The women's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held on Sunday, August 7, 1932 and on Tuesday, August 9, 1932.
Eleven swimmers from seven nations competed.
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World record 3:03.4 Else Jacobsen Stockholm (SWE) 11 May 1932 Olympic record 3:11.2 Hilde Schrader Amsterdam (NED) 8 August 1928
In the first semi-final Clare Dennis set a new Olympic record with 3:08.2 minutes. In the final she bettered this record with 3:06.3 minutes.
Results
Round One
Sunday, August 7, 1932: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 3:08.2 QQ OR 2 3:14.7 QQ 3 3:33.2
Heat 2
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 3:12.1 QQ 2 3:15.9 QQ 3 3:24.5 4 3:46.1
Heat 3
Place Swimmer Time Qual. 1 3:10.7 QQ 2 3:13.5 QQ 3 3:20.0 QQ 4 3:26.6
Final
Tuesday 9 August 1932:
Place Swimmer Time 1 3:06.3 OR 2 3:06.4 3 3:07.1 4 3:11.7 5 3:11.8 6 3:16.0 7 3:18.2
References
External links Olympic Report