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200 metres Individual Medley, Women

Date	28 August 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Schwimmhalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	44 from 26 countries

This was the first women’s swimming final of the 1972 Olympics, and it featured the world’s top female swimmer, Australia’s Shane Gould. Lynn Vidali (USA) was back after winning a silver medal in 1968 in the 400 IM, and using her strong backstroke leg she led the final of this race at 100 metres. Gould almost pulled even on the breaststroke and then used her freestyle dominance to pull away for the expected gold medal in a world record 2:23.07. Behind her, Vidali faded on the final lap and was passed by 13-year-old East Germany Kornelia Ender, Vidali winning bronze. Ender would win three medals in Munich, adding two in relays, but she would be heard from much more in Montréal, winning five medals there, including four golds. Gould would continue to star in Munich, eventually finishing with three golds and five Olympic medals in all.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	Shane Gould	AUS	2:26.44 (1 h6)	2:23.07 (1)	Gold
2	790	Kornelia Ender	GDR	2:25.39 (1 h4)	2:23.59 (2)	Silver
3	1079	Lynn Vidali	USA	2:24.92 (1 h5)	2:24.06 (3)	Bronze
4	–	Jenny Bartz	USA	2:25.83 (1 h3)	2:24.55 (4)
5	693	Leslie Cliff	CAN	2:25.59 (2 h2)	2:24.83 (5)
6	804	Evelyn Stolze	GDR	2:25.45 (1 h2)	2:25.90 (6)
7	–	Yoshimi Nishigawa	JPN	2:26.61 (2 h5)	2:26.35 (7)
8	1080	Carolyn Woods	USA	2:26.98 (2 h4)	2:27.42 (8)
9	1033	Nina Petrova	URS	2:27.20 (1 h1)	–
10	1028	Jaroslava Slavíčková	TCH	2:27.33 (3 h2)	–
11	862	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	2:28.05 (2 h6)	–
12	853	Hennie Penterman	NED	2:28.99 (4 h2)	–
13	1019	Anita Zarnowiecki	SWE	2:29.08 (2 h1)	–
14	–	Yukari Takemoto	JPN	2:29.41 (3 h6)	–
15	664	Gail Neall	AUS	2:29.64 (3 h1)	–
16	802	Brigitte Schuchardt	GDR	2:30.04 (2 h3)	–
17	960	Susan Hunter	NZL	2:30.29 (3 h4)	–
18	703	Martha Nelson	CAN	2:30.51 (3 h3)	–
19	1002	Susanne Niesner	SUI	2:30.87 (4 h6)	–
20	773	Shelagh Ratcliffe	GBR	2:31.04 (4 h3)	–
21	–	Birutė Užkuraitytė	URS	2:31.11 (3 h5)	–
22	815	Karin Bormann	FRG	2:31.19 (5 h6)	–
23	774	Susan Richardson	GBR	2:31.24 (4 h5)	–
24	–	Karen James	CAN	2:31.25 (4 h1)	–
25	654	Debra Cain	AUS	2:31.82 (5 h1)	–
26	852	Wijda Mazereeuw	NED	2:32.59 (4 h4)	–
27	863	Judit Turóczy	HUN	2:32.63 (5 h5)	–
28	779	Avis Willington	GBR	2:32.64 (5 h4)	–
29	861	Éva Kiss	HUN	2:32.68 (5 h2)	–
30	851	Gerda Lassooij	NED	2:32.92 (5 h3)	–
31	685	Maria Isabel Guerra	BRA	2:32.95 (6 h4)	–
32	727	Kirsten Campbell	DEN	2:33.15 (7 h4)	–
33	–	Eva Sigg	FIN	2:33.61 (6 h3)	–
34	816	Helmi Boxberger	FRG	2:33.71 (6 h6)	–
35	1087	Gisela Cerezo	VEN	2:35.34 (7 h3)	–
36	977	Hsu Yue-Yun	TPE	2:35.93 (6 h2)	–
37	952	Trine Krogh	NOR	2:36.27 (6 h5)	–
38	938	Rosa Ballesteros	MEX	2:37.00 (7 h2)	–
39	1051	Felicia Ospitaletche	URU	2:37.69 (7 h5)	–
40	–	Eleni Avlonitou	GRE	2:39.10 (6 h1)	–
41	652	Patricia López	ARG	2:42.08 (7 h1)	–
42	720	Roselina Ángel	COL	2:45.46 (7 h6)	–
43	934	Ong Mei Lin	MAS	2:48.13 (8 h6)	–
DQ	945	Laura Vaca	MEX	[2:34.35] (DQ h3)	–
DNS	–	Zhanet Slavcheva	BUL	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	1015	Diana Olsson	SWE	– (DNS h2)	–
DNS	992	Pat Chan	SGP	– (DNS h4)	–
DNS	927	Mireille Bassoul	LBN	– (DNS h5)	–

