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200 metres Butterfly, Women

Date	31 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	32 from 23 countries

Summer Sanders (USA) had won this event at the 1990 Goodwill Games, and the 1991 Worlds and Pan Pacs, and was favored in Barcelona. She was swimming an ambitious program in 1992, and had already faltered on the final laps of both individual medleys, although she won silver in the 200 and bronze in the 400 IM. She had also failed to medal in the 100 fly, and this was the last chance for individual gold at an Olympics which the American press had expected to be the Summer of Summer. And the prelims were led by Australian Susie O’Neill, barely ahead of Sanders.

O’Neill set out at world record pace, and held that through 100 metres, leading China’s Wang Xiaohong, with Sanders third. That trio held through 150 metres, with O’Neill opening on Wang, but Sanders closing the gap. And on the final lap Sanders was the strongest coming home to win in 2:08.67, as O’Neill faded, and Wang barely touched her out for the silver. O’Neill had set such a fast pace that she pulled home the first seven finishers in personal bests.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	Summer Sanders	USA	2:10.58 (2 h5)	–	2:08.67 (1)	Gold
2	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	2:11.83 (2 h4)	–	2:09.01 (2)	Silver
3	Susie O'Neill	AUS	2:10.47 (1 h5)	–	2:09.03 (3)	Bronze
4	Mika Haruna	JPN	2:11.21 (1 h4)	–	2:09.88 (4)
5	Rie Shito	JPN	2:11.00 (1 h3)	–	2:10.24 (5)
6	Angie Wester-Krieg	USA	2:12.00 (3 h4)	–	2:11.46 (6)
7	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	2:13.18 (2 h3)	–	2:11.87 (7)
8	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	2:13.03 (3 h5)	–	2:13.78 (8)
9	Hayley Lewis	AUS	2:14.50 (4 h5)	2:13.11 (1)	–
10	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	2:13.23 (3 h3)	2:13.40 (2)	–
11	Ewa Synowska	POL	2:14.58 (4 h4)	2:13.61 (3)	–
12	Anna Uryniuk	POL	2:14.91 (1 h2)	2:14.44 (4)	–
13	Samantha Purvis	GBR	2:15.04 (5 h4)	2:14.47 (5)	–
14	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	2:15.44 (4 h3)	2:14.95 (6)	–
=15	Berit Puggaard	DEN	2:16.11 (5 h5)	2:15.07 (=7)	–
=15	María Peláez	ESP	2:15.77 (5 h3)	2:15.07 (=7)	–
17	María Luisa Fernández	ESP	2:16.18 (6 h3)	–	–
18	Nataša Meškovska	IOA	2:16.54 (6 h5)	–	–
19	Joana Arantes	POR	2:16.56 (6 h4)	–	–
20	Timea Toth	ISR	2:16.84 (7 h4)	–	–
21	Corina Dumitru	ROU	2:16.86 (7 h5)	–	–
22	Nataliya Yakovleva	EUN	2:19.02 (8 h4)	–	–
23	Jacinthe Pineau	CAN	2:19.44 (7 h3)	–	–
24	Helen Slatter	GBR	2:20.45 (2 h2)	–	–
25	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	2:20.48 (1 h1)	–	–
26	Bettina Ustrowski	GER	2:21.49 (2 h1)	–	–
27	Anja Margetić	BIH	2:21.56 (3 h1)	–	–
28	Blanca Morales	GUA	2:21.97 (3 h2)	–	–
29	Qian Hong	CHN	2:22.77 (8 h5)	–	–
30	Jeanine Steenkamp	RSA	2:25.24 (4 h2)	–	–
31	Claudia Fortín	HON	2:26.92 (4 h1)	–	–
32	May Ooi	SGP	2:26.97 (5 h1)	–	–
DNS	Brigitte Becue	BEL	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One (31 July 1992 — 10:00)

Fastest eight advanced to the final. Swimmers placing 9th-16th advanced to the B Final.

