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200 metres Freestyle, Women

200 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	30 July 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Participants	36 from 25 countries

At the beginning of 1984 the world record was held by American Sippy Woodhead, who had set three world marks back in 1978-79. She had been World Swimmer of the Year in 1979 and was crushed by not being able to compete in Moscow. Now an ancient 20-year-old, for a world-class swimmer in that era, Woodhead was nowhere near the swimmer she had been in the late 70s, but she made the US team. Just prior to the Los Angeles, her world record was broken by Kristin Otto at the East German trials, who could not be there because of the Soviet-led boycott. Woodhead had won the US Trials, leading home Mary Wayte, but in Los Angeles Wayte was the one winning, coming to the wall in 1:59.23, with Woodhead taking silver. Woodhead’s time of 1:59.50 was her best in three years. A few weeks later Otto won this event at the Friendship Games, but her time was a surprisingly slow 1:59.48.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	264	Mary Wayte	👁 Image USA	2:00.69 (1 h3)	–	1:59.23 (1)	Gold
2	266	Sippy Woodhead	👁 Image USA	2:00.85 (1 h4)	–	1:59.50 (2)	Silver
3	147	Annemarie Verstappen	👁 Image NED	2:01.61 (1 h1)	–	1:59.69 (3)	Bronze
4	17	Michelle Pearson	👁 Image AUS	2:01.49 (2 h3)	–	1:59.79 (4)
5	142	Conny van Bentum	👁 Image NED	2:01.52 (1 h2)	–	2:00.59 (5)
6	111	June Croft	👁 Image GBR	2:01.05 (1 h5)	–	2:00.64 (6)
7	91	Ina Beyermann	👁 Image FRG	2:02.42 (2 h5)	–	2:01.89 (7)
8	14	Anna McVann	👁 Image AUS	2:03.14 (3 h3)	–	2:02.87 (8)
9	165	Silvia Persi	👁 Image ITA	2:03.98 (2 h2)	2:03.17 (1)	–
10	106	Iris Zscherpe	👁 Image FRG	2:03.95 (4 h3)	2:03.42 (2)	–
11	41	Julie Daigneault	👁 Image CAN	2:03.40 (3 h5)	2:03.67 (3)	–
12	231	Ann Linder	👁 Image SWE	2:04.60 (2 h1)	2:03.85 (4)	–
13	178	Chikako Nakamori	👁 Image JPN	2:03.94 (2 h4)	2:04.11 (5)	–
14	48	Jane Kerr	👁 Image CAN	2:04.02 (3 h4)	2:04.19 (6)	–
15	110	Annabelle Cripps	👁 Image GBR	2:04.44 (3 h2)	2:04.90 (7)	–
16	184	Kaori Yanase	👁 Image JPN	2:04.38 (4 h4)	2:05.24 (8)	–
17	163	Carla Lasi	👁 Image ITA	2:05.86 (4 h2)	–	–
18	–	Lisa Ann Wen	👁 Image TPE	2:06.01 (5 h2)	–	–
19	83	Laurence Bensimon	👁 Image FRA	2:06.61 (3 h1)	–	–
20	151	Carol-Ann Heavey	👁 Image IRL	2:07.75 (6 h2)	–	–
21	193	Patricia Kohlmann	👁 Image MEX	2:08.15 (4 h5)	–	–
22	209	Sandra Crousse	👁 Image PER	2:09.42 (5 h5)	–	–
23	128	Sofia Dara	👁 Image GRE	2:09.52 (4 h1)	–	–
24	192	Irma Huerta	👁 Image MEX	2:09.79 (5 h4)	–	–
25	210	Christine Jacob	👁 Image PHI	2:12.17 (6 h4)	–	–
26	154	Hadar Rubinstein	👁 Image ISR	2:12.32 (5 h3)	–	–
27	4	Virginia Sachero	👁 Image ARG	2:13.41 (6 h3)	–	–
28	238	Chang Hui-Chien	👁 Image TPE	2:13.67 (6 h5)	–	–
29	186	Kim Jin-Suk	👁 Image KOR	2:13.76 (5 h1)	–	–
30	133	Fenella Ng	👁 Image HKG	2:13.94 (6 h1)	–	–
31	130	Karin Slowing	👁 Image GUA	2:14.39 (7 h2)	–	–
32	129	Blanca Morales	👁 Image GUA	2:14.79 (7 h4)	–	–
33	72	Sherwite Hafez	👁 Image EGY	2:16.11 (7 h3)	–	–
34	214	Daniela Galassi	👁 Image SMR	2:19.22 (7 h1)	–	–
35	80	Sharon Pickering	👁 Image FIJ	2:19.31 (7 h5)	–	–
36	150	María Lardizábal	👁 Image HON	2:28.25 (8 h3)	–	–
229	Maria Kardum	👁 Image SWE	– (DNS h5)	–	–
240	Faten Ghattas	👁 Image TUN	– (DNS h4)	–	–

