Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:59.23 | ||||||||||||
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Mary Wayte |
 United States
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Cynthia Woodhead |
United States
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Annemarie Verstappen |
 Netherlands
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The final of the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984. The fastest eight qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
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