Heat One

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	5	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	31.44 (2) 35.69 (2)	1:07.13 (2) 36.98 (2)	1:44.11 (3) 36.37 (1)	2:20.48
2	4	Bettina Ustrowski	GER	31.08 (1) 35.65 (1)	1:06.73 (1) 37.05 (3)	1:43.78 (2) 37.71 (2)	2:21.49
3	2	Anja Margetić	BIH	31.91 (3) 35.72 (3)	1:07.63 (3) 35.96 (1)	1:43.59 (1) 37.97 (3)	2:21.56
4	6	Claudia Fortín	HON	33.26 (5) 37.62 (5)	1:10.88 (5) 37.71 (4)	1:48.59 (5) 38.33 (4)	2:26.92
5	3	May Ooi	SGP	32.56 (4) 37.57 (4)	1:10.13 (4) 38.33 (5)	1:48.46 (4) 38.51 (5)	2:26.97

Heat Two

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Anna Uryniuk	POL	30.56 (1) 33.82 (1)	1:04.38 (1) 34.82 (1)	1:39.20 (1) 35.71 (1)	2:14.91	q
2	3	Helen Slatter	GBR	31.51 (3) 35.16 (2)	1:06.67 (=2) 36.18 (2)	1:42.85 (2) 37.60 (2)	2:20.45
3	2	Blanca Morales	GUA	31.38 (2) 35.29 (3)	1:06.67 (=2) 36.27 (3)	1:42.94 (3) 39.03 (4)	2:21.97
4	5	Jeanine Steenkamp	RSA	32.88 (4) 36.28 (4)	1:09.16 (4) 37.27 (4)	1:46.43 (4) 38.81 (3)	2:25.24

Heat Three

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Rie Shito	JPN	30.04 (1) 33.09 (1)	1:03.13 (1) 33.85 (1)	1:36.98 (1) 34.02 (1)	2:11.00	Q
2	5	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	30.95 (4) 34.01 (3)	1:04.96 (3) 33.99 (2)	1:38.95 (3) 34.23 (2)	2:13.18	Q
3	3	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	30.53 (2) 33.43 (2)	1:03.96 (2) 34.22 (3)	1:38.18 (2) 35.05 (4)	2:13.23	q
4	7	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	31.12 (5) 34.61 (=4)	1:05.73 (5) 34.79 (5)	1:40.52 (6) 34.92 (3)	2:15.44	q
5	6	María Peláez	ESP	31.16 (6) 34.68 (6)	1:05.84 (6) 34.29 (4)	1:40.13 (4) 35.64 (5)	2:15.77	q
6	1	María Luisa Fernández	ESP	30.94 (3) 34.61 (=4)	1:05.55 (4) 34.95 (6)	1:40.50 (5) 35.68 (6)	2:16.18
7	2	Jacinthe Pineau	CAN	31.44 (7) 35.43 (7)	1:06.87 (7) 35.81 (7)	1:42.68 (7) 36.76 (7)	2:19.44
DNS	8	Brigitte Becue	BEL	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Four

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	5	Mika Haruna	JPN	30.67 (5) 33.95 (4)	1:04.62 (5) 33.56 (1)	1:38.18 (2) 33.03 (1)	2:11.21	Q
2	4	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	29.88 (1) 34.31 (5)	1:04.19 (3) 34.24 (3)	1:38.43 (3) 33.40 (2)	2:11.83	Q
3	3	Angie Wester-Krieg	USA	30.45 (3) 33.52 (1)	1:03.97 (1) 33.98 (2)	1:37.95 (1) 34.05 (3)	2:12.00	Q
4	7	Ewa Synowska	POL	30.24 (2) 33.82 (2)	1:04.06 (2) 35.18 (6)	1:39.24 (4) 35.34 (4)	2:14.58	q
5	6	Samantha Purvis	GBR	30.55 (4) 33.83 (3)	1:04.38 (4) 35.02 (4)	1:39.40 (5) 35.64 (6)	2:15.04	q
6	8	Joana Arantes	POR	31.10 (7) 34.72 (6)	1:05.82 (7) 35.31 (7)	1:41.13 (7) 35.43 (5)	2:16.56
7	1	Timea Toth	ISR	30.84 (6) 34.75 (7)	1:05.59 (6) 35.17 (5)	1:40.76 (6) 36.08 (7)	2:16.84
8	2	Nataliya Yakovleva	EUN	31.21 (8) 34.83 (8)	1:06.04 (8) 35.87 (8)	1:41.91 (8) 37.11 (8)	2:19.02