Round One

Date	28 August 1972 — 10:30
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lynn Vidali	USA	2:24.92	Q
2	Kornelia Ender	GDR	2:25.39	Q
3	Evelyn Stolze	GDR	2:25.45	Q
4	Leslie Cliff	CAN	2:25.59	Q
5	Jenny Bartz	USA	2:25.83	Q
6	Shane Gould	AUS	2:26.44	Q
7	Yoshimi Nishigawa	JPN	2:26.61	Q
8	Carolyn Woods	USA	2:26.98	Q
9	Nina Petrova	URS	2:27.20
10	Jaroslava Slavíčková	TCH	2:27.33
11	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	2:28.05
12	Hennie Penterman	NED	2:28.99
13	Anita Zarnowiecki	SWE	2:29.08
14	Yukari Takemoto	JPN	2:29.41
15	Gail Neall	AUS	2:29.64
16	Brigitte Schuchardt	GDR	2:30.04
17	Susan Hunter	NZL	2:30.29
18	Martha Nelson	CAN	2:30.51
19	Susanne Niesner	SUI	2:30.87
20	Shelagh Ratcliffe	GBR	2:31.04
21	Birutė Užkuraitytė	URS	2:31.11
22	Karin Bormann	FRG	2:31.19
23	Susan Richardson	GBR	2:31.24
24	Karen James	CAN	2:31.25
25	Debra Cain	AUS	2:31.82
26	Wijda Mazereeuw	NED	2:32.59
27	Judit Turóczy	HUN	2:32.63
28	Avis Willington	GBR	2:32.64
29	Éva Kiss	HUN	2:32.68
30	Gerda Lassooij	NED	2:32.92
31	Maria Isabel Guerra	BRA	2:32.95
32	Kirsten Campbell	DEN	2:33.15
33	Eva Sigg	FIN	2:33.61
34	Helmi Boxberger	FRG	2:33.71
35	Gisela Cerezo	VEN	2:35.34
36	Hsu Yue-Yun	TPE	2:35.93
37	Trine Krogh	NOR	2:36.27
38	Rosa Ballesteros	MEX	2:37.00
39	Felicia Ospitaletche	URU	2:37.69
40	Eleni Avlonitou	GRE	2:39.10
41	Patricia López	ARG	2:42.08
42	Roselina Ángel	COL	2:45.46
43	Ong Mei Lin	MAS	2:48.13
DQ	Laura Vaca	MEX	[2:34.35]
DNS	Zhanet Slavcheva	BUL	–
DNS	Diana Olsson	SWE	–
DNS	Pat Chan	SGP	–
DNS	Mireille Bassoul	LBN	–

