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Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Podium of the women's 200 metre breaststroke. Van Vliet (left) and Novák (right)
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics, took place from 30 July to 3 August at the Empire Pool. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was also the first appearance of the event since the outbreak of World War II. A total of 22 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
HungarianÉva Székely set her Olympic record in the event using the butterfly stroke, which was allowed at the time. At the 1956 Summer Olympics, a new 100m butterfly event was created. The technique was disallowed in the 200m breaststroke event that year and in all future Olympic Games.
Results
Heats
The four fastest swimmers in each heat and the next four fastest swimmers overall advanced to the semifinals on 31 July.
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Podium of the women's 200 metre breaststroke. Van Vliet (left) and Novák (right)
Nel van Vliet (NED)
Hideko Maehata (JPN)
Hungary
Netherlands
Australia
Great Britain
Argentina
Switzerland
United States
Iceland
Belgium
France
Mexico
Denmark
Finland
Canada
