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200 metres Breaststroke, Women

Date	27 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	39 from 28 countries

At the US Olympic Trials Anita Nall had broken the world record in both the prelims and the final, and came to Barcelona as a slight favorite in an event that was relatively wide-open. In the final in Barcelona she led at the start, had a bodylength by 50 metres, and still had one second on the field at 150 metres. But then Japan’s Kyoko Iwasaki closed quickly, passing Nall near the wall and winning the gold medal. Iwasaki had only turned 14 a few days before this event started. Nall was also passed for silver by China’s Lin Li. Lin won two other individual medals in Barcelona in the IMs, with silver in the longer race, and gold in the 200. Iwasaki became the youngest swimming gold medalist in Olympic history, a mark that still stands through 2008.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	386	Kyoko Iwasaki	JPN	2:27.78 (2 h5)	–	2:26.65 (1)	Gold
2	112	Lin Li	CHN	2:29.99 (5 h5)	–	2:26.85 (2)	Silver
3	624	Anita Nall	USA	2:27.77 (1 h5)	–	2:26.88 (3)	Bronze
4	189	Alena Rudkouskaya	EUN	2:28.24 (1 h3)	–	2:28.47 (4)
5	84	Guylaine Cloutier	CAN	2:29.01 (3 h5)	–	2:29.88 (5)
6	89	Nathalie Giguère	CAN	2:29.71 (4 h5)	–	2:30.11 (6)
7	361	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	2:30.75 (2 h3)	–	2:31.21 (7)
8	487	Alicja Pęczak	POL	2:30.78 (1 h4)	–	2:31.76 (8)
9	327	Gabriella Csépe	HUN	2:32.04 (6 h5)	2:31.15 (1)	–
10	267	Daniela Brendel	GER	2:32.09 (3 h4)	2:32.05 (2)	–
11	221	Audrey Guérit	FRA	2:32.33 (4 h4)	2:32.10 (3)	–
12	34	Sam Riley	AUS	2:32.09 (3 h3)	2:32.63 (4)	–
13	388	Kyoko Kasuya	JPN	2:32.55 (5 h3)	2:32.97 (5)	–
14	615	Jill Johnson	USA	2:30.80 (2 h4)	2:33.89 (6)	–
15	484	Magdalena Kupiec	POL	2:33.92 (6 h3)	2:35.74 (7)	–
16	195	Yelena Volkova	EUN	2:32.39 (4 h3)	2:37.65 (8)	–
17	48	Brigitte Becue	BEL	2:34.11 (7 h3)	–	–
18	268	Jana Dörries	GER	2:34.58 (8 h3)	–	–
19	15	Linley Frame	AUS	2:34.73 (5 h4)	–	–
20	509	Beatrice Coadă	ROU	2:34.97 (6 h4)	–	–
=21	137	Britta Vestergaard	DEN	2:35.28 (1 h2)	–	–
=21	238	Suki Brownsdon	GBR	2:35.28 (7 h4)	–	–
23	407	Park Mi-Yeong	KOR	2:35.33 (8 h4)	–	–
24	362	Elena Donati	ITA	2:36.42 (7 h5)	–	–
25	43	Martina Nemec	AUT	2:36.65 (1 h1)	–	–
26	443	Kira Bulten	NED	2:37.09 (2 h2)	–	–
27	346	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	2:37.42 (3 h2)	–	–
28	143	Lourdes Becerra	ESP	2:37.69 (4 h2)	–	–
29	115	Lu Di	CHN	2:38.63 (8 h5)	–	–
30	587	Sornsawan Phuvichit	THA	2:41.20 (5 h2)	–	–
31	446	Martine Janssen	NED	2:41.48 (6 h2)	–	–
32	59	Jenny Smatt	BER	2:42.25 (2 h1)	–	–
33	250	Jaime King	GBR	2:44.49 (7 h2)	–	–
34	522	Penny Heyns	RSA	2:45.04 (8 h2)	–	–
35	138	Priscilla Madero	ECU	2:46.79 (3 h1)	–	–
36	311	Barbara Pexa	GUM	2:47.27 (4 h1)	–	–
37	474	Claudia Velásquez	PER	2:47.31 (5 h1)	–	–
38	641	Nguyễn Thị Phương	VIE	2:57.71 (6 h1)	–	–
39	534	Elke Talma	SEY	3:12.13 (7 h1)	–	–
DNS	646	Vola Hanta Ratsifa Andrihamanana	MAD	– (DNS h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	27 July 1992 — 11:30
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Anita Nall	USA	2:27.77	Q
2	–	Kyoko Iwasaki	JPN	2:27.78	Q
3	–	Alena Rudkouskaya	EUN	2:28.24	Q
4	–	Guylaine Cloutier	CAN	2:29.01	Q
5	–	Nathalie Giguère	CAN	2:29.71	Q
6	–	Lin Li	CHN	2:29.99	Q
7	–	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	2:30.75	Q
8	–	Alicja Pęczak	POL	2:30.78	Q
9	–	Jill Johnson	USA	2:30.80	q
10	–	Gabriella Csépe	HUN	2:32.04	q
=11	–	Sam Riley	AUS	2:32.09	q
=11	–	Daniela Brendel	GER	2:32.09	q
13	–	Audrey Guérit	FRA	2:32.33	q
14	–	Yelena Volkova	EUN	2:32.39	q
15	–	Kyoko Kasuya	JPN	2:32.55	q
16	–	Magdalena Kupiec	POL	2:33.92	q
17	–	Brigitte Becue	BEL	2:34.11
18	–	Jana Dörries	GER	2:34.58
19	–	Linley Frame	AUS	2:34.73
20	–	Beatrice Coadă	ROU	2:34.97
=21	–	Britta Vestergaard	DEN	2:35.28
=21	–	Suki Brownsdon	GBR	2:35.28
23	–	Park Mi-Yeong	KOR	2:35.33
24	–	Elena Donati	ITA	2:36.42
25	–	Martina Nemec	AUT	2:36.65
26	–	Kira Bulten	NED	2:37.09
27	–	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	2:37.42
28	–	Lourdes Becerra	ESP	2:37.69
29	–	Lu Di	CHN	2:38.63
30	–	Sornsawan Phuvichit	THA	2:41.20
31	–	Martine Janssen	NED	2:41.48
32	–	Jenny Smatt	BER	2:42.25
33	–	Jaime King	GBR	2:44.49
34	–	Penny Heyns	RSA	2:45.04
35	–	Priscilla Madero	ECU	2:46.79
36	–	Barbara Pexa	GUM	2:47.27
37	–	Claudia Velásquez	PER	2:47.31
38	–	Nguyễn Thị Phương	VIE	2:57.71
39	–	Elke Talma	SEY	3:12.13
DNS	–	Vola Hanta Ratsifa Andrihamanana	MAD	–

