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200 metres Backstroke, Women

Date	31 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	43 from 30 countries

Swimming rules for backstroke were slightly different in 1992, as no hand touch was required at the turn, a rule put into effect in March 1991. But that did not bother the defending gold medalist, Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN), who had dominated the backstroke since Seoul. She held the world record in both backstroke events, had won them both at the 1991 World and European Championships, and already had a gold medal in Barcelona, in the 400 IM.

If there was any doubt, Egerszegi erased it in qualifying, leading American Lea Loveless by almost four full seconds. The final was a bit closer, but not much, as she won by 2.4 seconds over Germany’s Dagmar Hase, who three days earlier had won a surprising gold medal in the 400 freestyle over Janet Evans. The bronze went to Australian Nicole Stevenson, silver medalist in both backstrokes at the 1991 Pan Pacific meet.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	Krisztina Egerszegi	HUN	2:07.34 (1 h6)	–	2:07.06 (1)	Gold
2	Dagmar Hase	GER	2:11.52 (2 h6)	–	2:09.46 (2)	Silver
3	Nicole Stevenson	AUS	2:12.32 (1 h5)	–	2:10.20 (3)	Bronze
4	Lea Loveless	USA	2:11.32 (1 h4)	–	2:11.54 (4)
5	Anna Simcic	NZL	2:12.99 (3 h6)	–	2:11.99 (5)
6	Tünde Szabó	HUN	2:13.81 (3 h4)	–	2:12.94 (6)
7	Sylvia Poll	CRC	2:11.66 (2 h4)	–	2:12.97 (7)
8	Leigh Habler	AUS	2:13.44 (4 h6)	–	2:13.68 (8)
9	Marion Zoller	GER	2:14.53 (4 h4)	2:13.77 (1)	–
10	Joanne Deakins	GBR	2:14.34 (3 h5)	2:13.91 (2)	–
11	Junko Torikai	JPN	2:16.13 (6 h5)	2:15.20 (3)	–
12	Lin Li	CHN	2:15.87 (6 h6)	2:15.38 (4)	–
13	Lorenza Vigarani	ITA	2:15.49 (4 h5)	2:16.21 (5)	–
14	Nina Zhivanevskaya	EUN	2:14.34 (5 h6)	2:17.61 (6)	–
15	Noriko Inada	JPN	2:15.74 (5 h5)	2:17.68 (7)	–
16	Nathalie Wunderlich	SUI	2:16.07 (1 h3)	2:19.70 (8)	–
17	Janie Wagstaff	USA	2:13.91 (2 h5)	–	–		1
18	Núria Castelló	ESP	2:16.24 (5 h4)	–	–
19	Akiko Thomson	PHI	2:16.44 (1 h2)	–	–
20	Francesca Salvalajo	ITA	2:16.89 (7 h6)	–	–
21	Kathy Read	GBR	2:17.15 (6 h4)	–	–
22	Ellen Elzerman	NED	2:17.34 (7 h4)	–	–
23	Nikki Dryden	CAN	2:17.54 (7 h5)	–	–
24	Ana Barros	POR	2:17.59 (2 h3)	–	–
25	Beth Hazel	CAN	2:17.70 (8 h5)	–	–
26	Małgorzata Galwas	POL	2:17.73 (3 h3)	–	–
27	Rita Garay	PUR	2:18.10 (4 h3)	–	–
28	Lee Chang-Ha	KOR	2:18.33 (2 h2)	–	–
29	Claudia Stănescu	ROU	2:18.39 (5 h3)	–	–
30	Helena Straková	TCH	2:18.44 (6 h3)	–	–
31	Lu Bin	CHN	2:18.51 (8 h6)	–	–
32	Jill Brukman	RSA	2:18.56 (3 h2)	–	–
33	Nataliya Shibayeva	EUN	2:20.54 (8 h4)	–	–
34	Cristina Rey	ESP	2:20.75 (7 h3)	–	–
35	Michelle Smith	IRL	2:21.37 (4 h2)	–	–
36	Mariya Kocheva	BUL	2:21.79 (1 h1)	–	–
37	Darija Alauf	IOA	2:22.07 (2 h1)	–	–
38	Marta Włodkowska	POL	2:22.86 (5 h2)	–	–
39	Storme Moodie	ZIM	2:23.26 (3 h1)	–	–
40	Sarah Murphy	ZIM	2:24.58 (4 h1)	–	–
41	Tanja Godina	SLO	2:25.31 (6 h2)	–	–
42	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	2:26.32 (5 h1)	–	–
43	Ana Fortín	HON	2:27.33 (6 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	31 July 1992 — 11:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Krisztina Egerszegi	HUN	2:07.34	QOR
2	Lea Loveless	USA	2:11.32	Q
3	Dagmar Hase	GER	2:11.52	Q
4	Sylvia Poll	CRC	2:11.66	Q
5	Nicole Stevenson	AUS	2:12.32	Q
6	Anna Simcic	NZL	2:12.99	Q
7	Leigh Habler	AUS	2:13.44	Q
8	Tünde Szabó	HUN	2:13.81	Q
9	Janie Wagstaff	USA	2:13.91	q
=10	Joanne Deakins	GBR	2:14.34	q
=10	Nina Zhivanevskaya	EUN	2:14.34	q
12	Marion Zoller	GER	2:14.53	q
13	Lorenza Vigarani	ITA	2:15.49	q
14	Noriko Inada	JPN	2:15.74	q
15	Lin Li	CHN	2:15.87	q
16	Nathalie Wunderlich	SUI	2:16.07	q
17	Junko Torikai	JPN	2:16.13
18	Núria Castelló	ESP	2:16.24
19	Akiko Thomson	PHI	2:16.44
20	Francesca Salvalajo	ITA	2:16.89
21	Kathy Read	GBR	2:17.15
22	Ellen Elzerman	NED	2:17.34
23	Nikki Dryden	CAN	2:17.54
24	Ana Barros	POR	2:17.59
25	Beth Hazel	CAN	2:17.70
26	Małgorzata Galwas	POL	2:17.73
27	Rita Garay	PUR	2:18.10
28	Lee Chang-Ha	KOR	2:18.33
29	Claudia Stănescu	ROU	2:18.39
30	Helena Straková	TCH	2:18.44
31	Lu Bin	CHN	2:18.51
32	Jill Brukman	RSA	2:18.56
33	Nataliya Shibayeva	EUN	2:20.54
34	Cristina Rey	ESP	2:20.75
35	Michelle Smith	IRL	2:21.37
36	Mariya Kocheva	BUL	2:21.79
37	Darija Alauf	IOA	2:22.07
38	Marta Włodkowska	POL	2:22.86
39	Storme Moodie	ZIM	2:23.26
40	Sarah Murphy	ZIM	2:24.58
41	Tanja Godina	SLO	2:25.31
42	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	2:26.32
43	Ana Fortín	HON	2:27.33

