Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke


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:
DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
25 SeptemberHeat 4Krisztina Egerszegi2:11.01
25 SeptemberHeat 5Cornelia Sirch2:10.46
25 SeptemberFinal AKrisztina Egerszegi2:09.29

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A, while the next eight to final B.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Cornelia Sirch2:10.46Q,
24Krisztina Egerszegi2:11.01Q
33Kathrin Zimmermann2:12.81Q
44Beth Barr2:13.91Q
55Andrea Hayes2:14.77Q
65Nicole Livingstone2:14.81Q
74Jolanda de Rover2:16.58Q
84Svenja Schlicht2:16.81Q
95Karen Lord2:16.94q
104Katherine Read2:17.22q
113Anca Pătrășcoiu2:17.25q
124Lorenza Vigarani2:17.35q
135Sharon Musson2:17.47q
143Johanna Larsson2:18.01q
152Lin Li2:18.11q
165Satoko Morishita2:18.74q
175Michelle Smith2:19.50
182Aileen Convery2:19.91
193Lori Melien2:20.45
205Tomoko Onogi2:21.46
213Sylvia Hume2:21.55
224Helen Slatter2:21.66
234Wang Bolin2:21.70
242Rita Jean Garay2:23.73
253Christine Magnier2:24.15
262Hong Ji-hee2:24.58
272Eva Gysling2:24.61
283Katja Ziliox2:26.25
291Ana Joselina Fortin2:32.13
301Tricia Duncan2:33.97
312Wang Chi2:36.60
321Sharon Pickering2:36.99
2Akiko Thomson
3Ruth Hochstatter

Finals

Final B

Final A