The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Olympic Games

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

 took place September 24. 36 individuals swam this event.

This swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 event used medley swimming

Medley swimming

Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...

. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool. The first length was swum using the butterfly stroke

Butterfly stroke

The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...

, the second with the backstroke

Backstroke

The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...

, the third length in breaststroke

Breaststroke

The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...

, and the fourth freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

. Unlike other events using freestyle, swimmers could not use butterfly, backstroke, or breaststroke for the freestyle leg; most swimmers use the front crawl

Front crawl

The front crawl, forward crawl, or freestyle is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front primary strokes. As such, the front crawl stroke is nearly universally used during a freestyle swimming competition, hence the synonymously used term "freestyle". It is one of two...

 in freestyle events anyway.

Medalists

A Final

Place	Swimmer	Country	Time	Notes
	Daniela Hunger Daniela Hunger Daniela Hunger is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two golden medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: in the women's 200 m individual medley, and as a member of the women's 4×100 m freestyle team...		2:12.59	OR
	Yelena Dendeberova Yelena Dendeberova Yelena Dendeberova is a former medley swimmer from the Soviet Union, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, for the Unified Team.-References:...		2:13.31
	Noemi Lung Noemi Lung Noemi Lung Zaharia is a former butterfly and medley swimmer from Romania, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: the silver in the 400 m individual medley, and the bronze in the 200 m individual medley...		2:14.85
4	Jodie Clatworthy		2:16.31
5	Marianne Muis Marianne Muis Marianne Muis is a former medley and freestyle 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 women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...		2:16.40
6	Aneta Pătrăşcoiu		2:16.70
7	Lin Li Lin Li (swimmer) Lynn Li is a Chinese former swimmer and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where she received silver medals in 200 m breaststroke and in 400 m medley, and a gold medal in 200 m individual medley.-World record:...		2:17.42
8	Whitney Hedgepeth Whitney Hedgepeth Whitney Hedgepeth is a former American college and international swimmer who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia: in the 100m and 200m Backstroke, and a gold medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay....		2:17.99

B Final

Place	Swimmer	Country	Time	Notes
9	Mildred Muis Mildred Muis Mildred Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...		2:17.73
10	Birgit Lohberg-Schulz		2:17.85
11	Jean Hill		2:19.20
12	Anette Philipsson Anette Philipsson Sissy Anette Philipsson is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. She finished 12th in the 200 m individual medley both times....		2:19.35
13	Roberta Felotti		2:19.63
	Anamarija Petricevic Anamarija Petričević Anamarija Petričević is a retired Croatian swimmer.Anamarija Petričević is a daughter of Đurđica Bjedov, gold and silver medalist in swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Petričević competed for Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics...
15	Julia Bogacheva		2:19.91
16	Yoshie Nishioka		2:20.43

Preliminary heats

Rank	Swimmer	Country	Time	Notes
1	Yelena Dendeberova Yelena Dendeberova Yelena Dendeberova is a former medley swimmer from the Soviet Union, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, for the Unified Team.-References:...		2:15.30	q-A
2	Noemi Lung Noemi Lung Noemi Lung Zaharia is a former butterfly and medley swimmer from Romania, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: the silver in the 400 m individual medley, and the bronze in the 200 m individual medley...		2:15.55	q-A
3	Daniela Hunger Daniela Hunger Daniela Hunger is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two golden medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: in the women's 200 m individual medley, and as a member of the women's 4×100 m freestyle team...		2:16.23	q-A
4	Marianne Muis Marianne Muis Marianne Muis is a former medley and freestyle 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 women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...		2:16.60	q-A
5	Lin Li Lin Li (swimmer) Lynn Li is a Chinese former swimmer and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where she received silver medals in 200 m breaststroke and in 400 m medley, and a gold medal in 200 m individual medley.-World record:...		2:17.09	q-A
6	Jodie Clatworthy		2:17.29	q-A
7	Aneta Patrascoiu		2:17.39	q-A
8	Whitney Hedgepeth Whitney Hedgepeth Whitney Hedgepeth is a former American college and international swimmer who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia: in the 100m and 200m Backstroke, and a gold medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay....		2:17.45	q-A
9	Birgit Schulz-Lohberg		2:17.46	q-B
10	Jean Hill		2:17.57	q-B
11	Anette Philipsson Anette Philipsson Sissy Anette Philipsson is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. She finished 12th in the 200 m individual medley both times....		2:18.86	q-B
12	Julia Bogacheva		2:19.07	q-B
13	Anamarija Petricevic Anamarija Petričević Anamarija Petričević is a retired Croatian swimmer.Anamarija Petričević is a daughter of Đurđica Bjedov, gold and silver medalist in swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Petričević competed for Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics...		2:19.38	q-B
14	Mildred Muis Mildred Muis Mildred Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...		2:19.46	q-B
15	Allison Higson Allison Higson Allison Higson now Allison Cavanaugh is a former international breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal with the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, together with Andrea Nugent, Jane Kerr, and Lori Melien.At the 1986...		2:19.54	q-B scratched final
16	Roberta Felotti		2:19.62	q-B
17	Yoshie Nishioka		2:20.20
18	Svenja Schlicnt		2:20.31
19	Donna Procter		2:21.79
20	Annette Poursen		2:21.83
21	Silvia Parera Silvia Parera Silvia Parera Carrau is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....		2:22.20
22	Hiroyo Harada		2:22.59
23	Zara Long		2:22.64
24	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir		2:22.65
25	Manuela Dalla Valle Manuela Dalla Valle Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...		2:22.85
26	Michelle Smith Michelle Smith Michelle Smith is a retired Irish swimmer and practising Irish barrister. She was a triple gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley...		2:25.53
27	Marlene Bruten		2:26.89
28	Carwai Seto		2:27.72
29	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...		2:29.61
30	Valentina Aracil		2:31.53
31	Dipika Chanmugam		2:33.58
32	Annemarie Munk		2:34.32
33	Kimberly Chan		2:35.11
34	Sharon Pickering		2:35.22
35	Angela Birch		2:39.20
--	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 :...		DQ