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Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Piscines Bernat Picornell
Date 27 July (heats and finals)
Competitors 40 from 29 nations
Winning time 2:26.65 (OR)
Medalists
Gold medal   Japan
Silver medal   China
Bronze medal   United States
1988 1996

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics, took place on July 27, at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:

The following records were established during the competition:


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