200 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1978 World Aquatics Championships
Venue West-Berlin GER
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 37
Countries 26
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Sippy Woodhead USA 2:00.44
(1 h1)		 1:58.53
(1 F)
🥈 Barbara Krause GDR 2:01.42
(3 h1)		 1:59.76
(2 F)
🥉 Larisa Tsaryova URS 2:02.02
(4 h1)		 2:01.76
(3 F)
4 Annelies Maas NED 2:03.02
(5 h1)		 2:01.89
(4 F)
5 Enith Brigitha NED 2:01.15
(2 h1)		 2:01.99
(5 F)
6 Stephanie Elkins USA 2:03.21
(6 h1)		 2:02.29
(6 F)
=7 Nancy Garapick CAN 2:03.70
(7 h1)		 2:04.14
(=7 F)
=7 Gail Amundrud CAN 2:04.23
(8 h1)		 2:04.14
(=7 F)
9 Birgitta Jönsson SWE 2:04.29
(9 h1)		 —
10 Irina Aksyonova URS 2:04.39
(10 h1)		 —
11 Petra Jensurski GER 2:04.51
(11 h1)		 —
12 Rebecca Perrott NZL 2:04.79
(12 h1)		 —
13 Guri Kogstad NOR 2:05.06
(13 h1)		 —
14 Marion Aizpors GER 2:05.07
(14 h1)		 —
15 Cheryl Brazendale GBR 2:06.54
(15 h1)		 —
16 Andrea Strechota AUT 2:08.15
(16 h1)		 —
17 Louise Jansen DEN 2:09.18
(17 h1)		 —
18 Charlotte Petersen DEN 2:09.31
(18 h1)		 —
19 Maria Guimarães BRA 2:09.67
(19 h1)		 —
20 Sonya Dangalakova BUL 2:09.92
(20 h1)		 —
=21 Sachiko Yamazaki JPN 2:09.94
(=21 h1)		 —
=21 Heidi Koch AUT 2:09.94
(=21 h1)		 —
23 Rachaniwan Bulakul THA 2:10.90
(23 h1)		 —
24 Natalia Mas ESP 2:11.01
(24 h1)		 —
25 Shelley Cramer ISV 2:11.19
(25 h1)		 —
26 Pascale Verbauwen BEL 2:11.73
(26 h1)		 —
27 Andrea Neumayer ARG 2:11.87
(27 h1)		 —
28 Marta Słonina POL 2:12.27
(28 h1)		 —
29 Kiang Wen-Hsuen TPE 2:13.14
(29 h1)		 —
30 Renata Janik POL 2:14.13
(30 h1)		 —
31 Adriana Fontán COL 2:14.34
(31 h1)		 —
32 Marie Rose Verplaetse BEL 2:14.52
(32 h1)		 —
33 Lorgia Orejuela ECU 2:15.03
(33 h1)		 —
34 Myriam Mizouni TUN 2:15.23
(34 h1)		 —
35 Maria Räikkälä FIN 2:15.65
(35 h1)		 —
36 Sumatana Pingkatswan THA 2:22.04
(36 h1)		 —
37 Ahlem Gheribi TUN 2:22.38
(37 h1)		 —
DNS Michelle FordDNS AUS —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Petra ThümerDNS GDR —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Sharron DaviesDNS GBR —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Tracey WickhamDNS AUS —
(DNS h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sippy Woodhead USA 2:00.44
2 Enith Brigitha NED 2:01.15
3 Barbara Krause GDR 2:01.42
4 Larisa Tsaryova URS 2:02.02
5 Annelies Maas NED 2:03.02
6 Stephanie Elkins USA 2:03.21
7 Nancy Garapick CAN 2:03.70
8 Gail Amundrud CAN 2:04.23
9 Birgitta Jönsson SWE 2:04.29
10 Irina Aksyonova URS 2:04.39
11 Petra Jensurski GER 2:04.51
12 Rebecca Perrott NZL 2:04.79
13 Guri Kogstad NOR 2:05.06
14 Marion Aizpors GER 2:05.07
15 Cheryl Brazendale GBR 2:06.54
16 Andrea Strechota AUT 2:08.15
17 Louise Jansen DEN 2:09.18
18 Charlotte Petersen DEN 2:09.31
19 Maria Guimarães BRA 2:09.67
20 Sonya Dangalakova BUL 2:09.92
=21 Heidi Koch AUT 2:09.94
=21 Sachiko Yamazaki JPN 2:09.94
23 Rachaniwan Bulakul THA 2:10.90
24 Natalia Mas ESP 2:11.01
25 Shelley Cramer ISV 2:11.19
26 Pascale Verbauwen BEL 2:11.73
27 Andrea Neumayer ARG 2:11.87
28 Marta Słonina POL 2:12.27
29 Kiang Wen-Hsuen TPE 2:13.14
30 Renata Janik POL 2:14.13
31 Adriana Fontán COL 2:14.34
32 Marie Rose Verplaetse BEL 2:14.52
33 Lorgia Orejuela ECU 2:15.03
34 Myriam Mizouni TUN 2:15.23
35 Maria Räikkälä FIN 2:15.65
36 Sumatana Pingkatswan THA 2:22.04
37 Ahlem Gheribi TUN 2:22.38
DNS Michelle FordDNS AUS —
DNS Petra ThümerDNS GDR —
DNS Sharron DaviesDNS GBR —
DNS Tracey WickhamDNS AUS —

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sippy Woodhead USA 1:58.53
2 Barbara Krause GDR 1:59.76
3 Larisa Tsaryova URS 2:01.76
4 Annelies Maas NED 2:01.89
5 Enith Brigitha NED 2:01.99
6 Stephanie Elkins USA 2:02.29
=7 Nancy Garapick CAN 2:04.14
=7 Gail Amundrud CAN 2:04.14