Women 200m Breaststroke Swimming XIV Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Tuesday, 3rd August - Gold Medal: Nel van Vliet, Netherlands
Final time gapLY
1. Petronella van VlietNED Netherlands2:57.2 522
2. Nancy LyonsAUS Australia2:57.7 +0.5s618
3. Eva Novak-GerardHUN Hungary3:00.2 +3.0s418
4. Eva SzekelyHUN Hungary3:02.5 +5.3s721
5. Jannie De GrootNED Netherlands3:06.2 +9.0s118
6. Elizabeth ChurchGBR Great Britain3:06.1 +8.9s318
7. Tonnie HomNED Netherlands3:07.5 +10.3s815
8. Jytte HansenDEN Denmark3:08.1 +10.9s216
22 Competitors from 14 Nations. Empire Pool.
World Record: Nel van Vliet, Netherlands 2:49.2 Hilversum, Netherlands 20th July 1947
Olympic Record: Hideko Maehata, Japan 3:01.9 Berlin, Germany 8 August 1936
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index London 1948index Swimming London 1948
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1936 Women 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke History1952 Women 200m Breaststroke
The favourite for the gold was the 22 year old Dutchwoman, Nel van Vliet, who had not even learned to swim until the age of sixteen. Although she was the world record holder, her path to the represent the Netherlands in international competition was not smooth. Her father had not registered her birth and a passport could not be obtained until he appeared in court and paid a fine. Van Vliet broke the Olympic record in her heat but the two Hungarian Évas, Székely and Novák, were also in fine form as was the Australian schoolgirl Nancy Lyons. Éva Székely set the pace in the final but her butterfly technique soon faltered and the duo of Van Vliet and Novák moved away from the rest of the field. The race developed into a duel between the two and it was not until the final length that van Vliet moved clear of her rival. In third place at the start of the final 50m was Lyons. She had already moved through from fifth to fourth to third and now she would make an last desperate to catch the leaders. Moving past a tiring Novák she surged onwards and at the end of the race was only a half second behind the winner Van Vliet. Shortly after returning home, Van Vliet’s medal was stolen from her parent's home. It was only in 2004 that she was awarded a replacement medal by Dutch IOC member Erica Terpstra, herself an Olympic swimmer.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Saturday, 31st July

Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time gapLYRk
1. Nancy LyonsAUS Australia3:00.9 +3.9s4183.
2. Jannie De GrootNED Netherlands3:01.4 +4.4s6184.
3. Eva SzekelyHUN Hungary3:02.8 +5.8s5215.
4. Yvonne Van De KerckhoveBEL Belgium3:09.7 +12.7s3279.
5. Jaqueline BertrandFRA France3:13.1 +16.1s7_11.
6. Jean CaplinGBR Great Britain3:14.4 +17.4s1_13.
7. Dorotea TurnbullARG Argentina3:14.4 +17.4s2_13.
8. Irene StrongCAN Canada3:16.9 +19.9s81916.
Semi 2 time gapLYRk
1. Petronella van VlietNED Netherlands2:57.0OR 5221.
2. Eva Novak-GerardHUN Hungary2:58.0 +1.0s4182.
3. Jytte HansenDEN Denmark3:05.5 +8.5s7166.
4. Tonnie HomNED Netherlands3:05.7 +8.7s6157.
5. Elizabeth ChurchGBR Great Britain3:07.1 +10.1s3188.
6. Margit Elna LeskinenFIN Finland3:10.0 +13.0s23310.
7. Liselotte KobiSUI Switzerland3:13.9 +16.9s11812.
8. Elenor GordonGBR Great Britain3:15.8 +18.8s81515.

