Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle

The women's 200 freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...

, was contested on September 20 (preliminaries) and September 21 (finals).

Silvia Poll's

Silvia Poll Ahrens

Sylvia Poll Ahrens in Managua, Nicaragua) is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. At the 1988 Olympics, she won Costa Rica's first Olympic medal, when she garnered the silver in the women's 200 free. As of 2009, she and her younger sister Claudia are Costa Rica's only...

silver medal was Costa Rica's

Costa Rica at the Olympics

Costa Rica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936, but then missed the next four Olympiads. The nation returned to the Games in 1964, and has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since then...

first Olympic medal ever.

Records

The existing World and Olympic records at the time of the competition were:

A Final

Place	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Heike Friedrich Heike Friedrich Heike Friedrich is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....		1:57.65	OR
	Silvia Poll Silvia Poll Ahrens Sylvia Poll Ahrens in Managua, Nicaragua) is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. At the 1988 Olympics, she won Costa Rica's first Olympic medal, when she garnered the silver in the women's 200 free. As of 2009, she and her younger sister Claudia are Costa Rica's only...	Costa Rica	1:58.67
	Manuela Stellmach Manuela Stellmach Manuela Stellmach is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who was a member of the women's relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. At the same tournament she captured the bronze medal in the individual...		1:59.01
4^th	Mary Wayte Mary Wayte Mary Alice Wayte Bradburne is a former American college and international swimmer who was a two-time Olympic gold medalist and television sports commentator.- Early years :...	United States	1:59.04
5^th	Natalia Trefilova Natalia Trefilova Natalia Trefilova , born 1 July 1971, is a former freestyle swimmer from the Soviet Union.Natalia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, in the 100, 200, 400, & 800 metre freestyles, & the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay....		1:59.24
6^th	Mitzi Kremer Mitzi Kremer Mitzi Patricia Kremer is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who was a member of the women's team that won the bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...	United States	2:00.23
7^th	Stephanie Ortwig		2:00.73
8^th	Cecile Prunier	France	2:02.88

B Final

Place	Name	Nationality	Time
9^th	Patricia Noall Patricia Noall Patricia Noall is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....	Canada	2:00.77
10^th	Ruth Gilfillan	United Kingdom	2:01.66
11^th	Mette Jacobsen Mette Jacobsen Mette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m...	Denmark	2:01.84
12^th	Liliana Dobrescu Liliana Dobrescu Liliana Dobrescu , born 19 April 1971, is a former freestyle swimmer from Romania.She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, finishing third in the B Final of the 100 metres freestyle in a time of 56.79 seconds.-References:...		2:01.98
13^th	Stela Pura		2:02.30
14^th	Chikako Nakamori	Japan	2:02.31
15^th	Birgit Lohberg-Schulz		2:02.32
16^th	Zhuang Yong	People's Republic of China	2:14.23

Preliminary heats

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Heike Friedrich Heike Friedrich Heike Friedrich is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....	German Democratic Republic	1:59.02	q-A
2	Silvia Poll	Costa Rica	1:59.22	q-A
3	Mary Wayte Mary Wayte Mary Alice Wayte Bradburne is a former American college and international swimmer who was a two-time Olympic gold medalist and television sports commentator.- Early years :...	United States	1:59.50	q-A
4	Manuela Stellmach Manuela Stellmach Manuela Stellmach is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who was a member of the women's relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. At the same tournament she captured the bronze medal in the individual...	German Democratic Republic	2:00.30	q-A
5	Natalia Trefilova Natalia Trefilova Natalia Trefilova , born 1 July 1971, is a former freestyle swimmer from the Soviet Union.Natalia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, in the 100, 200, 400, & 800 metre freestyles, & the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay....		2:00.54	q-A
6	Stephanie Ortwig		2:00.66	q-A
7	Mitzi Kremer Mitzi Kremer Mitzi Patricia Kremer is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who was a member of the women's team that won the bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...	United States	2:01.45	q-A
8	Cecile Prunier	France	2:01.60	q-A
9	Chikako Nakamori	Japan	2:01.76	q-B
10	Mette Jacobsen Mette Jacobsen Mette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m...	Denmark	2:01.80	q-B
11	Luminita Dobrescu		2:01.93	q-B
12	Ruth Gilfillan	United Kingdom	2:02.11	q-B
13	Stela Pura		2:02.26	q-B
14	Patricia Noall Patricia Noall Patricia Noall is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....	Canada	2:02.31	q-B
15	Zhuang Yong	People's Republic of China	2:02.40	q-B
16	Birgit Lohberg-Schulz		2:02.77	q-B
17	Adriana van der Plaats		2:03.02
18	Isabelle Arnould Isabelle Arnould Isabelle Arnould is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Belgium, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul, South Korea . She is best known for winning two medals at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, United States.-References:*...	Belgium	2:03.32
18	Suzanne Nilsson Suzanne Nilsson Suzanne Nilsson is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she swum the 200 m freestyle and the 4×100 m freestyle relay.-References:...	Sweden	2:03.32
20	Sheridan Burge-Lopez	Australia	2:03.42
21	June Croft June Croft June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...	United Kingdom	2:03.63
22	Karin Brienesse Karin Brienesse Karin Brienesse is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...	Netherlands	2:04.36
23	Silvia Persi	Italy	2:04.40
24	Annette Jorgensen	Denmark	2:04.71
25	Patrícia Amorim Patricia Amorim Patrícia Filler Amorim was born on February 13, 1969 in Rio de Janeiro, to a bossa nova bassist and a primary school teacher. She is a former freestyle swimmer from Brazil...	Brazil	2:04.74
26	Susie Baumer	Australia	2:04.82
27	Huda Abdullah Nurul		2:04.85
28	Jane Kerr Jane Kerr Jane Louise Kerr Thompson is a former college and international swimmer from Canada. Kerr was a butterfly and freestyle specialist who was an Olympic bronze medalist.Kerr was born in Mississauga, Ontario....	Canada	2:04.92
29	Kaori Sasaki	Japan	2:04.92
30	Senda Gharbi	Tunisia	2:06.60
31	Karen Dieffenthaller	Trinidad and Tobago	2:07.09
32	Bryndís Ólafsdóttir	Iceland	2:07.11
33	Ritajean Garay	Puerto Rico	2:07.44
34	Natasha Aguilar Natasha Aguilar Natasha Aguilar is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Costa Rica who earned two medals with the women's relay team at the 1987 Pan American Games. She also represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...	Costa Rica	2:10.22
35	Patricia Kohlmann Patricia Kohlmann Patricia Kohlmann is a former female freestyle and medley swimmer from Mexico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1984...	Mexico	2:10.36
36	Fenella Ng		2:10.43
37	Eum-Jung Kim		2:10.85
38	Hui-Chien Chang		2:11.50
39	Joo-Li Park	South Korea	2:11.53
40	Hong Olan	People's Republic of China	2:12.44
41	Catherine Fogarty	Zimbabwe	2:13.44
42	Cee Kay Hung		2:13.61
43	Angela Birch	Fiji	2:16.79
44	Cina Munch	Fiji	2:18.45

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