Women's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:07.76 | ||||||||||||
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Susie O'Neill | Australia | ||
Petria Thomas | Australia | ||
Michelle Smith | Ireland |
The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
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).