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200 metres Breaststroke, Women

200 metres Breaststroke, Women

Date	23 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Plavatelny basseyn, Sportivny kompleks Olimpiysky, Moskva
Participants	25 from 18 countries

The Soviet Union never produced a plethora of great swimmers, but for some reason they did in the women’s 200 breaststroke. In Moscow they swept the medals, as they had done in Montréal, led by Lithuanian Lina Kačiušytė, the 1978 World Champion and world record holder, who won gold. The silver medalist, Svetlana Varganova, and bronze medalist, Yuliya Bogdanova, were also former world record holders. Varganova led for most of the race, having 1½ seconds on Kačiušytė at 50 and 100 metres, and 2½ seconds at 150 metres, but Kačiušytė’s final 50 split was 2.58 seconds faster and brought her home 7/100ths in front.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	158	Lina Kačiušytė	👁 Image URS	2:33.04 (1 h4)	2:29.54 (1)	Gold
2	170	Svetlana Varganova	👁 Image URS	2:29.77 (1 h3)	2:29.61 (2)	Silver
3	152	Yuliya Bogdanova	👁 Image URS	2:33.45 (1 h2)	2:32.39 (3)	Bronze
4	30	Susanne Nielsson	👁 Image DEN	2:34.42 (2 h4)	2:32.75 (4)
5	149	Irena Fleissnerová	👁 Image TCH	2:32.79 (2 h3)	2:33.23 (5)
6	65	Ute Geweniger	👁 Image GDR	2:35.42 (2 h1)	2:34.34 (6)
7	73	Bettina Löbel	👁 Image GDR	2:35.31 (1 h1)	2:34.51 (7)
8	80	Silvia Rinka	👁 Image GDR	2:34.88 (2 h2)	2:35.38 (8)
9	139	Eva-Marie Håkansson	👁 Image SWE	2:35.64 (3 h3)	–
10	145	Ann-Sofi Roos	👁 Image SWE	2:35.99 (3 h4)	–
11	59	Debbie Rudd	👁 Image GBR	2:36.32 (3 h2)	–
12	54	Maggie Kelly	👁 Image GBR	2:37.67 (3 h1)	–
13	19	Tanya Bogomilova	👁 Image BUL	2:39.11 (4 h4)	–
14	–	Lisa Curry	👁 Image AUS	2:39.42 (5 h4)	–
15	133	Brigitte Prass	👁 Image ROU	2:39.90 (6 h4)	–
16	40	Odile Bihan	👁 Image FRA	2:40.55 (4 h3)	–
17	108	Sabrina Seminatore	👁 Image ITA	2:41.77 (7 h4)	–
18	116	Elke Holtz	👁 Image MEX	2:42.59 (4 h2)	–
19	13	Brigitte Bosmans	👁 Image BEL	2:42.87 (4 h1)	–
20	–	Catherine Bohan	👁 Image IRL	2:43.30 (5 h3)	–
21	41	Annick de Susini	👁 Image FRA	2:44.03 (5 h1)	–
22	100	Gabriella Kindl	👁 Image HUN	2:44.08 (5 h2)	–
23	177	Lynne Tasker	👁 Image ZIM	2:48.86 (6 h3)	–
24	173	Hoàng Thị Hoà	👁 Image VIE	2:55.94 (6 h2)	–
25	112	Nicole Rajoharison	👁 Image MAD	3:12.40 (6 h1)	–