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Mariya Kocheva	BUL	2:21.79	32.68 (1)	1:08.27 (1)	1:44.59 (1)	35.59 (2)	36.32 (2)	37.20 (2)
2	Darija Alauf	IOA	2:22.07	33.70 (3)	1:09.02 (2)	1:44.82 (2)	35.32 (1)	35.80 (1)	37.25 (=3)
3	Storme Moodie	ZIM	2:23.26	34.26 (4)	1:10.39 (4)	1:47.07 (4)	36.13 (4)	36.68 (4)	36.19 (1)
4	Sarah Murphy	ZIM	2:24.58	33.32 (2)	1:09.23 (3)	1:45.83 (3)	35.91 (3)	36.60 (3)	38.75 (6)
5	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	2:26.32	34.54 (6)	1:11.49 (5)	1:49.07 (6)	36.95 (5)	37.58 (6)	37.25 (=3)
6	Ana Fortín	HON	2:27.33	34.49 (5)	1:11.53 (6)	1:48.85 (5)	37.04 (6)	37.32 (5)	38.48 (5)

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Akiko Thomson	PHI	2:16.44	32.18 (1)	1:06.33 (1)	1:41.12 (1)	34.15 (1)	34.79 (1)	35.32 (2)
2	Lee Chang-Ha	KOR	2:18.33	32.79 (2)	1:07.60 (3)	1:43.02 (2)	34.81 (3)	35.42 (2)	35.31 (1)
3	Jill Brukman	RSA	2:18.56	33.11 (3)	1:07.59 (2)	1:43.04 (3)	34.48 (2)	35.45 (3)	35.52 (3)
4	Michelle Smith	IRL	2:21.37	33.30 (4)	1:08.45 (4)	1:44.80 (4)	35.15 (4)	36.35 (4)	36.57 (4)
5	Marta Włodkowska	POL	2:22.86	33.82 (5)	1:09.32 (5)	1:45.74 (5)	35.50 (5)	36.42 (5)	37.12 (5)
6	Tanja Godina	SLO	2:25.31	34.58 (6)	1:10.73 (6)	1:47.72 (6)	36.15 (6)	36.99 (6)	37.59 (6)