Heat #1

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	–	Martina Nemec	AUT	2:36.65	35.56 (1)	1:15.59 (1)	1:56.54 (1)	40.03 (1)	40.95 (1)	40.11 (1)
2	–	Jenny Smatt	BER	2:42.25	35.71 (2)	1:15.97 (2)	1:58.08 (2)	40.26 (2)	42.11 (2)	44.17 (5)
3	–	Priscilla Madero	ECU	2:46.79	37.44 (3)	1:20.08 (3)	2:02.66 (3)	42.64 (4)	42.58 (4)	44.13 (4)
4	–	Barbara Pexa	GUM	2:47.27	37.76 (4)	1:20.68 (5)	2:03.21 (4)	42.92 (5)	42.53 (3)	44.06 (3)
5	–	Claudia Velásquez	PER	2:47.31	38.21 (5)	1:20.25 (4)	2:03.36 (5)	42.04 (3)	43.11 (5)	43.95 (2)
6	–	Nguyễn Thị Phương	VIE	2:57.71	41.30 (6)	1:26.19 (6)	2:11.36 (6)	44.89 (6)	45.17 (6)	46.35 (6)
7	–	Elke Talma	SEY	3:12.13	44.90 (7)	1:34.47 (7)	2:24.03 (7)	49.57 (7)	49.56 (7)	48.10 (7)
DNS	–	Vola Hanta Ratsifa Andrihamanana	MAD	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