Round One

Date	23 July 1980 — 10:30
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Svetlana Varganova	👁 Image URS	2:29.77
2	5	Irena Fleissnerová	👁 Image TCH	2:32.79
3	4	Lina Kačiušytė	👁 Image URS	2:33.04
4	4	Yuliya Bogdanova	👁 Image URS	2:33.45
5	5	Susanne Nielsson	👁 Image DEN	2:34.42
6	5	Silvia Rinka	👁 Image GDR	2:34.88
7	4	Bettina Löbel	👁 Image GDR	2:35.31
8	3	Ute Geweniger	👁 Image GDR	2:35.42
9	3	Eva-Marie Håkansson	👁 Image SWE	2:35.64
10	3	Ann-Sofi Roos	👁 Image SWE	2:35.99
11	3	Debbie Rudd	👁 Image GBR	2:36.32
12	5	Maggie Kelly	👁 Image GBR	2:37.67
13	1	Tanya Bogomilova	👁 Image BUL	2:39.11
14	2	Lisa Curry	👁 Image AUS	2:39.42
15	7	Brigitte Prass	👁 Image ROU	2:39.90
16	6	Odile Bihan	👁 Image FRA	2:40.55
17	6	Sabrina Seminatore	👁 Image ITA	2:41.77
18	6	Elke Holtz	👁 Image MEX	2:42.59
19	2	Brigitte Bosmans	👁 Image BEL	2:42.87
20	2	Catherine Bohan	👁 Image IRL	2:43.30
21	6	Annick de Susini	👁 Image FRA	2:44.03
22	2	Gabriella Kindl	👁 Image HUN	2:44.08
23	7	Lynne Tasker	👁 Image ZIM	2:48.86
24	7	Hoàng Thị Hoà	👁 Image VIE	2:55.94
25	7	Nicole Rajoharison	👁 Image MAD	3:12.40

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Bettina Löbel	👁 Image GDR	2:35.31	35.41 (2)	1:15.77 (3)	1:55.77 (2)	40.36 (3)	40.00 (1)	39.54 (1)
2	3	Ute Geweniger	👁 Image GDR	2:35.42	35.09 (1)	1:15.28 (1)	1:55.72 (1)	40.19 (2)	40.44 (2)	39.70 (2)
3	5	Maggie Kelly	👁 Image GBR	2:37.67	35.63 (3)	1:15.48 (2)	1:56.79 (3)	39.85 (1)	41.31 (3)	40.88 (3)
4	2	Brigitte Bosmans	👁 Image BEL	2:42.87	36.07 (4)	1:17.69 (4)	2:00.39 (4)	41.62 (5)	42.70 (4)	42.48 (4)
5	6	Annick de Susini	👁 Image FRA	2:44.03	36.36 (5)	1:17.86 (5)	2:00.62 (5)	41.50 (4)	42.76 (5)	43.41 (5)
6	7	Nicole Rajoharison	👁 Image MAD	3:12.40	42.06 (6)	1:31.42 (6)	2:23.26 (6)	49.36 (6)	51.84 (6)	49.14 (6)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Yuliya Bogdanova	👁 Image URS	2:33.45	35.14 (1)	1:14.59 (1)	1:54.39 (1)	39.45 (1)	39.80 (2)	39.06 (1)
2	5	Silvia Rinka	👁 Image GDR	2:34.88	35.61 (2)	1:15.38 (2)	1:55.05 (2)	39.77 (3)	39.67 (1)	39.83 (2)
3	3	Debbie Rudd	👁 Image GBR	2:36.32	36.05 (4)	1:15.74 (3)	1:56.15 (3)	39.69 (2)	40.41 (3)	40.17 (3)
4	6	Elke Holtz	👁 Image MEX	2:42.59	36.78 (5)	1:17.48 (5)	1:59.60 (4)	40.70 (4)	42.12 (4)	42.99 (4)
5	2	Gabriella Kindl	👁 Image HUN	2:44.08	36.00 (3)	1:17.07 (4)	1:59.97 (5)	41.07 (5)	42.90 (5)	44.11 (5)
6	7	Hoàng Thị Hoà	👁 Image VIE	2:55.94	38.97 (6)	1:23.45 (6)	2:09.12 (6)	44.48 (6)	45.67 (6)	46.82 (6)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Svetlana Varganova	👁 Image URS	2:29.77	34.02 (1)	1:13.13 (1)	1:51.63 (1)	39.11 (2)	38.50 (1)	38.14 (1)
2	5	Irena Fleissnerová	👁 Image TCH	2:32.79	35.14 (2)	1:13.68 (2)	1:52.83 (2)	38.54 (1)	39.15 (2)	39.96 (3)
3	3	Eva-Marie Håkansson	👁 Image SWE	2:35.64	35.42 (3)	1:15.74 (3)	1:55.89 (3)	40.32 (3)	40.15 (3)	39.75 (2)
4	6	Odile Bihan	👁 Image FRA	2:40.55	36.27 (4)	1:16.93 (4)	1:58.48 (4)	40.66 (4)	41.55 (4)	42.07 (4)
5	2	Catherine Bohan	👁 Image IRL	2:43.30	36.64 (5)	1:18.23 (5)	2:00.66 (5)	41.59 (5)	42.43 (5)	42.64 (5)
6	7	Lynne Tasker	👁 Image ZIM	2:48.86	39.01 (6)	1:22.46 (6)	2:05.70 (6)	43.45 (6)	43.24 (6)	43.16 (6)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Lina Kačiušytė	👁 Image URS	2:33.04	35.82 (3)	1:15.07 (2)	1:54.24 (1)	39.25 (2)	39.17 (1)	38.80 (1)
2	5	Susanne Nielsson	👁 Image DEN	2:34.42	35.61 (2)	1:14.77 (1)	1:54.83 (2)	39.16 (1)	40.06 (3)	39.59 (2)
3	3	Ann-Sofi Roos	👁 Image SWE	2:35.99	36.25 (5)	1:16.20 (4)	1:56.03 (3)	39.95 (4)	39.83 (2)	39.96 (3)
4	1	Tanya Bogomilova	👁 Image BUL	2:39.11	35.21 (1)	1:15.12 (3)	1:56.28 (4)	39.91 (3)	41.16 (5)	42.83 (7)
5	2	Lisa Curry	👁 Image AUS	2:39.42	36.52 (7)	1:16.93 (5)	1:57.99 (5)	40.41 (5)	41.06 (4)	41.43 (5)
6	7	Brigitte Prass	👁 Image ROU	2:39.90	36.24 (4)	1:17.21 (6)	1:58.69 (6)	40.97 (7)	41.48 (6)	41.21 (4)
7	6	Sabrina Seminatore	👁 Image ITA	2:41.77	36.35 (6)	1:17.27 (7)	1:59.17 (7)	40.92 (6)	41.90 (7)	42.60 (6)