Heats - Friday 30th July

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2).
Heat 3 time gapLYRk
1. Petronella van VlietNED Netherlands2:57.4OROR3221.
2. Jytte HansenDEN Denmark3:09.1 +11.7s4169.
3. Margit Elna LeskinenFIN Finland3:11.4 +14.0s53311.
4. Elenor GordonGBR Great Britain3:13.3 +15.9s11513.
5. Irene StrongCAN Canada3:14.2 +16.8s71914.
6. Catherine Clara LaMoreUSA United States3:23.6 +26.2s62219.
7. Thordis ArnadottirISL Iceland3:26.1 +28.7s21420.
Heat 2 time gapLYRk
1. Eva SzekelyHUN Hungary3:01.2OR+3.8s2212.
2. Tonnie HomNED Netherlands3:06.0 +8.6s6156.
3. Yvonne Van De KerckhoveBEL Belgium3:09.0 +11.6s1278.
4. Jaqueline BertrandFRA France3:10.7 +13.3s4_10.
5. Jean CaplinGBR Great Britain3:17.0 +19.6s5_16.
6. Helga Diederichsen SchonbudeMEX Mexico3:27.8 +30.4s31721.
7. Penny PenceUSA United States3:28.1 +30.7s71922.
Heat 1 time gapLYRk
1. Nancy LyonsAUS Australia3:02.9 +5.5s6183.
1. Eva Novak-GerardHUN Hungary3:02.9 +5.5s5183.
3. Jannie De GrootNED Netherlands3:04.4 +7.0s2185.
4. Elizabeth ChurchGBR Great Britain3:07.4 +10.0s7187.
5. Dorotea TurnbullARG Argentina3:12.2 +14.8s3_12.
6. Liselotte KobiSUI Switzerland3:16.2 +18.8s41815.
7. Jeanne Elizabeth WilsonUSA United States3:18.3 +20.9s82217.
8. Anna OlafsdottirISL Iceland3:19.9 +22.5s11518.
Final time gapLYRk
1. Petronella van VlietNED Netherlands2:57.2 5221.
2. Nancy LyonsAUS Australia2:57.7 +0.5s6182.
3. Eva Novak-GerardHUN Hungary3:00.2 +3.0s4183.
4. Eva SzekelyHUN Hungary3:02.5 +5.3s7214.
5. Jannie De GrootNED Netherlands3:06.2 +9.0s1185.
6. Elizabeth ChurchGBR Great Britain3:06.1 +8.9s3186.
7. Tonnie HomNED Netherlands3:07.5 +10.3s8157.
8. Jytte HansenDEN Denmark3:08.1 +10.9s2168.
Semis time gapLYRk
1. Petronella van VlietNED Netherlands2:57.0OR 5221.
2. Eva Novak-GerardHUN Hungary2:58.0 +1.0s4182.
1. Nancy LyonsAUS Australia3:00.9 +3.9s4183.
2. Jannie De GrootNED Netherlands3:01.4 +4.4s6184.
3. Eva SzekelyHUN Hungary3:02.8 +5.8s5215.
3. Jytte HansenDEN Denmark3:05.5 +8.5s7166.
4. Tonnie HomNED Netherlands3:05.7 +8.7s6157.
5. Elizabeth ChurchGBR Great Britain3:07.1 +10.1s3188.
4. Yvonne Van De KerckhoveBEL Belgium3:09.7 +12.7s3279.
6. Margit Elna LeskinenFIN Finland3:10.0 +13.0s23310.
5. Jaqueline BertrandFRA France3:13.1 +16.1s7_11.
7. Liselotte KobiSUI Switzerland3:13.9 +16.9s11812.
6. Jean CaplinGBR Great Britain3:14.4 +17.4s1_13.
7. Dorotea TurnbullARG Argentina3:14.4 +17.4s2_13.
8. Elenor GordonGBR Great Britain3:15.8 +18.8s81515.
8. Irene StrongCAN Canada3:16.9 +19.9s81916.
Heats time gapLYRk
1. Petronella van VlietNED Netherlands2:57.4OROR3221.
1. Eva SzekelyHUN Hungary3:01.2OR+3.8s2212.
1. Nancy LyonsAUS Australia3:02.9 +5.5s6183.
1. Eva Novak-GerardHUN Hungary3:02.9 +5.5s5183.
3. Jannie De GrootNED Netherlands3:04.4 +7.0s2185.
2. Tonnie HomNED Netherlands3:06.0 +8.6s6156.
4. Elizabeth ChurchGBR Great Britain3:07.4 +10.0s7187.
3. Yvonne Van De KerckhoveBEL Belgium3:09.0 +11.6s1278.
2. Jytte HansenDEN Denmark3:09.1 +11.7s4169.
4. Jaqueline BertrandFRA France3:10.7 +13.3s4_10.
3. Margit Elna LeskinenFIN Finland3:11.4 +14.0s53311.
5. Dorotea TurnbullARG Argentina3:12.2 +14.8s3_12.
4. Elenor GordonGBR Great Britain3:13.3 +15.9s11513.
5. Irene StrongCAN Canada3:14.2 +16.8s71914.
6. Liselotte KobiSUI Switzerland3:16.2 +18.8s41815.
5. Jean CaplinGBR Great Britain3:17.0 +19.6s5_16.
7. Jeanne Elizabeth WilsonUSA United States3:18.3 +20.9s82217.
8. Anna OlafsdottirISL Iceland3:19.9 +22.5s11518.
6. Catherine Clara LaMoreUSA United States3:23.6 +26.2s62219.
7. Thordis ArnadottirISL Iceland3:26.1 +28.7s21420.
6. Helga Diederichsen SchonbudeMEX Mexico3:27.8 +30.4s31721.
7. Penny PenceUSA United States3:28.1 +30.7s71922.
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