Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly

The women's 200 metre butterfly
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...

event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 4. This swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

event used the butterfly stroke

Butterfly stroke

The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...

. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Medalists

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Karen Moe Karen Moe Karen Patricia Moe-Thornton is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 200 m Butterfly at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-External links:...		2:15.57	WR
	Lynn Colella Lynn Colella Lynn Ann Colella is a former American swimmer. She represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where she won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriot Karen Moe...		2:16.34
	Ellie Daniel Ellie Daniel Eleanor Suzanne Daniel is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay, a silver medal in 100 m butterley, and a bronze medal in 200 m butterfly...		2:16.74
4	Rosemarie Kother-Gabriel		2:17.11
5	Noriko Asano		2:19.50
6	Helga Lindner Helga Lindner Helga Lindner is a German swimmer. Born in Chemnitz, East Germany, she competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics....		2:20.47
7	Gail Neall Gail Neall Gail Neall is a former Australian medley swimmer who raced in the 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in world record time.- Early years :...		2:21.88
8	Mayumi Aoki Mayumi Aoki is a Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where she received a gold medal in 100 m butterfly...		2:22.84

Key: WR = World record

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