Final Round

Date	23 July 1980 — 18:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	3	Lina Kačiušytė	👁 Image URS	2:29.54	36.01 (8)	1:14.02 (4)	1:53.13 (2)	38.01 (2)	39.11 (4)	36.41 (1)
2	4	Svetlana Varganova	👁 Image URS	2:29.61	34.47 (2)	1:12.43 (1)	1:50.62 (1)	37.96 (1)	38.19 (1)	38.99 (3)
3	6	Yuliya Bogdanova	👁 Image URS	2:32.39	35.93 (7)	1:15.49 (8)	1:54.77 (7)	39.56 (6)	39.28 (5)	37.62 (2)
4	2	Susanne Nielsson	👁 Image DEN	2:32.75	34.76 (3)	1:13.94 (3)	1:53.37 (3)	39.18 (5)	39.43 (6)	39.38 (4)
5	5	Irena Fleissnerová	👁 Image TCH	2:33.23	35.37 (4)	1:14.46 (5)	1:53.38 (4)	39.09 (4)	38.92 (3)	39.85 (5)
6	8	Ute Geweniger	👁 Image GDR	2:34.34	34.27 (1)	1:12.77 (2)	1:53.51 (5)	38.50 (3)	40.74 (8)	40.83 (8)
7	1	Bettina Löbel	👁 Image GDR	2:34.51	35.60 (6)	1:15.30 (7)	1:54.07 (6)	39.70 (8)	38.77 (2)	40.44 (7)
8	7	Silvia Rinka	👁 Image GDR	2:35.38	35.43 (5)	1:15.07 (6)	1:55.07 (8)	39.64 (7)	40.00 (7)	40.31 (6)

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