Round One

Date	30 July 1984 — 9:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Mary Wayte	👁 Image USA	2:00.69
2	4	Sippy Woodhead	👁 Image USA	2:00.85
3	4	June Croft	👁 Image GBR	2:01.05
4	5	Michelle Pearson	👁 Image AUS	2:01.49
5	4	Conny van Bentum	👁 Image NED	2:01.52
6	4	Annemarie Verstappen	👁 Image NED	2:01.61
7	5	Ina Beyermann	👁 Image FRG	2:02.42
8	3	Anna McVann	👁 Image AUS	2:03.14
9	3	Julie Daigneault	👁 Image CAN	2:03.40
10	6	Chikako Nakamori	👁 Image JPN	2:03.94
11	6	Iris Zscherpe	👁 Image FRG	2:03.95
12	3	Silvia Persi	👁 Image ITA	2:03.98
13	3	Jane Kerr	👁 Image CAN	2:04.02
14	5	Kaori Yanase	👁 Image JPN	2:04.38
15	5	Annabelle Cripps	👁 Image GBR	2:04.44
16	5	Ann Linder	👁 Image SWE	2:04.60
17	6	Carla Lasi	👁 Image ITA	2:05.86
18	7	Lisa Ann Wen	👁 Image TPE	2:06.01
19	3	Laurence Bensimon	👁 Image FRA	2:06.61
20	2	Carol-Ann Heavey	👁 Image IRL	2:07.75
21	2	Patricia Kohlmann	👁 Image MEX	2:08.15
22	7	Sandra Crousse	👁 Image PER	2:09.42
23	6	Sofia Dara	👁 Image GRE	2:09.52
24	2	Irma Huerta	👁 Image MEX	2:09.79
25	1	Christine Jacob	👁 Image PHI	2:12.17
26	7	Hadar Rubinstein	👁 Image ISR	2:12.32
27	2	Virginia Sachero	👁 Image ARG	2:13.41
28	1	Chang Hui-Chien	👁 Image TPE	2:13.67
29	7	Kim Jin-Suk	👁 Image KOR	2:13.76
30	2	Fenella Ng	👁 Image HKG	2:13.94
31	1	Karin Slowing	👁 Image GUA	2:14.39
32	8	Blanca Morales	👁 Image GUA	2:14.79
33	1	Sherwite Hafez	👁 Image EGY	2:16.11
34	1	Daniela Galassi	👁 Image SMR	2:19.22
35	8	Sharon Pickering	👁 Image FIJ	2:19.31
36	8	María Lardizábal	👁 Image HON	2:28.25
7	Faten Ghattas	👁 Image TUN	–
6	Maria Kardum	👁 Image SWE	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Annemarie Verstappen	👁 Image NED	2:01.61	28.44 (1)	58.88 (1)	1:30.21 (1)	30.44 (1)	31.33 (1)	31.40 (1)
2	5	Ann Linder	👁 Image SWE	2:04.60	28.84 (2)	59.37 (2)	1:31.81 (2)	30.53 (2)	32.44 (3)	32.79 (3)
3	3	Laurence Bensimon	👁 Image FRA	2:06.61	30.32 (4)	1:01.66 (4)	1:34.07 (3)	31.34 (3)	32.41 (2)	32.54 (2)
4	6	Sofia Dara	👁 Image GRE	2:09.52	29.18 (3)	1:01.30 (3)	1:35.33 (4)	32.12 (4)	34.03 (4)	34.19 (5)
5	7	Kim Jin-Suk	👁 Image KOR	2:13.76	30.52 (5)	1:04.37 (6)	1:40.04 (6)	33.85 (6)	35.67 (=6)	33.72 (4)
6	2	Fenella Ng	👁 Image HKG	2:13.94	30.86 (6)	1:04.06 (5)	1:39.30 (5)	33.20 (5)	35.24 (5)	34.64 (6)
7	1	Daniela Galassi	👁 Image SMR	2:19.22	32.59 (7)	1:07.93 (7)	1:43.60 (7)	35.34 (7)	35.67 (=6)	35.62 (7)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Conny van Bentum	👁 Image NED	2:01.52	28.94 (1)	59.87 (1)	1:31.19 (1)	30.93 (1)	31.32 (1)	30.33 (1)
2	3	Silvia Persi	👁 Image ITA	2:03.98	29.61 (3)	1:01.24 (3)	1:33.08 (3)	31.63 (3)	31.84 (2)	30.90 (2)
3	5	Annabelle Cripps	👁 Image GBR	2:04.44	29.51 (2)	1:01.06 (2)	1:32.96 (2)	31.55 (2)	31.90 (3)	31.48 (4)
4	6	Carla Lasi	👁 Image ITA	2:05.86	30.44 (6)	1:02.10 (6)	1:34.83 (6)	31.66 (4)	32.73 (6)	31.03 (3)
