Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueSwimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex
Date23 July (heats and final)
Competitors25 from 18 nations
Winning time2:29.54 (OR)
Medalists
 Lina Kačiušytė  Soviet Union
 Svetlana Varganova  Soviet Union
 Yuliya Bogdanova  Soviet Union
Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m women
4×200 m men
Medley relay
4×100 m men women

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics, took place on July 23, at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow, Soviet Union. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of 25 competitors from 18 nations participated in the event.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:

World record  Lina Kačiušytė (URS) 2:28.36 s Potsdam, East Germany 6 April 1979
Olympic record  Marina Kosheveya (URS) 2:33.35 s Montreal, Canada 21 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeORWR
23 July Heat 3 Svetlana Varganova  Soviet Union 2:29.77 OR
23 July Final Lina Kačiušytė  Soviet Union 2:29.54 OR

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Varganova, SvetlanaSvetlana Varganova  Soviet Union 2:29.77 Q, OR[1]
2 3 Fleissnerová, IrenaIrena Fleissnerová  Czechoslovakia 2:32.79 Q, NR[2]
3 4 Kačiušytė, LinaLina Kačiušytė  Soviet Union 2:33.04 Q
4 2 Bogdanova, YuliyaYuliya Bogdanova  Soviet Union 2:33.45 Q
5 4 Nielsson, SusanneSusanne Nielsson  Denmark 2:34.42 Q
6 2 Rinka, SilviaSilvia Rinka  East Germany 2:34.88 Q
7 1 Löbel, BettinaBettina Löbel  East Germany 2:35.31 Q
8 1 Geweniger, UteUte Geweniger  East Germany 2:35.42 Q
9 3 Håkansson, Eva-MarieEva-Marie Håkansson  Sweden 2:35.64 NR[2]
10 4 Roos, Ann-SofiAnn-Sofi Roos  Sweden 2:35.99
11 2 Rudd, DebbieDebbie Rudd  Great Britain 2:36.32
12 1 Kelly, MargaretMargaret Kelly  Great Britain 2:37.67
13 4 Dangalakova, TanyaTanya Dangalakova  Bulgaria 2:39.11
14 4 Curry, LisaLisa Curry  Australia 2:39.42
15 4 Prass, BrigitteBrigitte Prass  Romania 2:39.90 NR[2]
16 3 Bihan, OdileOdile Bihan  France 2:40.55
17 4 Seminatore, SabrinaSabrina Seminatore  Italy 2:41.77
18 2 Holtz, ElkeElke Holtz  Mexico 2:42.59 NR[2]
19 1 Bosmans, BrigitteBrigitte Bosmans  Belgium 2:42.87
20 3 Bohan, CatherineCatherine Bohan  Ireland 2:43.30
21 1 de Susini, AnnickAnnick de Susini  France 2:44.03
22 2 Kindl, GabriellaGabriella Kindl  Hungary 2:44.08
23 3 Tasker, LynneLynne Tasker  Zimbabwe 2:48.86 NR[2]
24 2 HoàngHoàng Thị Hoà  Vietnam 2:55.94
25 1 Rajoharison, NicoleNicole Rajoharison  Madagascar 3:12.40

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Kačiušytė, LinaLina Kačiušytė  Soviet Union 2:29.54 OR[1]
2nd, silver medalist(s) Varganova, SvetlanaSvetlana Varganova  Soviet Union 2:29.61
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bogdanova, YuliyaYuliya Bogdanova  Soviet Union 2:32.39
4 Nielsson, SusanneSusanne Nielsson  Denmark 2:32.75 NR[2]
5 Fleissnerová, IrenaIrena Fleissnerová  Czechoslovakia 2:33.23
6 Geweniger, UteUte Geweniger  East Germany 2:34.34
7 Löbel, BettinaBettina Löbel  East Germany 2:34.51
8 Rinka, SilviaSilvia Rinka  East Germany 2:35.38

Sources

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fizkultura i Sport, p. 483
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schoenfeld, ed., p. 73
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