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	Nina Petrova	URS	2:27.20	33.27 (4)	1:11.29 (4)	1:53.91 (1)	38.02 (3)	42.62 (1)	33.29 (1)
2	Anita Zarnowiecki	SWE	2:29.08	32.95 (3)	1:11.13 (3)	1:55.57 (3)	38.18 (4)	44.44 (2)	33.51 (2)
3	Gail Neall	AUS	2:29.64	32.65 (2)	1:09.73 (1)	1:55.28 (2)	37.08 (1)	45.55 (4)	34.36 (5)
4	Karen James	CAN	2:31.25	33.57 (5)	1:12.77 (5)	1:57.49 (4)	39.20 (5)	44.72 (3)	33.76 (3)
5	Debra Cain	AUS	2:31.82	32.36 (1)	1:09.89 (2)	1:57.88 (5)	37.53 (2)	47.99 (5)	33.94 (4)
6	Eleni Avlonitou	GRE	2:39.10	34.35 (6)	1:15.96 (7)	2:04.07 (6)	41.61 (7)	48.11 (6)	35.03 (6)
7	Patricia López	ARG	2:42.08	35.24 (7)	1:14.89 (6)	2:05.00 (7)	39.65 (6)	50.11 (7)	37.08 (7)
DNS	Zhanet Slavcheva	BUL	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	Evelyn Stolze	GDR	2:25.45	32.16 (2)	1:09.24 (2)	1:51.70 (1)	37.08 (2)	42.46 (1)	33.75 (2)	Q
2	Leslie Cliff	CAN	2:25.59	31.45 (1)	1:07.45 (1)	1:52.13 (2)	36.00 (1)	44.68 (5)	33.46 (1)	Q
3	Jaroslava Slavíčková	TCH	2:27.33	32.22 (3)	1:09.77 (3)	1:52.46 (3)	37.55 (3)	42.69 (2)	34.87 (4)
4	Hennie Penterman	NED	2:28.99	32.99 (6)	1:11.98 (4)	1:55.20 (4)	38.99 (4)	43.22 (4)	33.79 (3)
5	Éva Kiss	HUN	2:32.68	32.53 (5)	1:13.05 (6)	1:55.89 (5)	40.52 (7)	42.84 (3)	36.79 (6)
6	Hsu Yue-Yun	TPE	2:35.93	32.49 (4)	1:12.04 (5)	1:59.31 (6)	39.55 (6)	47.27 (7)	36.62 (5)
7	Rosa Ballesteros	MEX	2:37.00	34.91 (7)	1:14.11 (7)	1:59.79 (7)	39.20 (5)	45.68 (6)	37.21 (7)
DNS	Diana Olsson	SWE	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	Jenny Bartz	USA	2:25.83	31.81 (1)	1:08.99 (1)	1:51.95 (1)	37.18 (1)	42.96 (1)	33.88 (1)	Q
2	Brigitte Schuchardt	GDR	2:30.04	32.66 (4)	1:11.29 (3)	1:54.28 (2)	38.63 (3)	42.99 (2)	35.76 (7)
3	Martha Nelson	CAN	2:30.51	32.45 (2)	1:10.45 (2)	1:55.40 (3)	38.00 (2)	44.95 (5)	35.11 (=4)
4	Shelagh Ratcliffe	GBR	2:31.04	32.97 (5)	1:11.66 (4)	1:56.28 (4)	38.69 (4)	44.62 (4)	34.76 (2)
5	Gerda Lassooij	NED	2:32.92	32.99 (6)	1:12.09 (5)	1:58.01 (5)	39.10 (5)	45.92 (7)	34.91 (3)
6	Eva Sigg	FIN	2:33.61	32.62 (3)	1:12.18 (6)	1:58.50 (6)	39.56 (6)	46.32 (8)	35.11 (=4)
7	Gisela Cerezo	VEN	2:35.34	33.30 (7)	1:13.90 (7)	1:59.41 (8)	40.60 (8)	45.51 (6)	35.93 (8)
DQ	Laura Vaca	MEX	[2:34.35]	[34.59] ([8])	[1:14.64] ([8])	[1:58.93] ([7])	[40.05 (7)]	[44.29 (3)]	[35.42 (6)]