5	7	Lisa Ann Wen	👁 Image TPE	2:06.01	30.12 (5)	1:02.00 (5)	1:34.21 (4)	31.88 (6)	32.21 (4)	31.80 (5)
6	2	Carol-Ann Heavey	👁 Image IRL	2:07.75	29.93 (4)	1:01.62 (4)	1:34.32 (5)	31.69 (5)	32.70 (5)	33.43 (6)
7	1	Karin Slowing	👁 Image GUA	2:14.39	30.85 (7)	1:04.40 (7)	1:39.69 (7)	33.55 (7)	35.29 (7)	34.70 (7)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Mary Wayte	👁 Image USA	2:00.69	28.63 (1)	59.20 (1)	1:30.11 (1)	30.57 (1)	30.91 (1)	30.58 (2)
2	5	Michelle Pearson	👁 Image AUS	2:01.49	28.90 (2)	59.95 (2)	1:30.92 (2)	31.05 (2)	30.97 (2)	30.57 (1)
3	3	Anna McVann	👁 Image AUS	2:03.14	29.95 (4)	1:01.51 (4)	1:32.54 (3)	31.56 (4)	31.03 (3)	30.60 (3)
4	6	Iris Zscherpe	👁 Image FRG	2:03.95	29.09 (3)	1:00.55 (3)	1:32.91 (4)	31.46 (3)	32.36 (4)	31.04 (4)
5	7	Hadar Rubinstein	👁 Image ISR	2:12.32	30.23 (5)	1:03.26 (6)	1:37.92 (6)	33.03 (6)	34.66 (6)	34.40 (5)
6	2	Virginia Sachero	👁 Image ARG	2:13.41	30.46 (6)	1:03.04 (5)	1:37.65 (5)	32.58 (5)	34.61 (5)	35.76 (7)
7	1	Sherwite Hafez	👁 Image EGY	2:16.11	31.60 (7)	1:05.53 (7)	1:41.08 (7)	33.93 (7)	35.55 (7)	35.03 (6)
8	8	María Lardizábal	👁 Image HON	2:28.25	32.60 (8)	1:09.79 (8)	1:49.39 (8)	37.19 (8)	39.60 (8)	38.86 (8)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Sippy Woodhead	👁 Image USA	2:00.85	28.77 (1)	59.20 (1)	1:30.23 (1)	30.43 (1)	31.03 (1)	30.62 (1)
2	6	Chikako Nakamori	👁 Image JPN	2:03.94	29.31 (4)	1:00.79 (4)	1:33.11 (4)	31.48 (4)	32.32 (4)	30.83 (2)
3	3	Jane Kerr	👁 Image CAN	2:04.02	29.14 (2)	1:00.56 (3)	1:32.34 (2)	31.42 (3)	31.78 (2)	31.68 (4)
4	5	Kaori Yanase	👁 Image JPN	2:04.38	29.15 (3)	1:00.49 (2)	1:32.75 (3)	31.34 (2)	32.26 (3)	31.63 (3)
5	2	Irma Huerta	👁 Image MEX	2:09.79	29.95 (5)	1:02.26 (5)	1:36.39 (5)	32.31 (5)	34.13 (6)	33.40 (5)
6	1	Christine Jacob	👁 Image PHI	2:12.17	31.17 (=6)	1:04.91 (6)	1:38.69 (6)	33.74 (6)	33.78 (5)	33.48 (6)
7	8	Blanca Morales	👁 Image GUA	2:14.79	31.17 (=6)	1:05.29 (7)	1:40.48 (7)	34.12 (7)	35.19 (7)	34.31 (7)
7	Faten Ghattas	👁 Image TUN	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	June Croft	👁 Image GBR	2:01.05	29.39 (1)	1:00.26 (1)	1:30.89 (1)	30.87 (1)	30.63 (1)	30.16 (2)
2	5	Ina Beyermann	👁 Image FRG	2:02.42	29.44 (2)	1:00.77 (2)	1:32.27 (3)	31.33 (3)	31.50 (3)	30.15 (1)
3	3	Julie Daigneault	👁 Image CAN	2:03.40	29.92 (4)	1:01.14 (3)	1:32.21 (2)	31.22 (2)	31.07 (2)	31.19 (3)
4	2	Patricia Kohlmann	👁 Image MEX	2:08.15	29.62 (3)	1:01.66 (4)	1:35.33 (4)	32.04 (4)	33.67 (4)	32.82 (=4)
5	7	Sandra Crousse	👁 Image PER	2:09.42	30.47 (5)	1:02.91 (5)	1:36.60 (5)	32.44 (5)	33.69 (5)	32.82 (=4)
6	1	Chang Hui-Chien	👁 Image TPE	2:13.67	30.81 (6)	1:04.36 (6)	1:39.41 (6)	33.55 (6)	35.05 (6)	34.26 (6)
7	8	Sharon Pickering	👁 Image FIJ	2:19.31	31.98 (7)	1:06.91 (7)	1:43.43 (7)	34.93 (7)	36.52 (7)	35.88 (7)
6	Maria Kardum	👁 Image SWE	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