Heat Five

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	5	Susie O'Neill	AUS	29.46 (1) 33.24 (=2)	1:02.70 (1) 33.80 (2)	1:36.50 (2) 33.97 (1)	2:10.47	Q
2	4	Summer Sanders	USA	29.55 (2) 33.22 (1)	1:02.77 (2) 33.64 (1)	1:36.41 (1) 34.17 (2)	2:10.58	Q
3	6	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	29.88 (3) 33.24 (=2)	1:03.12 (3) 34.43 (4)	1:37.55 (3) 35.48 (5)	2:13.03	Q
4	3	Hayley Lewis	AUS	30.75 (4) 34.13 (4)	1:04.88 (4) 34.28 (3)	1:39.16 (4) 35.34 (3)	2:14.50	q
5	2	Berit Puggaard	DEN	31.31 (7) 34.16 (5)	1:05.47 (5) 34.76 (5)	1:40.23 (5) 35.88 (7)	2:16.11	q
6	1	Nataša Meškovska	IOA	31.01 (5) 34.52 (6)	1:05.53 (6) 35.22 (6)	1:40.75 (6) 35.79 (6)	2:16.54
7	7	Corina Dumitru	ROU	31.13 (6) 34.58 (7)	1:05.71 (7) 35.75 (7)	1:41.46 (7) 35.40 (4)	2:16.86
8	8	Qian Hong	CHN	31.98 (8) 35.73 (8)	1:07.71 (8) 37.26 (8)	1:44.97 (8) 37.80 (8)	2:22.77

B Final (31 July 1992 — 18:30)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	5	Hayley Lewis	AUS	30.85 (4) 33.88 (6)	1:04.73 (4) 33.92 (1)	1:38.65 (2) 34.46 (2)	2:13.11
2	4	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	30.78 (2) 33.81 (4)	1:04.59 (2) 34.26 (2)	1:38.85 (3) 34.55 (3)	2:13.40
3	3	Ewa Synowska	POL	30.24 (1) 33.47 (1)	1:03.71 (1) 34.47 (3)	1:38.18 (1) 35.43 (8)	2:13.61
4	6	Anna Uryniuk	POL	30.82 (3) 33.80 (3)	1:04.62 (3) 34.93 (7)	1:39.55 (4) 34.89 (5)	2:14.44
5	2	Samantha Purvis	GBR	31.02 (5) 33.89 (7)	1:04.91 (5) 34.74 (5)	1:39.65 (5) 34.82 (4)	2:14.47
6	7	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	31.27 (6) 34.30 (8)	1:05.57 (8) 35.01 (8)	1:40.58 (8) 34.37 (1)	2:14.95
=7	1	Berit Puggaard	DEN	31.61 (8) 33.82 (5)	1:05.43 (7) 34.65 (4)	1:40.08 (6) 34.99 (7)	2:15.07
=7	8	María Peláez	ESP	31.45 (7) 33.76 (2)	1:05.21 (6) 34.88 (6)	1:40.09 (7) 34.98 (6)	2:15.07

Final (31 July 1992 — 18:30)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	5	Summer Sanders	USA	29.41 (3) 32.55 (3)	1:01.96 (3) 33.09 (1)	1:35.05 (3) 33.62 (2)	2:08.67
2	2	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	29.10 (2) 32.31 (1)	1:01.41 (2) 33.55 (4)	1:34.96 (2) 34.05 (5)	2:09.01
3	4	Susie O'Neill	AUS	28.96 (1) 32.32 (2)	1:01.28 (1) 33.26 (2)	1:34.54 (1) 34.49 (7)	2:09.03
4	6	Mika Haruna	JPN	30.66 (7) 33.09 (6)	1:03.75 (7) 33.53 (3)	1:37.28 (6) 32.60 (1)	2:09.88
5	3	Rie Shito	JPN	29.79 (4) 32.93 (5)	1:02.72 (4) 33.83 (5)	1:36.55 (4) 33.69 (3)	2:10.24
6	7	Angie Wester-Krieg	USA	30.33 (6) 32.86 (4)	1:03.19 (5) 33.94 (6)	1:37.13 (5) 34.33 (6)	2:11.46
7	8	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	30.72 (8) 33.14 (7)	1:03.86 (8) 34.14 (7)	1:38.00 (7) 33.87 (4)	2:11.87
8	1	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	30.16 (5) 33.19 (8)	1:03.35 (6) 34.74 (8)	1:38.09 (8) 35.69 (8)	2:13.78