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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 programme 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”. The prelims were led by Australian Susie O’Neill, barely ahead of Sanders.

In the final, 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. 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	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	628	Summer Sanders	USA	2:10.58 (2 h5)	–	2:08.67 (1)	Gold
2	118	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	2:11.83 (2 h4)	–	2:09.01 (2)	Silver
3	30	Susie O'Neill	AUS	2:10.47 (1 h5)	–	2:09.03 (3)	Bronze
4	381	Mika Haruna	JPN	2:11.21 (1 h4)	–	2:09.88 (4)
5	400	Rie Shito	JPN	2:11.00 (1 h3)	–	2:10.24 (5)
6	638	Angie Wester-Krieg	USA	2:12.00 (3 h4)	–	2:11.46 (6)
7	130	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	2:13.18 (2 h3)	–	2:11.87 (7)
8	376	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	2:13.03 (3 h5)	–	2:13.78 (8)
9	22	Hayley Lewis	AUS	2:14.50 (4 h5)	2:13.11 (1)	–
10	226	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	2:13.23 (3 h3)	2:13.40 (2)	–
11	489	Ewa Synowska	POL	2:14.58 (4 h4)	2:13.61 (3)	–
12	491	Anna Uryniuk	POL	2:14.91 (1 h2)	2:14.44 (4)	–
13	258	Samantha Purvis	GBR	2:15.04 (5 h4)	2:14.47 (5)	–
14	514	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	2:15.44 (4 h3)	2:14.95 (6)	–
=15	135	Berit Puggaard	DEN	2:16.11 (5 h5)	2:15.07 (=7)	–
=15	155	María Peláez	ESP	2:15.77 (5 h3)	2:15.07 (=7)	–
17	148	María Luisa Fernández	ESP	2:16.18 (6 h3)	–	–
18	343	Nataša Meškovska	IOA	2:16.54 (6 h5)	–	–
19	495	Joana Arantes	POR	2:16.56 (6 h4)	–	–
20	351	Timea Toth	ISR	2:16.84 (7 h4)	–	–
21	511	Corina Dumitru	ROU	2:16.86 (7 h5)	–	–
22	174	Nataliya Yakovleva	EUN	2:19.02 (8 h4)	–	–
23	101	Jacinthe Pineau	CAN	2:19.44 (7 h3)	–	–
24	263	Helen Slatter	GBR	2:20.45 (2 h2)	–	–
25	586	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	2:20.48 (1 h1)	–	–
26	291	Bettina Ustrowski	GER	2:21.49 (2 h1)	–	–
27	72	Anja Margetić	BIH	2:21.56 (3 h1)	–	–
28	304	Blanca Morales	GUA	2:21.97 (3 h2)	–	–
29	116	Qian Hong	CHN	2:22.77 (8 h5)	–	–
30	527	Jeanine Steenkamp	RSA	2:25.24 (4 h2)	–	–
31	324	Claudia Fortín	HON	2:26.92 (4 h1)	–	–
32	536	May Ooi	SGP	2:26.97 (5 h1)	–	–
DNS	48	Brigitte Becue	BEL	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	31 July 1992 — 10:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Susie O'Neill	AUS	2:10.47	Q
2	4	Summer Sanders	USA	2:10.58	Q
3	4	Rie Shito	JPN	2:11.00	Q
4	5	Mika Haruna	JPN	2:11.21	Q
5	4	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	2:11.83	Q
6	3	Angie Wester-Krieg	USA	2:12.00	Q
7	6	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	2:13.03	Q
8	5	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	2:13.18	Q
9	3	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	2:13.23	q
10	3	Hayley Lewis	AUS	2:14.50	q
11	7	Ewa Synowska	POL	2:14.58	q
12	4	Anna Uryniuk	POL	2:14.91	q
13	6	Samantha Purvis	GBR	2:15.04	q
14	7	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	2:15.44	q
15	6	María Peláez	ESP	2:15.77	q
16	2	Berit Puggaard	DEN	2:16.11	q
17	1	María Luisa Fernández	ESP	2:16.18
18	1	Nataša Meškovska	IOA	2:16.54
19	8	Joana Arantes	POR	2:16.56
20	1	Timea Toth	ISR	2:16.84
21	7	Corina Dumitru	ROU	2:16.86
22	2	Nataliya Yakovleva	EUN	2:19.02
23	2	Jacinthe Pineau	CAN	2:19.44
24	3	Helen Slatter	GBR	2:20.45
25	5	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	2:20.48
26	4	Bettina Ustrowski	GER	2:21.49
27	2	Anja Margetić	BIH	2:21.56
28	2	Blanca Morales	GUA	2:21.97
29	8	Qian Hong	CHN	2:22.77
30	5	Jeanine Steenkamp	RSA	2:25.24