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Nathalie Wunderlich	SUI	2:16.07	32.66 (4)	1:07.28 (4)	1:41.61 (2)	34.62 (3)	34.33 (1)	34.46 (1)	q
2	Ana Barros	POR	2:17.59	32.61 (3)	1:06.64 (1)	1:41.40 (1)	34.03 (1)	34.76 (2)	36.19 (6)
3	Małgorzata Galwas	POL	2:17.73	32.76 (5)	1:07.24 (3)	1:42.29 (3)	34.48 (2)	35.05 (3)	35.44 (3)
4	Rita Garay	PUR	2:18.10	33.06 (7)	1:07.72 (6)	1:42.99 (6)	34.66 (4)	35.27 (4)	35.11 (2)
5	Claudia Stănescu	ROU	2:18.39	32.54 (2)	1:07.33 (5)	1:42.82 (5)	34.79 (5)	35.49 (6)	35.57 (4)
6	Helena Straková	TCH	2:18.44	32.12 (1)	1:07.23 (2)	1:42.58 (4)	35.11 (6)	35.35 (5)	35.86 (5)
7	Cristina Rey	ESP	2:20.75	32.98 (6)	1:08.38 (7)	1:44.51 (7)	35.40 (7)	36.13 (7)	36.24 (7)

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Lea Loveless	USA	2:11.32	31.16 (1)	1:04.26 (2)	1:37.51 (1)	33.10 (2)	33.25 (1)	33.81 (2)	Q
2	Sylvia Poll	CRC	2:11.66	31.20 (2)	1:04.19 (1)	1:37.73 (2)	32.99 (1)	33.54 (2)	33.93 (3)	Q
3	Tünde Szabó	HUN	2:13.81	31.67 (3)	1:05.63 (3)	1:40.08 (3)	33.96 (4)	34.45 (5)	33.73 (1)	Q
4	Marion Zoller	GER	2:14.53	32.50 (4)	1:06.32 (4)	1:40.36 (4)	33.82 (3)	34.04 (3)	34.17 (4)	q
5	Núria Castelló	ESP	2:16.24	32.91 (7)	1:07.41 (7)	1:41.71 (5)	34.50 (6)	34.30 (4)	34.53 (5)
6	Kathy Read	GBR	2:17.15	32.90 (6)	1:07.33 (6)	1:42.05 (6)	34.43 (5)	34.72 (6)	35.10 (7)
7	Ellen Elzerman	NED	2:17.34	32.52 (5)	1:07.17 (5)	1:42.59 (7)	34.65 (7)	35.42 (7)	34.75 (6)
8	Nataliya Shibayeva	EUN	2:20.54	33.44 (8)	1:08.64 (8)	1:44.65 (8)	35.20 (8)	36.01 (8)	35.89 (8)

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Nicole Stevenson	AUS	2:12.32	31.59 (2)	1:04.99 (2)	1:38.80 (1)	33.40 (1)	33.81 (1)	33.52 (1)	Q
2	Janie Wagstaff	USA	2:13.91	31.34 (1)	1:04.76 (1)	1:39.31 (2)	33.42 (2)	34.55 (4)	34.60 (7)	q
3	Joanne Deakins	GBR	2:14.34	32.16 (5)	1:05.81 (3)	1:40.01 (3)	33.65 (3)	34.20 (2)	34.33 (3)	q
4	Lorenza Vigarani	ITA	2:15.49	32.04 (4)	1:05.97 (4)	1:40.90 (4)	33.93 (4)	34.93 (5)	34.59 (6)	q
5	Noriko Inada	JPN	2:15.74	32.02 (3)	1:06.23 (5)	1:41.21 (5)	34.21 (7)	34.98 (6)	34.53 (4)	q
6	Junko Torikai	JPN	2:16.13	33.10 (7)	1:07.04 (6)	1:41.57 (6)	33.94 (5)	34.53 (3)	34.56 (5)
7	Nikki Dryden	CAN	2:17.54	32.83 (6)	1:07.38 (8)	1:43.46 (8)	34.55 (8)	36.08 (8)	34.08 (2)
8	Beth Hazel	CAN	2:17.70	33.23 (8)	1:07.25 (7)	1:42.24 (7)	34.02 (6)	34.99 (7)	35.46 (8)

