Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1988 Olympic Games

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

took place between September 20 & September 21. 43 swimmers contested this event.

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 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...

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

Medalists

A Final

Place	Swimmer	Country	Time	Notes
	Silke Hörner Silke Hörner Silke Hörner is a German former breaststroke swimmer, a leading member of the 1980s East German swimming team. She won two Olympic gold medals, in the 200 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and set four individual world records...		2:26.71	WR
	Huang Xiaomin Huang Xiaomin Huang Xiaomin is a former breaststroke swimmer from China, whose best performance during her career was winning the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...		2:27.49
	Antoaneta Frenkeva Antoaneta Frenkeva Antoaneta Frenkeva is a former breaststroke swimmer from Bulgaria, who won the silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, just behind her teammate Tanya Dangalakova...		2:28.34
4	Tanya Dangalakova		2:28.43
5	Yuliya Bogacheva		2:28.54
6	Ingrid Lempereur Ingrid Lempereur Ingrid Lempereur is a former international top swimmer from Belgium. She won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the age of 15.-References:...		2:29.42
7	Allison Higson Allison Higson Allison Higson now Allison Cavanaugh is a former international breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal with the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, together with Andrea Nugent, Jane Kerr, and Lori Melien.At the 1986...		2:29.60
8	Manuela Dalla Valle Manuela Dalla Valle Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...		2:29.86

B Final

Place	Swimmer	Country	Time	Notes
9	Susanne Bornicke		2:28.55
10	Svetlana Kuzmina		2:30.03
11	Linda Moes Linda Moes Linda Moes is a former breaststroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....		2:30.83
12	Annalisa Nisiro		2:31.19
13	Susan Rapp Susan Rapp Susan Gerard Rapp von der Lippe is a competitive breaststroke swimmer from the United States who won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...		2:32.90
14	Tracey McFarlane Tracey McFarlane Tracey Danielle McFarlane is a former international breaststroke swimmer, who competed for both Canada and the United States. She held the USA Record in the 100 breaststroke from 1988-1992....		2:33.46
15	Guylaine Cloutier Guylaine Cloutier Guylaine Cloutier is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Her best Olympic finish was the fourth place in the 100m breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,...		2:33.55
16	Brigitte Becue Brigitte Becue Brigitte Becue is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Belgium, who competed for her native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988...		2:34.10

Preliminary heats

Rank	Swimmer	Country	Time	Notes
1	Silke Hörner Silke Hörner Silke Hörner is a German former breaststroke swimmer, a leading member of the 1980s East German swimming team. She won two Olympic gold medals, in the 200 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and set four individual world records...		2:27.63	q-A
2	Julia Bogacheva		2:28.94	q-A
3	Antoaneta Frenkeva Antoaneta Frenkeva Antoaneta Frenkeva is a former breaststroke swimmer from Bulgaria, who won the silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, just behind her teammate Tanya Dangalakova...		2:29.57	q-A
4	Allison Higson Allison Higson Allison Higson now Allison Cavanaugh is a former international breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal with the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, together with Andrea Nugent, Jane Kerr, and Lori Melien.At the 1986...		2:29.67	q-A
5	Tanya Dangalakova		2:29.91	q-A
6	Huang Xiaomin Huang Xiaomin Huang Xiaomin is a former breaststroke swimmer from China, whose best performance during her career was winning the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...		2:30.03	q-A
7	Ingrid Lempereur Ingrid Lempereur Ingrid Lempereur is a former international top swimmer from Belgium. She won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the age of 15.-References:...		2:30.07	q-A
8	Manuela Dalla Valle Manuela Dalla Valle Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...		2:30.50	q-A

9	Susanne Bornicke		2:30.71	q-B
10	Svetlana Kuzmina		2:30.93	q-B
11	Linda Moes Linda Moes Linda Moes is a former breaststroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....		2:31.98	q-B
12	Tracey McFarlane Tracey McFarlane Tracey Danielle McFarlane is a former international breaststroke swimmer, who competed for both Canada and the United States. She held the USA Record in the 100 breaststroke from 1988-1992....		2:32.11	q-B
13	Annalisa Nisiro		2:32.77	q-B
14	Brigitte Becue Brigitte Becue Brigitte Becue is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Belgium, who competed for her native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988...		2:33.13	q-B
15	Susan Rapp Susan Rapp Susan Gerard Rapp von der Lippe is a competitive breaststroke swimmer from the United States who won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...		2:34.21	q-B
16	Guylaine Cloutier Guylaine Cloutier Guylaine Cloutier is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Her best Olympic finish was the fourth place in the 100m breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,...		2:34.35	q-B

17	Britta Dahm		2:35.06
18	Silvia Parera Silvia Parera Silvia Parera Carrau is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....		2:35.57
19	Yoshie Nishioka		2:35.81
20	Susannah Brownsdon		2:36.14
21	Kornelia Stawicka		2:36.85
22	Virginia Bojaryn		2:37.38
23	Hiroke Nagasaki		2:37.44
24	Karen Horning Karen Horning Karen Horning is a former female breaststroke swimmer, who swam for Peru at the 1988 Summer Olympics.At the Games, she finished in 28th and in 24th place , setting the nation record latter . As of late 2009, it still stands as the Peru Record.-References:...		2:37.84	NR
25	Pia Sorensen		2:38.49
26	Pascaline Louvrier		2:38.75
27	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir		2:39.10
28	Dorota Chylak		2:39.38
29	Sung-Won Park		2:39.40
30	Lara Hoolveld		2:39.97
31	Nancy Arendt		2:40.78
32	Anamiarija Petricavic		2:40.80
33	Helen Frank		2:41.12
34	Heike Esser		2:41.34
35	Carwai Seto		2:42.31
36	Patricia Brueihart		2:42.82
37	Montserrat Hidalgo Montserrat Hidalgo Montserrat Hidalgo is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from Costa Rica, who won the bronze medal in the women's 4x100m relay event at the 1987 Pan American Games. She swam for Costa Rica at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...		2:44.72
38	Sigrid Niehaus		2:45.35
39	Alicia Boscatto Alicia Boscatto Alicia María Boscatto is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from Argentina, who won the silver medal in the Women's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles,...		2:45.80
40	CHEN Huiling		2:45.87
41	Kimberly Chan		2:50.84
42	Digika Chanmugami		2:51.60
--	Valentina Aracil		DQ

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