Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20 September (heats) 21 September (finals) |
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| Competitors | 43 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:26.71 WR | ||||||||||||
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Silke Hörner |
 East Germany
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Huang Xiaomin |
 China
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Antoaneta Frenkeva |
 Bulgaria
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
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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