Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 25 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:09.29 OR | ||||||||||||
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Krisztina Egerszegi |
 Hungary
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Kathrin Zimmermann |
 East Germany
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Cornelia Sirch |
East Germany
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The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 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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