The final of the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results
Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 1 2 2:32.46 Q, NR2 2 6 2:33.23 Q, NR3 1 4 2:33.43 Q4 2 4 2:33.46 Q5 3 4 2:34.46 Q3 5 Q7 2 3 2:35.54 Q3 3 Q9 3 6 2:35.75 q10 2 5 2:35.99 q11 1 3 2:36.38 q12 1 5 2:36.65 q13 1 6 2:37.20 q14 2 2 2:37.21 q15 3 2 2:38.47 q16 2 7 2:38.54 q17 3 1 2:38.87 NR18 3 7 2:41.57 19 1 7 2:42.69 20 2 1 2:44.85 NR21 3 8 2:50.01 22 1 1 2:50.45 23 2 8 3:04.26
Finals
Final B Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes9 4 2:36.23 10 2 2:36.32 11 5 2:36.49 12 6 2:36.55 13 3 2:36.96 14 7 2:37.62 15 8 2:39.32 16 1 2:39.33
Final A Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 2:30.38 AM 6 2:31.15 NR 4 2:31.40 NR4 2 2:32.93 5 5 2:33.60 6 7 2:33.82 NR7 1 2:35.07 8 8 2:35.51
References
External links Official Report USA Swimming