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200 metres Breaststroke, Women

Date	21 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscine olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	38 from 21 countries

The Soviet Union has never been a great swimming power, except in the women’s breaststroke. And in Montréal nobody was winning individual events among the women except for swimmers from the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), as they won 10 of 11 individual gold medals, and they had two favorites in this event in world record holder Karla Linke and 1975 World Champion Hannelore Anke. But they did not win, nor did they even send a swimmer to the podium. Prior to this event, only the United States (11 times), Australia (1956 100 freestyle), and East Germany (1976 200 butterfly) had ever swept the medals at an Olympic women’s swimming event. But in this event the Soviet Union became the fourth nation on that list, as Marina Koshevaya won gold, and led Maryna Yurchenia and Lyubov Rusanova to the medal stand. Koshevaya was dominant in winning with 2:33.35, over 1½ seconds better than Linke’s world record and nearly three seconds ahead of Yurchenia.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	208	Marina Koshevaya	URS	2:35.14 (1 h1)	2:33.35 (1)	Gold
2	204	Marina Yurchenya	URS	2:37.92 (1 h2)	2:36.08 (2)	Silver
3	211	Lyubov Rusanova	URS	2:37.45 (2 h4)	2:36.22 (3)	Bronze
4	98	Hannelore Anke	GDR	2:37.21 (1 h4)	2:36.49 (4)
5	107	Karla Linke	GDR	2:37.13 (1 h5)	2:36.97 (5)
6	108	Carola Nitschke	GDR	2:39.06 (2 h5)	2:38.27 (6)
7	93	Maggie Kelly	GBR	2:39.01 (1 h3)	2:38.37 (7)
8	96	Debbie Rudd	GBR	2:38.26 (2 h1)	2:39.01 (8)
9	36	Joann Baker	CAN	2:39.27 (2 h3)	–
10	137	Wijda Mazereeuw	NED	2:39.59 (3 h5)	–
11	38	Lisa Borsholt	CAN	2:39.94 (3 h3)	–
12	63	Susanne Nielsson	DEN	2:41.09 (2 h2)	–
13	196	Ann-Sofi Roos	SWE	2:41.38 (3 h2)	–
14	91	Christine Jarvis	GBR	2:41.61 (4 h2)	–
15	241	Lauri Siering	USA	2:41.66 (5 h2)	–
16	238	Marcia Morey	USA	2:41.85 (3 h1)	–
17	127	Dagmar Rehak	FRG	2:41.98 (3 h4)	–
18	178	Anna Skolarczyk	POL	2:42.05 (4 h4)	–
19	–	Gaby Askamp	FRG	2:42.58 (6 h2)	–
20	11	Judy Hudson	AUS	2:43.88 (5 h4)	–
21	159	Kazuyo Inaba	JPN	2:44.08 (7 h2)	–
22	157	Toshiko Haruoka	JPN	2:44.11 (4 h5)	–
23	–	Melanie MacKay	CAN	2:45.08 (4 h3)	–
24	187	Anette Fredriksson	SWE	2:45.31 (6 h4)	–
25	230	Janis Hape	USA	2:45.57 (5 h5)	–
26	73	Annick de Susini	FRA	2:45.63 (5 h3)	–
27	62	Karin Deleurand	DEN	2:45.96 (6 h3)	–
28	162	Chiharu Mori	JPN	2:46.04 (7 h3)	–
29	25	Colette Crabbe	BEL	2:47.16 (7 h4)	–
30	24	Véronique Brisy	BEL	2:47.55 (6 h5)	–
31	31	Cristina Teixeira	BRA	2:47.69 (4 h1)	–
32	16	Allison Smith	AUS	2:50.11 (5 h1)	–
33	167	Beatriz Camuñas	MEX	2:50.78 (6 h1)	–
34	181	Ángela López	PUR	2:52.71 (8 h4)	–
35	177	Nancy Deaño	PHI	2:53.08 (7 h5)	–
36	219	Elena Ospitaletche	URU	2:53.60 (8 h3)	–
37	253	Dacyl Pérez	VEN	2:56.76 (7 h1)	–
38	–	Patricia Spohn	ARG	2:59.51 (8 h2)	–
DNS	140	Éva Kiss	HUN	– (DNS h1)	–

