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


The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 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:
DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
24 SeptemberFinal ADaniela Hunger2:12.59

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A, while the next eight to final B.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Yelena Dendeberova2:15.30Q
23Noemi Lung2:15.55Q
35Daniela Hunger2:16.23Q
44Marianne Muis2:16.60Q
54Lin Li2:17.09Q
63Jodie Clatworthy2:17.29Q
75Anca Pătrășcoiu2:17.39Q
85Whitney Hedgepeth2:17.45Q
93Birgit Lohberg-Schulz2:17.46q
105Jean Hill2:17.57q
115Anette Philipsson2:18.86q
125Yuliya Bogacheva2:19.07q
133Anamarija Petričević2:19.38q
143Mildred Muis2:19.46q
154Allison Higson2:19.54q,
165Roberta Felotti2:19.62q
174Yoshie Nishioka2:20.20q
185Svenja Schlicht2:20.31
192Donna Procter2:21.79
202Annette Poulsen2:21.83
214Silvia Parera2:22.20
222Hiroyo Harada2:22.59
233Zara Long2:22.64
242Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir2:22.65
254Manuela Dalla Valle2:22.85
262Michelle Smith2:25.53
272Marlene Bruten2:26.89
281Carwai Seto2:27.72
291Patricia Kohlmann2:29.61
302Valentina Aracil2:31.53
311Dipika Chanmugam2:33.58
321Annemarie Munk2:34.32
331Kimberly Chen2:35.11
341Sharon Pickering2:35.22
351Angela Birch2:39.20
3Mary Wayte
3Tanya Dangalakova

Finals

Final B

Final A