| Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
2:11.73 | Magdeburg, East Germany | 4 July 1981 |
| Olympic record |  Daniela Hunger (GDR) |
2:12.59 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final A | Lin Li |  China |
2:11.65 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | Hideko Hiranaka |  Japan |
2:18.47 | |
| 10 | 6 | Silvia Parera |  Spain |
2:18.53 | |
| 11 | 3 | Alicja Pęczak |  Poland |
2:18.55 | |
| 12 | 1 | Eri Kimura | Japan |
2:18.91 | |
| 13 | 2 | Noemi Lung |  Romania |
2:18.97 | |
| 14 | 8 | Céline Bonnet |  France |
2:19.14 | |
| 15 | 5 | Jacqueline McKenzie |  Australia |
2:19.41 | |
| 16 | 4 | Jana Haas |  Germany |
2:20.94 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Lin Li | China |
2:11.65 | WR |
 |
4 | Summer Sanders |  United States |
2:11.91 | AM |
 |
3 | Daniela Hunger | Germany |
2:13.92 | |
| 4 | 1 | Yelena Dendeberova |  Unified Team |
2:15.47 | |
| 5 | 5 | Elli Overton | Australia |
2:15.76 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marianne Limpert |  Canada |
2:17.09 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nancy Sweetnam | Canada |
2:17.13 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ewa Synowska | Poland |
2:18.85 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 380–381. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 381. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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