Heat #2

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	–	Britta Vestergaard	DEN	2:35.28	36.52 (6)	1:15.80 (2)	1:54.73 (1)	39.28 (1)	38.93 (1)	40.55 (1)
2	–	Kira Bulten	NED	2:37.09	35.68 (4)	1:16.11 (4)	1:56.38 (4)	40.43 (4)	40.27 (2)	40.71 (2)
3	–	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	2:37.42	35.04 (2)	1:15.12 (1)	1:55.89 (2)	40.08 (3)	40.77 (4)	41.53 (4)
4	–	Lourdes Becerra	ESP	2:37.69	35.98 (5)	1:15.83 (3)	1:56.37 (3)	39.85 (2)	40.54 (3)	41.32 (3)
5	–	Sornsawan Phuvichit	THA	2:41.20	37.18 (8)	1:17.77 (7)	1:58.88 (6)	40.59 (5)	41.11 (5)	42.32 (5)
6	–	Martine Janssen	NED	2:41.48	35.62 (3)	1:16.26 (5)	1:58.14 (5)	40.64 (6)	41.88 (6)	43.34 (7)
7	–	Jaime King	GBR	2:44.49	36.76 (7)	1:18.88 (8)	2:01.77 (8)	42.12 (8)	42.89 (7)	42.72 (6)
8	–	Penny Heyns	RSA	2:45.04	34.78 (1)	1:16.64 (6)	2:00.41 (7)	41.86 (7)	43.77 (8)	44.63 (8)

Heat #3

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	–	Alena Rudkouskaya	EUN	2:28.24	33.93 (1)	1:11.57 (1)	1:49.42 (1)	37.64 (2)	37.85 (1)	38.82 (1)	Q
2	–	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	2:30.75	34.26 (2)	1:11.88 (2)	1:50.47 (2)	37.62 (1)	38.59 (3)	40.28 (7)	Q
3	–	Sam Riley	AUS	2:32.09	34.87 (5)	1:13.28 (4)	1:52.20 (4)	38.41 (4)	38.92 (5)	39.89 (5)	q
4	–	Yelena Volkova	EUN	2:32.39	34.68 (4)	1:13.03 (3)	1:51.86 (3)	38.35 (3)	38.83 (4)	40.53 (8)	q
5	–	Kyoko Kasuya	JPN	2:32.55	35.29 (8)	1:14.64 (7)	1:53.05 (5)	39.35 (6)	38.41 (2)	39.50 (2)	q
6	–	Magdalena Kupiec	POL	2:33.92	34.42 (3)	1:14.61 (6)	1:54.11 (6)	40.19 (8)	39.50 (6)	39.81 (3)	q
7	–	Brigitte Becue	BEL	2:34.11	35.04 (6)	1:14.10 (5)	1:54.25 (7)	39.06 (5)	40.15 (8)	39.86 (4)
8	–	Jana Dörries	GER	2:34.58	35.21 (7)	1:14.96 (8)	1:54.48 (8)	39.75 (7)	39.52 (7)	40.10 (6)

Heat #4

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	–	Alicja Pęczak	POL	2:30.78	34.62 (2)	1:13.46 (2)	1:51.80 (3)	38.84 (3)	38.34 (2)	38.98 (1)	Q
2	–	Jill Johnson	USA	2:30.80	35.38 (6)	1:13.53 (3)	1:51.78 (2)	38.15 (1)	38.25 (1)	39.02 (2)	q
3	–	Daniela Brendel	GER	2:32.09	33.70 (1)	1:12.07 (1)	1:51.60 (1)	38.37 (2)	39.53 (5)	40.49 (5)	q
4	–	Audrey Guérit	FRA	2:32.33	35.25 (5)	1:14.10 (4)	1:52.83 (4)	38.85 (4)	38.73 (3)	39.50 (3)	q
5	–	Linley Frame	AUS	2:34.73	34.95 (4)	1:14.48 (7)	1:53.96 (5)	39.53 (7)	39.48 (4)	40.77 (6)
6	–	Beatrice Coadă	ROU	2:34.97	35.48 (8)	1:14.35 (6)	1:54.17 (7)	38.87 (5)	39.82 (7)	40.80 (7)
7	–	Suki Brownsdon	GBR	2:35.28	35.39 (7)	1:15.52 (8)	1:55.62 (8)	40.13 (8)	40.10 (8)	39.66 (4)
8	–	Park Mi-Yeong	KOR	2:35.33	34.92 (3)	1:14.26 (5)	1:54.07 (6)	39.34 (6)	39.81 (6)	41.26 (8)