31	6	Claudia Fortín	HON	2:26.92
32	3	May Ooi	SGP	2:26.97
DNS	8	Brigitte Becue	BEL	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	2:20.48	31.44 (2)	1:07.13 (2)	1:44.11 (3)	35.69 (2)	36.98 (2)	36.37 (1)
2	4	Bettina Ustrowski	GER	2:21.49	31.08 (1)	1:06.73 (1)	1:43.78 (2)	35.65 (1)	37.05 (3)	37.71 (2)
3	2	Anja Margetić	BIH	2:21.56	31.91 (3)	1:07.63 (3)	1:43.59 (1)	35.72 (3)	35.96 (1)	37.97 (3)
4	6	Claudia Fortín	HON	2:26.92	33.26 (5)	1:10.88 (5)	1:48.59 (5)	37.62 (5)	37.71 (4)	38.33 (4)
5	3	May Ooi	SGP	2:26.97	32.56 (4)	1:10.13 (4)	1:48.46 (4)	37.57 (4)	38.33 (5)	38.51 (5)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Anna Uryniuk	POL	2:14.91	30.56 (1)	1:04.38 (1)	1:39.20 (1)	33.82 (1)	34.82 (1)	35.71 (1)	q
2	3	Helen Slatter	GBR	2:20.45	31.51 (3)	1:06.67 (=2)	1:42.85 (2)	35.16 (2)	36.18 (2)	37.60 (2)
3	2	Blanca Morales	GUA	2:21.97	31.38 (2)	1:06.67 (=2)	1:42.94 (3)	35.29 (3)	36.27 (3)	39.03 (4)
4	5	Jeanine Steenkamp	RSA	2:25.24	32.88 (4)	1:09.16 (4)	1:46.43 (4)	36.28 (4)	37.27 (4)	38.81 (3)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Rie Shito	JPN	2:11.00	30.04 (1)	1:03.13 (1)	1:36.98 (1)	33.09 (1)	33.85 (1)	34.02 (1)	Q
2	5	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	2:13.18	30.95 (4)	1:04.96 (3)	1:38.95 (3)	34.01 (3)	33.99 (2)	34.23 (2)	Q
3	3	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	2:13.23	30.53 (2)	1:03.96 (2)	1:38.18 (2)	33.43 (2)	34.22 (3)	35.05 (4)	q
4	7	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	2:15.44	31.12 (5)	1:05.73 (5)	1:40.52 (6)	34.61 (=4)	34.79 (5)	34.92 (3)	q
5	6	María Peláez	ESP	2:15.77	31.16 (6)	1:05.84 (6)	1:40.13 (4)	34.68 (6)	34.29 (4)	35.64 (5)	q
6	1	María Luisa Fernández	ESP	2:16.18	30.94 (3)	1:05.55 (4)	1:40.50 (5)	34.61 (=4)	34.95 (6)	35.68 (6)
7	2	Jacinthe Pineau	CAN	2:19.44	31.44 (7)	1:06.87 (7)	1:42.68 (7)	35.43 (7)	35.81 (7)	36.76 (7)
DNS	8	Brigitte Becue	BEL	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Mika Haruna	JPN	2:11.21	30.67 (5)	1:04.62 (5)	1:38.18 (2)	33.95 (4)	33.56 (1)	33.03 (1)	Q
2	4	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	2:11.83	29.88 (1)	1:04.19 (3)	1:38.43 (3)	34.31 (5)	34.24 (3)	33.40 (2)	Q
3	3	Angie Wester-Krieg	USA	2:12.00	30.45 (3)	1:03.97 (1)	1:37.95 (1)	33.52 (1)	33.98 (2)	34.05 (3)	Q
4	7	Ewa Synowska	POL	2:14.58	30.24 (2)	1:04.06 (2)	1:39.24 (4)	33.82 (2)	35.18 (6)	35.34 (4)	q
5	6	Samantha Purvis	GBR	2:15.04	30.55 (4)	1:04.38 (4)	1:39.40 (5)	33.83 (3)	35.02 (4)	35.64 (6)	q
6	8	Joana Arantes	POR	2:16.56	31.10 (7)	1:05.82 (7)	1:41.13 (7)	34.72 (6)	35.31 (7)	35.43 (5)
7	1	Timea Toth	ISR	2:16.84	30.84 (6)	1:05.59 (6)	1:40.76 (6)	34.75 (7)	35.17 (5)	36.08 (7)
8	2	Nataliya Yakovleva	EUN	2:19.02	31.21 (8)	1:06.04 (8)	1:41.91 (8)	34.83 (8)	35.87 (8)	37.11 (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	Susie O'Neill	AUS	2:10.47	29.46 (1)	1:02.70 (1)	1:36.50 (2)	33.24 (=2)	33.80 (2)	33.97 (1)	Q
2	4	Summer Sanders	USA	2:10.58	29.55 (2)	1:02.77 (2)	1:36.41 (1)	33.22 (1)	33.64 (1)	34.17 (2)	Q
3	6	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	2:13.03	29.88 (3)	1:03.12 (3)	1:37.55 (3)	33.24 (=2)	34.43 (4)	35.48 (5)	Q
4	3	Hayley Lewis	AUS	2:14.50	30.75 (4)	1:04.88 (4)	1:39.16 (4)	34.13 (4)	34.28 (3)	35.34 (3)	q
5	2	Berit Puggaard	DEN	2:16.11	31.31 (7)	1:05.47 (5)	1:40.23 (5)	34.16 (5)	34.76 (5)	35.88 (7)	q
6	1	Nataša Meškovska	IOA	2:16.54	31.01 (5)	1:05.53 (6)	1:40.75 (6)	34.52 (6)	35.22 (6)	35.79 (6)
7	7	Corina Dumitru	ROU	2:16.86	31.13 (6)	1:05.71 (7)	1:41.46 (7)	34.58 (7)	35.75 (7)	35.40 (4)
8	8	Qian Hong	CHN	2:22.77	31.98 (8)	1:07.71 (8)	1:44.97 (8)	35.73 (8)	37.26 (8)	37.80 (8)

