Women 200m Breaststroke Swimming XXIV Olympic Games 1988 Seoul, South Korea - Wednesday, 21st September - Gold Medal: Silke Hörner
Final A timegapLY50m100m150m
1. Silke HörnerGDR East Germany2:26.71WR-2332.88s1:10.241:47:38
2. Xiaomin HuangCHN China2:27.49+0.78s-1834.00s1:11.411:49.22
3. Antoaneta FrenkevaBUL Bulgaria2:28.34+1.63s-1733.16s1:10.321:48.83
4. Tanya Bogomilova-DangalakovaBUL Bulgaria2:28.43+1.72s-2432.46s1:09.221:47.48
5. Yuliya Yuriivna BohachovaURS Soviet Union2:28.54+1.83s-1834.44s1:12.441:49.98
6. Ingrid LempereurBEL Belgium2:29.42+2.71s-1934.79s1:13.391:52.02
7. Allison HigsonCAN Canada2:29.60+2.89s-1532.71s1:09.911:48.56
8. Manuela Dalla ValleITA Italy2:29.86+3.15s-2535.07s1:12.9s1:50.79
1992 Women 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke History1984 Women 200m Breaststroke
World Record: Allison Higson, Canada 2:27.27 Montreal, Canada 28 May 1988
Olympic Record: Lina Kačiušytė, Soviet Union 2:29.54 Moscow, Soviet Union 23 July 1980
Final B timegapLY50m100m150m
9. Susanne BornikeGDR East Germany2:28.55 -2033.98s1:11.261:49.77
10.Svetlana KuzminaURS Soviet Union2:30.03+1.48s-1935.35s1:13.851:51.93
11.Linda MoesNED Netherlands2:30.83+2.28s-1635.00s1:13.001:51.60
12.Annalisa NisiroITA Italy2:31.19+2.64s-1535.58s1:14.211:52.60
13.Susan RappUSA United States2:32.90+4.35s-2335.12s1:13.731:52.94
14.Tracey McfarlaneUSA United States2:33.46+4.91s-2234.62s1:13.371:53.05
15.Guylaine CloutierCAN Canada2:33.55+5.00s-1635.39s1:14.471:53.98
16.Brigitte BecueBEL Belgium2:34.10+5.55s-1636.59s1:16.651:55.89
Todor 66index Swimming OG
index Seoul 1988index Swimming Seoul 1988
Men 50m FreestyleWomen 50m Freestyle
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 200m FreestyleWomen 200m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m FreestyleWomen 800m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BackstrokeWomen 200m Backstroke
Men 100m BreaststrokeWomen 100m Breaststroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 100m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 200m Butterfly
Men 200m MedleyWomen 200m Medley
Men 400m MedleyWomen 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
The gold medal favorite was East German - Silke Hörner who was the 1986 World Champion, the 1987 European Champion, and had set two world records in the event. But in May, at the Canadian trials, Allison Higson broke Hörner's world record with 2:27.27. She was somewhat of an unknown factor as she had never beaten the East Germans head on, and was only 16th in the world in 1987. In the prelims Hörner confirmed her fitness, leading in 2:27.63, within ½-second of Higson's world mark, while Higson qualified fourth.
In the final, the pace through 100 metres was set by Bulgarian Tanya Dangalakova, who was recovering from having a baby in June 1987, and having surgery related to it in October 1987. But then Hörner took over, winning in a world record 2:26.71, well ahead of China's Huang Xiaomin. Dangalakova could not hang on, placing fourth, also behind her teammate Antoaneta Frenkeva], but she would recover and win the 100 breast in a few days, upsetting Hörner. Higson was never a factor in this race, placing seventh.

Heats - Tuesday, 20th September

Best 8 times advanced to Final. Next 8 to Final B.
