Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley
| Women's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:12.64 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 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 final of the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.[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 |  Shane Gould (AUS) |
2:23.07 | Munich, West Germany | 28 August 1972 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Heat 4 | Tracy Caulkins |  United States |
2:14.47 | OR |
| 3 August | Final A | Tracy Caulkins | United States |
2:12.64 | OR |
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 | 3 | Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen |  Finland |
2:19.27 | NR |
| 10 | 4 | Michelle MacPherson |  Canada |
2:19.34 | |
| 11 | 5 | Alison Dozzo | Canada |
2:19.70 | |
| 12 | 6 | Anette Philipsson |  Sweden |
2:21.54 | |
| 13 | 8 | Gaynor Stanley |  Great Britain |
2:21.71 | |
| 14 | 7 | Zara Long | Great Britain |
2:22.25 | |
| 15 | 2 | Hideka Koshimizu |  Japan |
2:22.81 | |
| 16 | 1 | Laurence Bensimon |  France |
2:27.13 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Tracy Caulkins | United States |
2:12.64 | OR |
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5 | Nancy Hogshead | United States |
2:15.17 | |
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3 | Michelle Pearson | Australia |
2:15.92 | OC |
| 4 | 8 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | Australia |
2:16.75 | |
| 5 | 6 | Christiane Pielke |  West Germany |
2:17.82 | NR |
| 6 | 1 | Manuela Dalla Valle |  Italy |
2:19.69 | |
| 7 | 7 | Petra Zindler | West Germany |
2:19.86 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kathrine Bomstad |  Norway |
2:20.48 |
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