Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly
The women's 200 metre butterfly 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.Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A, while the next eight to final B.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Kathleen Nord | | 2:11.81 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Birte Weigang | | 2:11.97 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Mary T. Meagher | | 2:12.35 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Conny van Bentum | | 2:12.41 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Stela Pura | | 2:12.53 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Kiyomi Takahashi | | 2:12.68 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Trina Radke | | 2:12.93 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Wang Xiaohong | | 2:13.05 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Gabi Reha | | 2:13.09 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Mojca Cater | | 2:13.21 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Ina Beyermann | | 2:13.56 | q |
| 12 | 4 | Svitlana Kopchykova | | 2:15.26 | q |
| 13 | 4 | Takayo Kitano | | 2:15.41 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Mette Jacobsen | | 2:15.78 | q |
| 15 | 3 | Helen Bewley | | 2:17.10 | q |
| 16 | 4 | Lynne Wilson | | 2:17.28 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Donna Procter | | 2:18.17 | |
| 18 | 2 | Sandra Neves | | 2:18.29 | |
| 19 | 3 | Neviana Miteva | | 2:18.44 | |
| 20 | 3 | Kim Soo-jin | | 2:19.00 | |
| 21 | 1 | Blanca Morales | | 2:19.28 | |
| 22 | 2 | Mo Wanlan | | 2:19.56 | |
| 23 | 1 | Marlene Bruten | | 2:19.68 | |
| 24 | 1 | Isabelle Arnould | | 2:20.74 | |
| 25 | 3 | Claire Supiot | | 2:21.65 | |
| 26 | 1 | Chang Hui-chien | | 2:25.50 | |
| 27 | 1 | Nguyễn Kiều Oanh | | 2:33.07 | |
| 2 | Donna McGinnis | | | |
Finals
Final B
Final A
