Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke
was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Saturday August 8, 1936 to Tuersday August 11, 1936.
Twenty-three swimmers from twelve nations competed.
In the second heat of the first round Martha Genenger
set a new Olympic record with 3:02.9 minutes. In the next heat Hideko Maehata
improved the Olympic record with 3:01.9 minutes.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Breaststroke
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event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 8, 1936 to Saturday August 15, 1936. There was a total of 248 participants from 29 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's...
programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Saturday August 8, 1936 to Tuersday August 11, 1936.
Twenty-three swimmers from twelve nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 3:00.4 |  Hideko MaehataHideko Maehata was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. She won gold medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and silver medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1932 Summer Olympics.... |
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September 30, 1933 |
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August 9, 1932 |
In the second heat of the first round Martha Genenger
Martha Genenger
Martha Genenger was a German swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In the 1936 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.-External links:*...
set a new Olympic record with 3:02.9 minutes. In the next heat Hideko Maehata
Hideko Maehata
was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. She won gold medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and silver medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1932 Summer Olympics....
improved the Olympic record with 3:01.9 minutes.
Heats
Saturday August 8, 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:06.7 | ||
| 2 | 3:08.7 | ||
| 3 | 3:10.4 | ||
| 4 | 3:11.0 | ||
| 5 | 3:17.4 | ||
| 6 | 3:21.7 | ||
| 7 | 3:24.3 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:02.9 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 3:07.8 | ||
| 3 | 3:15.0 | ||
| 4 | 3:19.1 | ||
| 5 | 3:25.3 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:01.9 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 3:12.0 | ||
| 3 | 3:15.7 | ||
| 4 | 3:21.9 | ||
| 5 | 3:25.8 | ||
| 6 | 3:31.3 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:08.5 | ||
| 2 | 3:10.8 | ||
| 3 | 3:17.2 | ||
| 4 | 3:21.3 | ||
| 5 | 3:22.5 |
Semifinals
Sunday August 9, 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:03.1 | ||
| 2 | 3:06.0 | ||
| 3 | 3:08.8 | ||
| 4 | 3:09.7 | ||
| 5 | 3:10.3 | ||
| 6 | 3:15.8 | ||
| 7 | 3:17.7 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:02.8 | ||
| 2 | 3:09.2 | ||
| 3 | 3:09.8 | ||
| 4 | 3:11.4 | ||
| 5 | 3:14.1 | ||
| 6 | 3:18.4 | ||
| 7 | 3:18.5 |
Final
Tuersday August 11, 1936:| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:03.6 | |
| 2 | 3:04.2 | |
| 3 | 3:07.8 | |
| 4 | 3:09.5 | |
| 3:09.5 | ||
| 6 | 3:09.7 | |
| 7 | 3:12.8 |