200 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Göteborg SWE
Held 18 April 1997
Status Medal
Competitors 41
Countries 26
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Claudia Poll CRC 1:57.90
(1 h6)		 1:54.17
(1 FA)
🥈 Nian Yun CHN 1:58.37
(2 h6)		 1:56.24
(2 FA)
🥉 Martina Moravcová SVK 1:58.32
(1 h5)		 1:56.66
(3 FA)
4 Wang Luna CHN 1:58.78
(2 h5)		 1:56.71
(4 FA)
=5 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:58.80
(1 h4)		 1:57.89
(=5 FA)
=5 Johanna Sjöberg SWE 1:58.85
(3 h6)		 1:57.89
(=5 FA)
7 Luminița Dobrescu ROU 1:59.30
(4 h6)		 1:59.14
(7 FA)
8 Julia Greville AUS 1:59.32
(2 h4)		 1:59.16
(8 FA)
9 Claire Huddart GBR 2:00.08
(4 h4)		 1:59.16
(1 FB)
10 Karen Pickering GBR 2:00.18
(5 h6)		 1:59.23
(2 FB)
11 Britt Raaby DEN 1:59.98
(3 h4)		 1:59.76
(3 FB)
12 Lorena Diaconescu ROU 2:00.89
(5 h5)		 1:59.91
(4 FB)
13 Malin Svahnström SWE 2:00.94
(6 h5)		 2:00.25
(5 FB)
14 Sophie Simard CAN 2:01.96
(7 h6)		 2:00.91
(6 FB)
15 Jessica Deglau CAN 2:01.86
(6 h6)		 2:01.35
(7 FB)
16 Ana Alegria POR 2:01.54
(7 h5)		 2:01.92
(8 FB)
17 Carla Geurts NED 1:59.53
(3 h5)		 —
18 Jenny Thompson USA 2:00.30
(4 h5)		 —
19 Lise Mackie AUS 2:02.19
(8 h6)		 —
20 Anna Simoni ITA 2:03.11
(5 h4)		 —
21 Lindsey Farella USA 2:03.43
(6 h4)		 —
22 Sandrine Paquier SUI 2:03.69
(1 h3)		 —
23 Sara Harstick GER 2:04.10
(8 h5)		 —
24 Chantal Strasser SUI 2:04.31
(1 h2)		 —
25 Candice Crafford RSA 2:04.58
(2 h3)		 —
26 Eva Zachariassen DEN 2:04.93
(7 h4)		 —
27 Catherine Surya INA 2:05.19
(3 h3)		 —
28 Dea Oja EST 2:05.27
(2 h2)		 —
29 Petra Banović CRO 2:05.32
(4 h3)		 —
30 Tatiana Lemos BRA 2:06.15
(5 h3)		 —
31 Daniela Horňáková SVK 2:06.96
(3 h2)		 —
32 Romina Cannoni CHI 2:07.11
(4 h2)		 —
33 Agnese Ozoliņa LAT 2:07.78
(5 h2)		 —
34 Zinaida Pozder BIH 2:09.39
(1 h1)		 —
35 Patricia Villareal MEX 2:09.52
(2 h1)		 —
36 Brenda Crowley MEX 2:10.40
(3 h1)		 —
37 Natalie Crump BAR 2:10.60
(6 h2)		 —
38 Lucia Santos BRA 2:10.81
(6 h3)		 —
39 Viviana Coto CRC 2:11.05
(7 h2)		 —
40 Chiang Tzu-Ying TPE 2:14.74
(7 h3)		 —
41 Lin Yi-Chun TPE 2:23.02
(8 h3)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Zinaida Pozder BIH 2:09.39
2 Patricia Villareal MEX 2:09.52
3 Brenda Crowley MEX 2:10.40

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Chantal Strasser SUI 2:04.31
2 Dea Oja EST 2:05.27
3 Daniela Horňáková SVK 2:06.96
4 Romina Cannoni CHI 2:07.11
5 Agnese Ozoliņa LAT 2:07.78
6 Natalie Crump BAR 2:10.60
7 Viviana Coto CRC 2:11.05

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sandrine Paquier SUI 2:03.69
2 Candice Crafford RSA 2:04.58
3 Catherine Surya INA 2:05.19
4 Petra Banović CRO 2:05.32
5 Tatiana Lemos BRA 2:06.15
6 Lucia Santos BRA 2:10.81
7 Chiang Tzu-Ying TPE 2:14.74
8 Lin Yi-Chun TPE 2:23.02

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:58.80
2 Julia Greville AUS 1:59.32
3 Britt Raaby DEN 1:59.98
4 Claire Huddart GBR 2:00.08
5 Anna Simoni ITA 2:03.11
6 Lindsey Farella USA 2:03.43
7 Eva Zachariassen DEN 2:04.93

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Martina Moravcová SVK 1:58.32
2 Wang Luna CHN 1:58.78
3 Carla Geurts NED 1:59.53
4 Jenny Thompson USA 2:00.30
5 Lorena Diaconescu ROU 2:00.89
6 Malin Svahnström SWE 2:00.94
7 Ana Alegria POR 2:01.54
8 Sara Harstick GER 2:04.10

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Claudia Poll CRC 1:57.90
2 Nian Yun CHN 1:58.37
3 Johanna Sjöberg SWE 1:58.85
4 Luminița Dobrescu ROU 1:59.30
5 Karen Pickering GBR 2:00.18
6 Jessica Deglau CAN 2:01.86
7 Sophie Simard CAN 2:01.96
8 Lise Mackie AUS 2:02.19

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Claudia Poll CRC 1:54.17
2 Nian Yun CHN 1:56.24
3 Martina Moravcová SVK 1:56.66
4 Wang Luna CHN 1:56.71
=5 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:57.89
=5 Johanna Sjöberg SWE 1:57.89
7 Luminița Dobrescu ROU 1:59.14
8 Julia Greville AUS 1:59.16

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Claire Huddart GBR 1:59.16
2 Karen Pickering GBR 1:59.23
3 Britt Raaby DEN 1:59.76
4 Lorena Diaconescu ROU 1:59.91
5 Malin Svahnström SWE 2:00.25
6 Sophie Simard CAN 2:00.91
7 Jessica Deglau CAN 2:01.35
8 Ana Alegria POR 2:01.92