Heat #5

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	–	Anita Nall	USA	2:27.77	33.00 (1)	1:10.50 (1)	1:48.76 (1)	37.50 (2)	38.26 (3)	39.01 (3)	Q
2	–	Kyoko Iwasaki	JPN	2:27.78	34.85 (5)	1:12.99 (5)	1:50.74 (4)	38.14 (5)	37.75 (1)	37.04 (1)	Q
3	–	Guylaine Cloutier	CAN	2:29.01	33.60 (2)	1:10.86 (2)	1:49.25 (2)	37.26 (1)	38.39 (4)	39.76 (5)	Q
4	–	Nathalie Giguère	CAN	2:29.71	34.61 (4)	1:12.49 (3)	1:50.63 (3)	37.88 (3)	38.14 (2)	39.08 (4)	Q
5	–	Lin Li	CHN	2:29.99	35.33 (6)	1:13.44 (6)	1:51.87 (6)	38.11 (4)	38.43 (5)	38.12 (2)	Q
6	–	Gabriella Csépe	HUN	2:32.04	34.10 (3)	1:12.63 (4)	1:51.50 (5)	38.53 (6)	38.87 (6)	40.54 (6)	q
7	–	Elena Donati	ITA	2:36.42	35.53 (8)	1:14.91 (8)	1:54.55 (7)	39.38 (7)	39.64 (7)	41.87 (7)
8	–	Lu Di	CHN	2:38.63	35.44 (7)	1:14.83 (7)	1:55.74 (8)	39.39 (8)	40.91 (8)	42.89 (8)

B Final

Date	27 July 1992 — 18:45

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	–	Gabriella Csépe	HUN	2:31.15	34.24 (1)	1:12.56 (1)	1:51.73 (1)	38.32 (1)	39.17 (3)	39.42 (4)
2	–	Daniela Brendel	GER	2:32.05	34.34 (2)	1:13.13 (2)	1:52.87 (5)	38.79 (6)	39.74 (6)	39.18 (1)
3	–	Audrey Guérit	FRA	2:32.10	35.48 (6)	1:13.94 (5)	1:52.85 (4)	38.46 (3)	38.91 (2)	39.25 (2)
4	–	Sam Riley	AUS	2:32.63	35.12 (3)	1:13.51 (3)	1:52.76 (3)	38.39 (2)	39.25 (4)	39.87 (5)
5	–	Kyoko Kasuya	JPN	2:32.97	35.17 (4)	1:13.99 (6)	1:53.56 (6)	38.82 (7)	39.57 (5)	39.41 (3)
6	–	Jill Johnson	USA	2:33.89	35.55 (7)	1:14.16 (7)	1:52.61 (2)	38.61 (5)	38.45 (1)	41.28 (7)
7	–	Magdalena Kupiec	POL	2:35.74	35.28 (5)	1:13.79 (4)	1:54.67 (7)	38.51 (4)	40.88 (8)	41.07 (6)
8	–	Yelena Volkova	EUN	2:37.65	35.80 (8)	1:15.17 (8)	1:55.99 (8)	39.37 (8)	40.82 (7)	41.66 (8)

Final Round

Date	27 July 1992 — 18:45

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	–	Kyoko Iwasaki	JPN	2:26.65	34.68 (6)	1:11.81 (3)	1:49.55 (2)	37.13 (2)	37.74 (1)	37.10 (1)	OR
2	–	Lin Li	CHN	2:26.85	34.55 (4)	1:11.88 (4)	1:49.70 (3)	37.33 (3)	37.82 (2)	37.15 (2)
3	–	Anita Nall	USA	2:26.88	33.15 (1)	1:10.13 (1)	1:48.57 (1)	36.98 (1)	38.44 (3)	38.31 (4)
4	–	Alena Rudkouskaya	EUN	2:28.47	34.26 (3)	1:11.90 (5)	1:50.53 (5)	37.64 (6)	38.63 (6)	37.94 (3)
5	–	Guylaine Cloutier	CAN	2:29.88	34.00 (2)	1:11.43 (2)	1:50.45 (4)	37.43 (4)	39.02 (8)	39.43 (7)
6	–	Nathalie Giguère	CAN	2:30.11	34.67 (5)	1:12.28 (6)	1:50.77 (6)	37.61 (5)	38.49 (4)	39.34 (6)
7	–	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	2:31.21	34.96 (7)	1:12.94 (7)	1:51.49 (7)	37.98 (7)	38.55 (5)	39.72 (8)
8	–	Alicja Pęczak	POL	2:31.76	35.14 (8)	1:13.60 (8)	1:52.57 (8)	38.46 (8)	38.97 (7)	39.19 (5)