Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley
| Women's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:12.64 OR | ||||||||||||
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Tracy Caulkins |
 United States
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Nancy Hogshead |
United States
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Michelle Pearson |
 Australia
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The final of the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984. The first 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.
The following records were established during the competition:
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
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