | United States
|
2:25.75 | |
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2 | Ágnes Kovács |  Hungary
|
2:26.57 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Samantha Riley |  Australia
|
2:27.91 | |
| 5 | 6 | Masami Tanaka | Japan
|
2:28.05 | |
| 6 | 1 | Nadine Neumann | Australia
|
2:28.34 | |
| 7 | 7 | Brigitte Becue |  Belgium
|
2:28.36 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Christin Petelski |  Canada
|
2:31.45 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Ryan's Express Too Quick for Roomie McKendry". Swimming Australia. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 45. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 46. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
External links
| Olympic champions in women's 200 m breaststroke | |
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