The women's 200 metre breaststroke

Breaststroke

The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...

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Swimming (sport)

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 event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928 to Saturday August 11, 1928.There were 182 participants from 28 countries competing...

 programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuesday August 7, 1928 to Thursday August 9, 1928.

Twenty-one swimmers from twelve nations competed.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record	3:11.2	Charlotte Mühe Charlotte Mühe Charlotte "Lotte" Mühe was a German swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics she won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.-External links:...	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...  (GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... )	July 15, 1928
Olympic Record	3:27.6	Agnes Geraghty Agnes Geraghty Agnes Geraghty was an American swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1924 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke event....	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...  (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	July 16, 1924

In the first heat Hilde Schrader

Hilde Schrader

Hildegard "Hilde" Schrader was a German swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.-External links:*...

set a new Olympic record with 3:11.6 minutes. In the second semi-final she equalized the standing world record with 3:11.2 minutes.

Heats

Tuesday August 7, 1928: The fastest three in each heat advanced.

Heat 1

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.
1		3:11.6	QQ OR
2		3:18.8	QQ
3		3:21.6	QQ
4
5
6

Heat 2

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.
1		3:14.2	QQ
2		3:20.2	QQ
3		3:21.6	QQ
4
5
6

Heat 3

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.
1		3:17.6	QQ
2		3:18.6	QQ
3		3:27.0	QQ
4
5

Heat 4

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.
1		3:27.2	QQ
2		3:29.0	QQ
3		3:33.6	QQ
4

Semifinals

Wednesday August 8, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.

Semifinal 1

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.
1		3:15.4	QF
2		3:16.8	QF
		3:16.8	QF
4
5
6

Semifinal 2

Place	Swimmer	Time	Qual.
1		3:11.2	QF =WR
2		3:21.4	QF
3		3:22.4	QF
4
5
6

Final

Thursday August 9, 1928:

Place	Swimmer	Time
1		3:12.6
2		3:15.2
3		3:17.6
4		3:19.0
5		3:19.2
6		3:23.0