Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle


The final of the women's 200 metre freestyle 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, while the next eight to final B.
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Mary Wayte2:00.69Q
244Cynthia Woodhead2:00.85Q
354June Croft2:01.05Q
435Michelle Pearson2:01.49Q
524Conny van Bentum2:01.52Q
614Annemarie Verstappen2:01.61Q
755Ina Beyermann2:02.42Q
833Anna McVann2:03.14Q
953Julie Daigneault2:03.40q
1046Chikako Nakamori2:03.94q
1136Iris Zscherpe2:03.95q
1223Silvia Persi2:03.98q
1343Jane Kerr2:04.02q
1445Kaori Yanase2:04.38q
1525Annabelle Cripps2:04.44q
1615Ann Linder2:04.60q
1726Carla Lasi2:05.86
1827Lisa Ann Wen2:06.01
1913Laurence Bensimon2:06.61
2022Carol Ann Heavey2:07.75
2152Patricia Kohlmann2:08.15
2257Sandra Crousse2:09.42
2316Sofia Dara2:09.52
2442Irma Huerta2:09.79
2541Christine Jacob2:12.17
2637Hadar Rubinstein2:12.32
2732Virginia Sachero2:13.41
2851Chang Hui-chien2:13.67
2917Kim Jin-suk2:13.76
3012Fenella Ng2:13.94
3121Karen Slowing-Aceituno2:14.39
3248Blanca Morales2:14.79
3331Sherwite Hafez2:16.11
3411Daniela Galassi2:19.22
3558Sharon Pickering2:19.61
3638María Lardizábal2:28.65
47Faten Ghattas
56Maria Kardum

Finals

Final B

Final A