B Final

Date	31 July 1992 — 18:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Hayley Lewis	AUS	2:13.11	30.85 (4)	1:04.73 (4)	1:38.65 (2)	33.88 (6)	33.92 (1)	34.46 (2)
2	4	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	2:13.40	30.78 (2)	1:04.59 (2)	1:38.85 (3)	33.81 (4)	34.26 (2)	34.55 (3)
3	3	Ewa Synowska	POL	2:13.61	30.24 (1)	1:03.71 (1)	1:38.18 (1)	33.47 (1)	34.47 (3)	35.43 (8)
4	6	Anna Uryniuk	POL	2:14.44	30.82 (3)	1:04.62 (3)	1:39.55 (4)	33.80 (3)	34.93 (7)	34.89 (5)
5	2	Samantha Purvis	GBR	2:14.47	31.02 (5)	1:04.91 (5)	1:39.65 (5)	33.89 (7)	34.74 (5)	34.82 (4)
6	7	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	2:14.95	31.27 (6)	1:05.57 (8)	1:40.58 (8)	34.30 (8)	35.01 (8)	34.37 (1)
=7	1	Berit Puggaard	DEN	2:15.07	31.61 (8)	1:05.43 (7)	1:40.08 (6)	33.82 (5)	34.65 (4)	34.99 (7)
=7	8	María Peláez	ESP	2:15.07	31.45 (7)	1:05.21 (6)	1:40.09 (7)	33.76 (2)	34.88 (6)	34.98 (6)

Final Round

Date	31 July 1992 — 18:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Summer Sanders	USA	2:08.67	29.41 (3)	1:01.96 (3)	1:35.05 (3)	32.55 (3)	33.09 (1)	33.62 (2)
2	2	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	2:09.01	29.10 (2)	1:01.41 (2)	1:34.96 (2)	32.31 (1)	33.55 (4)	34.05 (5)
3	4	Susie O'Neill	AUS	2:09.03	28.96 (1)	1:01.28 (1)	1:34.54 (1)	32.32 (2)	33.26 (2)	34.49 (7)
4	6	Mika Haruna	JPN	2:09.88	30.66 (7)	1:03.75 (7)	1:37.28 (6)	33.09 (6)	33.53 (3)	32.60 (1)
5	3	Rie Shito	JPN	2:10.24	29.79 (4)	1:02.72 (4)	1:36.55 (4)	32.93 (5)	33.83 (5)	33.69 (3)
6	7	Angie Wester-Krieg	USA	2:11.46	30.33 (6)	1:03.19 (5)	1:37.13 (5)	32.86 (4)	33.94 (6)	34.33 (6)
7	8	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	2:11.87	30.72 (8)	1:03.86 (8)	1:38.00 (7)	33.14 (7)	34.14 (7)	33.87 (4)
8	1	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	2:13.78	30.16 (5)	1:03.35 (6)	1:38.09 (8)	33.19 (8)	34.74 (8)	35.69 (8)