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Krisztina Egerszegi	HUN	2:07.34	30.60 (1)	1:02.85 (1)	1:35.10 (1)	32.25 (1)	32.25 (1)	32.24 (1)	QOR
2	Dagmar Hase	GER	2:11.52	31.72 (3)	1:04.80 (3)	1:38.26 (2)	33.08 (2)	33.46 (2)	33.26 (3)	Q
3	Anna Simcic	NZL	2:12.99	32.27 (5)	1:06.13 (5)	1:39.86 (5)	33.86 (6)	33.73 (4)	33.13 (2)	Q
4	Leigh Habler	AUS	2:13.44	32.03 (4)	1:05.88 (4)	1:39.56 (4)	33.85 (5)	33.68 (3)	33.88 (5)	Q
5	Nina Zhivanevskaya	EUN	2:14.34	31.49 (2)	1:04.66 (2)	1:39.36 (3)	33.17 (3)	34.70 (5)	34.98 (7)	q
6	Lin Li	CHN	2:15.87	32.55 (6)	1:07.40 (7)	1:42.23 (7)	34.85 (7)	34.83 (6)	33.64 (4)	q
7	Francesca Salvalajo	ITA	2:16.89	32.89 (8)	1:06.54 (6)	1:41.57 (6)	33.65 (4)	35.03 (7)	35.32 (8)
8	Lu Bin	CHN	2:18.51	32.60 (7)	1:08.21 (8)	1:44.38 (8)	35.61 (8)	36.17 (8)	34.13 (6)

B Final

Date	31 July 1992 — 19:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Marion Zoller	GER	2:13.77	32.15 (3)	1:05.88 (1)	1:39.95 (1)	33.73 (2)	34.07 (1)	33.82 (4)
2	Joanne Deakins	GBR	2:13.91	32.28 (4)	1:05.97 (3)	1:40.24 (2)	33.69 (1)	34.27 (2)	33.67 (2)
3	Junko Torikai	JPN	2:15.20	33.04 (7)	1:07.06 (6)	1:41.40 (3)	34.02 (3)	34.34 (3)	33.80 (3)
4	Lin Li	CHN	2:15.38	32.60 (6)	1:07.09 (7)	1:42.01 (6)	34.49 (6)	34.92 (4)	33.37 (1)
5	Lorenza Vigarani	ITA	2:16.21	32.42 (5)	1:06.83 (5)	1:42.02 (7)	34.41 (5)	35.19 (5)	34.19 (5)
6	Nina Zhivanevskaya	EUN	2:17.61	31.79 (1)	1:05.96 (2)	1:41.93 (4)	34.17 (4)	35.97 (8)	35.68 (6)
7	Noriko Inada	JPN	2:17.68	31.96 (2)	1:06.46 (4)	1:41.94 (5)	34.50 (7)	35.48 (6)	35.74 (7)
8	Nathalie Wunderlich	SUI	2:19.70	33.12 (8)	1:07.71 (8)	1:43.34 (8)	34.59 (8)	35.63 (7)	36.36 (8)

Final Round

Date	31 July 1992 — 19:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Krisztina Egerszegi	HUN	2:07.06	30.43 (1)	1:02.39 (1)	1:35.10 (1)	31.96 (1)	32.71 (1)	31.96 (1)	OR
2	Dagmar Hase	GER	2:09.46	31.54 (=4)	1:04.31 (3)	1:37.28 (3)	32.77 (3)	32.97 (2)	32.18 (2)
3	Nicole Stevenson	AUS	2:10.20	31.54 (=4)	1:04.50 (4)	1:37.82 (4)	32.96 (4)	33.32 (=3)	32.38 (3)
4	Lea Loveless	USA	2:11.54	30.89 (2)	1:03.52 (2)	1:36.84 (2)	32.63 (2)	33.32 (=3)	34.70 (8)
5	Anna Simcic	NZL	2:11.99	31.92 (6)	1:04.98 (6)	1:38.59 (5)	33.06 (6)	33.61 (5)	33.40 (5)
6	Tünde Szabó	HUN	2:12.94	31.93 (7)	1:05.39 (7)	1:39.67 (7)	33.46 (7)	34.28 (7)	33.27 (4)
7	Sylvia Poll	CRC	2:12.97	31.51 (3)	1:04.55 (5)	1:38.66 (6)	33.04 (5)	34.11 (6)	34.31 (7)
8	Leigh Habler	AUS	2:13.68	32.16 (8)	1:05.73 (8)	1:40.02 (8)	33.57 (8)	34.29 (8)	33.66 (6)