200 m Breaststroke, Women

Competition 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Göteborg SWE
Held 18 April 1997
Status Medal
Competitors 37
Countries 28
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Kristy Ellem AUS 2:23.87
(1 h5)		 2:22.68
(1 FA)
🥈 Larisa Lăcusță ROU 2:26.80
(1 h4)		 2:25.60
(2 FA)
🥉 Alicja Pęczak POL 2:27.69
(1 h3)		 2:25.62
(3 FA)
4 Wang Wei CHN 2:28.19
(3 h4)		 2:26.16
(4 FA)
5 Amanda Beard USA 2:28.95
(4 h4)		 2:27.29
(5 FA)
6 Julia Russell RSA 2:28.41
(2 h3)		 2:27.36
(6 FA)
7 Mi Tong CHN 2:28.69
(2 h5)		 2:27.83
(7 FA)
8 Rebecca Brown AUS 2:27.77
(2 h4)		 2:29.52
(8 FA)
9 Lenka Maňhalová CZE 2:29.55
(5 h4)		 2:26.86
(1 FB)
10 Anne Poleska GER 2:29.98
(3 h5)		 2:27.08
(2 FB)
11 Tara Sloan CAN 2:31.10
(6 h3)		 2:27.35
(3 FB)
12 Lena Eriksson SWE 2:29.40
(3 h3)		 2:27.40
(4 FB)
13 Britta Vestergaard DEN 2:31.42
(7 h3)		 2:29.84
(5 FB)
14 Elin Austevoll NOR 2:30.06
(4 h3)		 2:30.11
(6 FB)
15 Petra Dufková CZE 2:30.43
(5 h3)		 2:30.35
(7 FB)
16 Jaime King GBR 2:30.62
(6 h4)		 2:31.84
(8 FB)
17 Maria Östling SWE 2:31.48
(4 h5)		 —
18 Linda Hindmarsh GBR 2:31.69
(8 h3)		 —
19 Danica Wizniuk CAN 2:31.91
(1 h2)		 —
20 Alenka Kejžar SLO 2:32.25
(5 h5)		 —
21 Joana Soutinho POR 2:32.93
(7 h4)		 —
22 Isabel Ceballos COL 2:32.98
(2 h2)		 —
23 Nataša Kejžar SLO 2:33.47
(6 h5)		 —
24 Monthakan Khamphiw THA 2:33.90
(3 h2)		 —
25 Terrie Miller NOR 2:34.74
(7 h5)		 —
26 Elzette Jordaan RSA 2:35.40
(4 h2)		 —
27 Sandra Arroyo CRC 2:35.41
(1 h1)		 —
28 Katia Sarakatsani GRE 2:36.66
(5 h2)		 —
29 Margarita Kalmikova LAT 2:36.82
(6 h2)		 —
30 Kenia Puertas VEN 2:37.02
(2 h1)		 —
31 Imaday Núñez CUB 2:37.65
(7 h2)		 —
=32 Adriana Marmolejo MEX 2:39.48
(3 h1)		 —
=32 Nádia Cruz ANG 2:39.48
(8 h2)		 —
34 Samra Jukić BIH 2:42.89
(4 h1)		 —
35 Tatiana Anania CHI 2:43.18
(5 h1)		 —
36 Chou Shu-Chi TPE 2:52.94
(6 h1)		 —
DQ Svitlana Bondarenko UKR —
(DQ h4)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sandra Arroyo CRC 2:35.41
2 Kenia Puertas VEN 2:37.02
3 Adriana Marmolejo MEX 2:39.48
4 Samra Jukić BIH 2:42.89
5 Tatiana Anania CHI 2:43.18
6 Chou Shu-Chi TPE 2:52.94

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Danica Wizniuk CAN 2:31.91
2 Isabel Ceballos COL 2:32.98
3 Monthakan Khamphiw THA 2:33.90
4 Elzette Jordaan RSA 2:35.40
5 Katia Sarakatsani GRE 2:36.66
6 Margarita Kalmikova LAT 2:36.82
7 Imaday Núñez CUB 2:37.65
8 Nádia Cruz ANG 2:39.48

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Alicja Pęczak POL 2:27.69
2 Julia Russell RSA 2:28.41
3 Lena Eriksson SWE 2:29.40
4 Elin Austevoll NOR 2:30.06
5 Petra Dufková CZE 2:30.43
6 Tara Sloan CAN 2:31.10
7 Britta Vestergaard DEN 2:31.42
8 Linda Hindmarsh GBR 2:31.69

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Larisa Lăcusță ROU 2:26.80
2 Rebecca Brown AUS 2:27.77
3 Wang Wei CHN 2:28.19
4 Amanda Beard USA 2:28.95
5 Lenka Maňhalová CZE 2:29.55
6 Jaime King GBR 2:30.62
7 Joana Soutinho POR 2:32.93
DQ Svitlana Bondarenko UKR —

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Kristy Ellem AUS 2:23.87
2 Mi Tong CHN 2:28.69
3 Anne Poleska GER 2:29.98
4 Maria Östling SWE 2:31.48
5 Alenka Kejžar SLO 2:32.25
6 Nataša Kejžar SLO 2:33.47
7 Terrie Miller NOR 2:34.74

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Kristy Ellem AUS 2:22.68
2 Larisa Lăcusță ROU 2:25.60
3 Alicja Pęczak POL 2:25.62
4 Wang Wei CHN 2:26.16
5 Amanda Beard USA 2:27.29
6 Julia Russell RSA 2:27.36
7 Mi Tong CHN 2:27.83
8 Rebecca Brown AUS 2:29.52

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lenka Maňhalová CZE 2:26.86
2 Anne Poleska GER 2:27.08
3 Tara Sloan CAN 2:27.35
4 Lena Eriksson SWE 2:27.40
5 Britta Vestergaard DEN 2:29.84
6 Elin Austevoll NOR 2:30.11
7 Petra Dufková CZE 2:30.35
8 Jaime King GBR 2:31.84