Heat 6 timegapLYRk50m100m150m
1. Silke HörnerGDR East Germany2:27.63OR-231.33.10s1:10.461:48.37
2. Allison HigsonCAN Canada2:29.67+2.04s-154.33.53s1:11.351:50.10
3. Susanne BornikeGDR East Germany2:30.71+3.08s-209.34.87s1:12.551:51.54
4. Tracey McfarlaneUSA United States2:32.11+4.48s-2212.34.44s1:13.331:52.63
5. Susan RappUSA United States2:34.21+6.58s-2315.34.86s1:13.241:52.89
6. Yoshie NishiokaJPN Japan2:35.81+8.18s-1419.36.13s1:15.561:56.27
7. Virginie BojarynFRA France2:37.38+9.75s-1722.35.29s1:14.491:55.42
8. Heike EsserFRG West Germany2:41.34+13.71s-1534.36.37s1:16.191:57.92
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Heat 5 timegapLYRk50m100m150m
1. Yuliya Yuriivna BohachovaURS Soviet Union2:28.94+1.31s OR-182.34.85s1:13.041:51.05
2. Tanya Bogomilova-DangalakovaBUL Bulgaria2:29.91+2.28s-245.33.73s1:12.211:50.89
3. Xiaomin HuangCHN China2:30.03+2.40s-186.33.65s1:11.481:50.48
4. Linda MoesNED Netherlands2:31.98+4.35s-1611.34.58s1:13.191:52.60
5. Guylaine CloutierCAN Canada2:34.36+6.73s-1616.34.53s1:12.991:53.54
6. Kornelia StawickaPOL Poland2:36.86+9.23s-1521.37.21s1:17.021:56.92
7. Hiroko NagasakiJPN Japan2:37.44+9.81s-2023.35.44s1:14.941:55.76
8. Pia SorensenDEN Denmark2:38.49+10.86s-2125.35.51s1:14.9s1:55.70
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Heat 4 timegapLYRk50m100m150m
1. Antoaneta FrenkevaBUL Bulgaria2:29.57+1.94s-173.33.18s1:10.201:48.86
2. Ingrid LempereurBEL Belgium2:30.07+2.44s-197.34.89s1:13.461:52.17
3. Manuela Dalla ValleITA Italy2:30.60+2.97s-258.35.38s1:14.011:51.61
4. Svetlana KuzminaURS Soviet Union2:30.93+3.30s-1910.34.15s1:12.331:51.74
5. Annalisa NisiroITA Italy2:32.77+5.14s-1513.34.84s1:13.991:53.25
6. Britta DahmFRG West Germany2:35.06+7.43s-1917.35.09s1:13.961:54.10
7. Susannah BrownsdonGBR Great Britain2:36.14+8.51s-2220.35.20s1:15.241:55.53
8. Pascaline LouvrierFRA France2:38.75+11.12s-1626.35.62s1:15.211:55.84
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Heat 3 timegapLYRk50m100m150m
1. Brigitte BecueBEL Belgium2:33.13+5.50s-1614.35.08s1:14.561:54.33
2. Silvia PareraESP Spain2:35.57+7.94s-1918.39.48s1:15.291:54.98
3. Ragnheildur RunolfsdottirISL Iceland2:39.10+11.47s-2127.35.28s1:15.681:57.40
4. Dorota ChylakownaPOL Poland2:39.38+11.75s-2128.35.25s1:15.131:56.79
5. Lara HooiveldAUS Australia2:39.97+12.34s-1730.34.72s1:15.491:57.75
6. Anamarija PetricevicYUG Yugoslavia2:40.80+13.17s-1632.36.57s1:17.021:58.71
7. Alicia Maria BoscattoARG Argentina2:45.80+18.17s-2839.37.26s1:18.632:01.84
8. Hui-Ling ChenCHN China2:45.87+18.24s-1740.35.13s1:16.312:00.32
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Heat 2 timegapLYRk50m100m150m
1. Karen HorningPER Peru2:37.84+10.21s-2124.36.86s1:16.731:56.71
2. Sung-Won ParkKOR South Korea2:39.40+11.77s-1629.36.23s1:16.621:57.57
3. Nancy Arendt-KempLUX Luxembourg2:40.78+13.15s-1931.36.68s1:17.431:58.92
4. Helen FrankGBR Great Britain2:41.12+13.49s-1733.36.74s1:17.841:59.35
5. Patricia BrulhartSUI Switzerland2:42.82+15.19s-2036.36.58s1:17.061:58.91
6. Sigrid NiehausCRC Costa Rica2:45.35+17.72s-2338.36.79s1:17.822:00.95
7. Kimberley ChenTPE Taiwan2:50.84+23.21s-2141.38.59s1:21.612:05.72
-. Valentina AracilARG ArgentinaDNS -22-.
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Heat 1 timegapLYRk50m100m150m
1. Carwai SetoTPE Taiwan2:42.31+14.68s-1535.36.53s1:17.451:59.52
2. Montserrat HidalgoCRC Costa Rica2:44.72+17.09s-2037.37.33s1:19.092:01.49
3. Dipika ChanmugganSRI Sri Lanka2:51.60+23.97s-1642.38.37s1:21.412:06.24
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