Round One

Date	21 July 1976 — 10:30
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Marina Koshevaya	URS	2:35.14	QOR
2	5	Karla Linke	GDR	2:37.13	Q
3	4	Hannelore Anke	GDR	2:37.21	Q
4	5	Lyubov Rusanova	URS	2:37.45	Q
5	4	Marina Yurchenya	URS	2:37.92	Q
6	6	Debbie Rudd	GBR	2:38.26	Q
7	5	Maggie Kelly	GBR	2:39.01	Q
8	4	Carola Nitschke	GDR	2:39.06	Q
9	4	Joann Baker	CAN	2:39.27
10	3	Wijda Mazereeuw	NED	2:39.59
11	3	Lisa Borsholt	CAN	2:39.94
12	3	Susanne Nielsson	DEN	2:41.09
13	6	Ann-Sofi Roos	SWE	2:41.38
14	2	Christine Jarvis	GBR	2:41.61
15	5	Lauri Siering	USA	2:41.66
16	3	Marcia Morey	USA	2:41.85
17	3	Dagmar Rehak	FRG	2:41.98
18	7	Anna Skolarczyk	POL	2:42.05
19	1	Gaby Askamp	FRG	2:42.58
20	2	Judy Hudson	AUS	2:43.88
21	7	Kazuyo Inaba	JPN	2:44.08
22	7	Toshiko Haruoka	JPN	2:44.11
23	6	Melanie MacKay	CAN	2:45.08
24	6	Anette Fredriksson	SWE	2:45.31
25	6	Janis Hape	USA	2:45.57
26	1	Annick de Susini	FRA	2:45.63
27	7	Karin Deleurand	DEN	2:45.96
28	2	Chiharu Mori	JPN	2:46.04
29	1	Colette Crabbe	BEL	2:47.16
30	1	Véronique Brisy	BEL	2:47.55
31	7	Cristina Teixeira	BRA	2:47.69
32	2	Allison Smith	AUS	2:50.11
33	1	Beatriz Camuñas	MEX	2:50.78
34	8	Ángela López	PUR	2:52.71
35	8	Nancy Deaño	PHI	2:53.08
36	8	Elena Ospitaletche	URU	2:53.60
37	8	Dacyl Pérez	VEN	2:56.76
38	8	Patricia Spohn	ARG	2:59.51
DNS	5	Éva Kiss	HUN	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Marina Koshevaya	URS	2:35.14	36.74 (2)	1:16.69 (2)	1:56.07 (1)	39.95 (2)	39.38 (1)	39.07 (1)	QOR
2	6	Debbie Rudd	GBR	2:38.26	36.00 (1)	1:15.86 (1)	1:56.93 (2)	39.86 (1)	41.07 (2)	41.33 (2)	Q
3	3	Marcia Morey	USA	2:41.85	38.03 (3)	1:19.04 (3)	2:00.43 (3)	41.01 (3)	41.39 (3)	41.42 (3)
4	7	Cristina Teixeira	BRA	2:47.69	38.17 (4)	1:20.48 (4)	2:03.58 (4)	42.31 (4)	43.10 (4)	44.11 (4)
5	2	Allison Smith	AUS	2:50.11	39.06 (6)	1:21.82 (5)	2:05.61 (5)	42.76 (5)	43.79 (5)	44.50 (6)
6	1	Beatriz Camuñas	MEX	2:50.78	38.88 (5)	1:22.25 (6)	2:06.31 (6)	43.37 (6)	44.06 (6)	44.47 (5)
7	8	Dacyl Pérez	VEN	2:56.76	40.45 (7)	1:24.86 (7)	2:10.82 (7)	44.41 (7)	45.96 (7)	45.94 (7)
DNS	5	Éva Kiss	HUN	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Marina Yurchenya	URS	2:37.92	36.81 (3)	1:17.29 (1)	1:57.77 (1)	40.48 (1)	40.48 (1)	40.15 (1)	Q
2	3	Susanne Nielsson	DEN	2:41.09	36.39 (1)	1:17.68 (2)	1:58.82 (2)	41.29 (4)	41.14 (2)	42.27 (6)
3	6	Ann-Sofi Roos	SWE	2:41.38	37.24 (6)	1:18.57 (6)	2:00.26 (5)	41.33 (5)	41.69 (4)	41.12 (2)
4	2	Christine Jarvis	GBR	2:41.61	36.72 (2)	1:17.84 (3)	1:59.64 (4)	41.12 (3)	41.80 (5)	41.97 (5)
5	5	Lauri Siering	USA	2:41.66	37.27 (7)	1:17.93 (4)	1:59.32 (3)	40.66 (2)	41.39 (3)	42.34 (7)
6	1	Gaby Askamp	FRG	2:42.58	37.10 (5)	1:18.48 (5)	2:00.64 (6)	41.38 (6)	42.16 (6)	41.94 (3)
7	7	Kazuyo Inaba	JPN	2:44.08	37.01 (4)	1:19.30 (7)	2:02.12 (7)	42.29 (7)	42.82 (7)	41.96 (4)
8	8	Patricia Spohn	ARG	2:59.51	39.03 (8)	1:23.97 (8)	2:10.79 (8)	44.94 (8)	46.82 (8)	48.72 (8)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Maggie Kelly	GBR	2:39.01	35.92 (1)	1:16.34 (1)	1:57.90 (2)	40.42 (1)	41.56 (3)	41.11 (1)	Q
2	4	Joann Baker	CAN	2:39.27	36.23 (2)	1:16.66 (2)	1:57.66 (1)	40.43 (2)	41.00 (1)	41.61 (3)
3	3	Lisa Borsholt	CAN	2:39.94	36.29 (3)	1:17.09 (3)	1:58.52 (3)	40.80 (3)	41.43 (2)	41.42 (2)
4	6	Melanie MacKay	CAN	2:45.08	38.84 (7)	1:20.67 (6)	2:02.74 (5)	41.83 (5)	42.07 (4)	42.34 (5)
5	1	Annick de Susini	FRA	2:45.63	38.76 (6)	1:21.38 (7)	2:03.57 (7)	42.62 (7)	42.19 (5)	42.06 (4)
6	7	Karin Deleurand	DEN	2:45.96	37.73 (4)	1:19.21 (4)	2:02.11 (4)	41.48 (4)	42.90 (6)	43.85 (8)
7	2	Chiharu Mori	JPN	2:46.04	37.99 (5)	1:20.18 (5)	2:03.18 (6)	42.19 (6)	43.00 (7)	42.86 (6)
8	8	Elena Ospitaletche	URU	2:53.60	38.99 (8)	1:24.15 (8)	2:10.07 (8)	45.16 (8)	45.92 (8)	43.53 (7)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Hannelore Anke	GDR	2:37.21	34.87 (1)	1:15.57 (1)	1:56.75 (1)	40.70 (2)	41.18 (2)	40.46 (1)	Q
2	5	Lyubov Rusanova	URS	2:37.45	36.46 (2)	1:16.54 (2)	1:56.76 (2)	40.08 (1)	40.22 (1)	40.69 (2)	Q
3	3	Dagmar Rehak	FRG	2:41.98	36.87 (3)	1:17.95 (3)	1:59.84 (3)	41.08 (3)	41.89 (4)	42.14 (4)
4	7	Anna Skolarczyk	POL	2:42.05	36.94 (4)	1:18.09 (4)	2:00.09 (4)	41.15 (4)	42.00 (5)	41.96 (3)
5	2	Judy Hudson	AUS	2:43.88	38.32 (6)	1:19.96 (6)	2:01.56 (5)	41.64 (5)	41.60 (3)	42.32 (5)
6	6	Anette Fredriksson	SWE	2:45.31	37.22 (5)	1:19.00 (5)	2:01.79 (6)	41.78 (6)	42.79 (7)	43.52 (7)
7	1	Colette Crabbe	BEL	2:47.16	39.25 (8)	1:21.67 (7)	2:04.42 (7)	42.42 (7)	42.75 (6)	42.74 (6)
8	8	Ángela López	PUR	2:52.71	38.88 (7)	1:22.21 (8)	2:07.46 (8)	43.33 (8)	45.25 (8)	45.25 (8)