B Final

Date	30 July 1984 — 16:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	6	Silvia Persi	👁 Image ITA	2:03.17	29.71 (5)	1:00.83 (3)	1:32.23 (1)	31.12 (2)	31.40 (2)	30.94 (=3)
2	3	Iris Zscherpe	👁 Image FRG	2:03.42	29.58 (4)	1:00.99 (5)	1:32.77 (5)	31.41 (5)	31.78 (4)	30.65 (1)
3	4	Julie Daigneault	👁 Image CAN	2:03.67	30.01 (8)	1:01.56 (8)	1:32.87 (6)	31.55 (7)	31.31 (1)	30.80 (2)
4	8	Ann Linder	👁 Image SWE	2:03.85	29.72 (6)	1:01.03 (6)	1:32.67 (4)	31.31 (4)	31.64 (3)	31.18 (5)
5	5	Chikako Nakamori	👁 Image JPN	2:04.11	29.76 (7)	1:01.37 (7)	1:33.17 (7)	31.61 (8)	31.80 (5)	30.94 (=3)
6	2	Jane Kerr	👁 Image CAN	2:04.19	29.37 (2)	1:00.60 (2)	1:32.64 (3)	31.23 (3)	32.04 (6)	31.55 (6)
7	1	Annabelle Cripps	👁 Image GBR	2:04.90	29.17 (1)	1:00.18 (1)	1:32.62 (2)	31.01 (1)	32.44 (7)	32.28 (8)
8	7	Kaori Yanase	👁 Image JPN	2:05.24	29.53 (3)	1:00.98 (4)	1:33.52 (8)	31.45 (6)	32.54 (8)	31.72 (7)

Final Round

Date	30 July 1984 — 16:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Mary Wayte	👁 Image USA	1:59.23	28.72 (5)	58.68 (2)	1:28.88 (2)	29.96 (2)	30.20 (1)	30.35 (4)
2	5	Sippy Woodhead	👁 Image USA	1:59.50	28.40 (1)	58.08 (1)	1:28.60 (1)	29.68 (1)	30.52 (3)	30.90 (8)
3	7	Annemarie Verstappen	👁 Image NED	1:59.69	28.43 (2)	58.70 (3)	1:29.57 (4)	30.27 (3)	30.87 (=4)	30.12 (2)
4	6	Michelle Pearson	👁 Image AUS	1:59.79	28.52 (3)	59.03 (4)	1:29.53 (3)	30.51 (4)	30.50 (2)	30.26 (3)
5	2	Conny van Bentum	👁 Image NED	2:00.59	28.65 (4)	59.52 (6)	1:30.86 (6)	30.87 (7)	31.34 (7)	29.73 (1)
6	3	June Croft	👁 Image GBR	2:00.64	28.81 (6)	59.33 (5)	1:30.20 (5)	30.52 (5)	30.87 (=4)	30.44 (5)
7	1	Ina Beyermann	👁 Image FRG	2:01.89	29.15 (7)	59.88 (7)	1:31.39 (7)	30.73 (6)	31.51 (8)	30.50 (6)
8	8	Anna McVann	👁 Image AUS	2:02.87	29.69 (8)	1:01.36 (8)	1:32.34 (8)	31.67 (8)	30.98 (6)	30.53 (7)

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/7141

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