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	Kornelia Ender	GDR	2:25.39	31.60 (1)	1:08.18 (1)	1:53.19 (2)	36.58 (3)	45.01 (2)	32.20 (1)	Q
2	Carolyn Woods	USA	2:26.98	31.93 (2)	1:08.41 (3)	1:52.15 (1)	36.48 (2)	43.74 (1)	34.83 (4)	Q
3	Susan Hunter	NZL	2:30.29	32.58 (5)	1:08.37 (2)	1:55.50 (3)	35.79 (1)	47.13 (6)	34.79 (3)
4	Wijda Mazereeuw	NED	2:32.59	32.70 (6)	1:10.42 (4)	1:56.10 (4)	37.72 (4)	45.68 (4)	36.49 (7)
5	Avis Willington	GBR	2:32.64	32.06 (3)	1:10.43 (5)	1:56.39 (5)	38.37 (6)	45.96 (5)	36.25 (6)
6	Maria Isabel Guerra	BRA	2:32.95	32.56 (4)	1:10.84 (6)	1:58.09 (6)	38.28 (5)	47.25 (7)	34.86 (5)
7	Kirsten Campbell	DEN	2:33.15	33.24 (7)	1:13.40 (7)	1:58.77 (7)	40.16 (7)	45.37 (3)	34.38 (2)
DNS	Pat Chan	SGP	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	Lynn Vidali	USA	2:24.92	31.35 (1)	1:07.73 (1)	1:51.19 (1)	36.38 (2)	43.46 (1)	33.73 (2)	Q
2	Yoshimi Nishigawa	JPN	2:26.61	33.28 (4)	1:09.54 (2)	1:53.13 (2)	36.26 (1)	43.59 (2)	33.48 (1)	Q
3	Birutė Užkuraitytė	URS	2:31.11	33.78 (5)	1:12.79 (5)	1:57.23 (5)	39.01 (4)	44.44 (3)	33.88 (3)
4	Susan Richardson	GBR	2:31.24	32.32 (3)	1:11.95 (4)	1:56.61 (3)	39.63 (5)	44.66 (4)	34.63 (4)
5	Judit Turóczy	HUN	2:32.63	32.03 (2)	1:09.68 (3)	1:56.83 (4)	37.65 (3)	47.15 (7)	35.80 (7)
6	Trine Krogh	NOR	2:36.27	34.28 (6)	1:14.34 (6)	2:01.34 (6)	40.06 (6)	47.00 (6)	34.93 (5)
7	Felicia Ospitaletche	URU	2:37.69	36.28 (7)	1:16.59 (7)	2:02.19 (7)	40.31 (7)	45.60 (5)	35.50 (6)
DNS	Mireille Bassoul	LBN	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	Shane Gould	AUS	2:26.44	31.63 (1)	1:08.89 (1)	1:53.13 (1)	37.26 (2)	44.24 (3)	33.31 (1)	Q
2	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	2:28.05	31.95 (2)	1:11.68 (5)	1:53.51 (2)	39.73 (6)	41.83 (1)	34.54 (2)
3	Yukari Takemoto	JPN	2:29.41	32.66 (5)	1:09.95 (3)	1:53.54 (3)	37.29 (3)	43.59 (2)	35.87 (5)
4	Susanne Niesner	SUI	2:30.87	32.19 (3)	1:10.22 (4)	1:56.20 (5)	38.03 (4)	45.98 (6)	34.67 (3)
5	Karin Bormann	FRG	2:31.19	32.30 (4)	1:08.90 (2)	1:54.53 (4)	36.60 (1)	45.63 (4)	36.66 (7)
6	Helmi Boxberger	FRG	2:33.71	32.85 (6)	1:12.26 (6)	1:57.91 (6)	39.41 (5)	45.65 (5)	35.80 (4)
7	Roselina Ángel	COL	2:45.46	34.83 (7)	1:17.79 (7)	2:08.92 (8)	42.96 (8)	51.13 (8)	36.54 (6)
8	Ong Mei Lin	MAS	2:48.13	37.28 (8)	1:19.00 (8)	2:08.02 (7)	41.72 (7)	49.02 (7)	40.11 (8)

Final Round

Date	28 August 1972 — 18:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Shane Gould	AUS	2:23.07	31.07 (=1)	1:08.46 (=3)	1:51.07 (2)	37.39 (8)	42.61 (2)	32.00 (2)	WR
2	–	Kornelia Ender	GDR	2:23.59	31.45 (3)	1:07.60 (2)	1:52.03 (4)	36.15 (2)	44.43 (8)	31.56 (1)
3	–	Lynn Vidali	USA	2:24.06	31.07 (=1)	1:06.74 (1)	1:50.00 (1)	35.67 (1)	43.26 (3)	34.06 (7)
4	–	Jenny Bartz	USA	2:24.55	31.58 (4)	1:08.77 (5)	1:51.27 (3)	37.19 (6)	42.50 (1)	33.28 (5)
5	–	Leslie Cliff	CAN	2:24.83	31.76 (6)	1:08.46 (=3)	1:52.11 (5)	36.70 (3)	43.65 (6)	32.72 (3)
6	–	Evelyn Stolze	GDR	2:25.90	32.40 (8)	1:09.30 (8)	1:52.86 (8)	36.90 (4)	43.56 (5)	33.04 (4)
7	–	Yoshimi Nishigawa	JPN	2:26.35	31.71 (5)	1:08.84 (6)	1:52.70 (7)	37.13 (5)	43.86 (7)	33.65 (6)
8	–	Carolyn Woods	USA	2:27.42	31.80 (7)	1:09.07 (7)	1:52.61 (6)	37.27 (7)	43.54 (4)	34.81 (8)