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Karla Linke	GDR	2:37.13	36.01 (2)	1:15.88 (2)	1:56.64 (1)	39.87 (1)	40.76 (1)	40.49 (1)	Q
2	4	Carola Nitschke	GDR	2:39.06	35.07 (1)	1:15.62 (1)	1:57.35 (2)	40.55 (3)	41.73 (3)	41.71 (3)	Q
3	3	Wijda Mazereeuw	NED	2:39.59	36.17 (3)	1:16.61 (3)	1:58.07 (3)	40.44 (2)	41.46 (2)	41.52 (2)
4	7	Toshiko Haruoka	JPN	2:44.11	37.90 (5)	1:19.22 (4)	2:01.37 (4)	41.32 (4)	42.15 (4)	42.74 (6)
5	6	Janis Hape	USA	2:45.57	37.81 (4)	1:20.36 (5)	2:02.89 (5)	42.55 (5)	42.53 (5)	42.68 (4)
6	1	Véronique Brisy	BEL	2:47.55	39.53 (7)	1:22.13 (7)	2:04.85 (6)	42.60 (6)	42.72 (6)	42.70 (5)
7	8	Nancy Deaño	PHI	2:53.08	38.93 (6)	1:21.91 (6)	2:06.85 (7)	42.98 (7)	44.94 (7)	46.23 (7)

Final Round

Date	21 July 1976 — 19:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Marina Koshevaya	URS	2:33.35	36.63 (6)	1:16.42 (5)	1:55.51 (1)	39.79 (4)	39.09 (1)	37.84 (1)	WR
2	2	Marina Yurchenya	URS	2:36.08	36.35 (4)	1:15.82 (4)	1:55.69 (2)	39.47 (1)	39.87 (2)	40.39 (4)
3	6	Lyubov Rusanova	URS	2:36.22	36.72 (=7)	1:16.52 (6)	1:56.45 (5)	39.80 (5)	39.93 (3)	39.77 (3)
4	3	Hannelore Anke	GDR	2:36.49	36.72 (=7)	1:16.53 (7)	1:57.26 (7)	39.81 (6)	40.73 (6)	39.23 (2)
5	5	Karla Linke	GDR	2:36.97	36.15 (3)	1:15.80 (3)	1:56.48 (6)	39.65 (3)	40.68 (4)	40.49 (5)
6	8	Carola Nitschke	GDR	2:38.27	34.91 (1)	1:15.34 (2)	1:56.03 (3)	40.43 (7)	40.69 (5)	42.24 (=7)
7	1	Maggie Kelly	GBR	2:38.37	35.36 (2)	1:14.89 (1)	1:56.13 (4)	39.53 (2)	41.24 (7)	42.24 (=7)
8	7	Debbie Rudd	GBR	2:39.01	36.46 (5)	1:16.93 (8)	1:58.45 (8)	40.47 (8)	41.52 (8)	40.56 (6)