The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nationality Time Record 25 September Heat 4 Krisztina Egerszegi 2:11.01 25 September Heat 5 Cornelia Sirch 2:10.46 25 September Final A Krisztina Egerszegi 2:09.29

Results

Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 Cornelia Sirch 2:10.46 Q, 2 4 Krisztina Egerszegi 2:11.01 Q 3 3 Kathrin Zimmermann 2:12.81 Q 4 4 Beth Barr 2:13.91 Q 5 5 Andrea Hayes 2:14.77 Q 6 5 Nicole Livingstone 2:14.81 Q 7 4 Jolanda de Rover 2:16.58 Q 8 4 Svenja Schlicht 2:16.81 Q 9 5 Karen Lord 2:16.94 q 10 4 Katherine Read 2:17.22 q 11 3 Anca Pătrășcoiu 2:17.25 q 12 4 Lorenza Vigarani 2:17.35 q 13 5 Sharon Musson 2:17.47 q 14 3 Johanna Larsson 2:18.01 q 15 2 Lin Li 2:18.11 q 16 5 Satoko Morishita 2:18.74 q 17 5 Michelle Smith 2:19.50 18 2 Aileen Convery 2:19.91 19 3 Lori Melien 2:20.45 20 5 Tomoko Onogi 2:21.46 21 3 Sylvia Hume 2:21.55 22 4 Helen Slatter 2:21.66 23 4 Wang Bolin 2:21.70 24 2 Rita Jean Garay 2:23.73 25 3 Christine Magnier 2:24.15 26 2 Hong Ji-hee 2:24.58 27 2 Eva Gysling 2:24.61 28 3 Katja Ziliox 2:26.25 29 1 Ana Joselina Fortin 2:32.13 30 1 Tricia Duncan 2:33.97 31 2 Wang Chi 2:36.60 32 1 Sharon Pickering 2:36.99 2 Akiko Thomson 3 Ruth Hochstatter

Finals

Final B Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 9 3 Anca Pătrășcoiu 2:15.75 10 2 Sharon Musson 2:16.06 11 1 Lin Li 2:16.68 12 5 Katherine Read 2:18.20 13 6 Lorenza Vigarani 2:18.69 14 4 Karen Lord 2:18.78 8 Satoko Morishita 7 Johanna Larsson

Final A Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Krisztina Egerszegi 2:09.29 3 Kathrin Zimmermann 2:10.61 4 Cornelia Sirch 2:11.45 4 6 Beth Barr 2:12.39 5 7 Nicole Livingstone 2:13.43 6 2 Andrea Hayes 2:15.02 7 1 Jolanda de Rover 2:15.17 8 8 Svenja Schlicht 2:15.94

References

External links Official Report USA Swimming