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200 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	21 – 22 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México
Participants	39 from 23 countries

At the US Olympic Trials Debbie Meyer had set world records in the 200, 400, and 800 metre freestyles. By the time of this race, she had already won gold in the 400 at Mexico City. The altitude prevented her from approaching her world record time, but she won the gold medal comfortably in 2:10.5. Behind her the Americans swept the medals with Jan Henne, gold medalist in the 100 free, placing second followed by Jane Barkman. The three were well clear of the outmatched field. A few days later, Meyer came back to win the 800 freestyle, giving her three individual freestyle gold medals in Mexico City.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	15392	Debbie Meyer	USA	2:13.1 (1 h1)	2:10.5 (1)	Gold
2	15385	Jan Henne	USA	2:13.8 (1 h3)	2:11.0 (2)	Silver
3	15377	Jane Barkman	USA	2:13.6 (1 h5)	2:11.2 (3)	Bronze
4	23078	Gabriele Wetzko	GDR	2:14.7 (1 h4)	2:12.3 (4)
5	21692	Mirjana Šegrt	YUG	2:15.7 (1 h6)	2:13.3 (5)
6	–	Claude Mandonnaud	FRA	2:15.8 (2 h2)	2:14.9 (6)
7	13056	Lyn Bell	AUS	2:15.7 (1 h2)	2:15.1 (7)
8	14609	Oľga Kozičová	TCH	2:16.1 (2 h1)	2:16.0 (8)
9	23709	Oei Liana	TPE	2:16.3 (2 h6)	–
10	13884	Marion Lay	CAN	2:16.7 (2 h3)	–
11	18776	María Teresa Ramírez	MEX	2:17.5 (3 h3)	–
12	16246	Marie-José Kersaudy	FRA	2:18.0 (2 h5)	–
13	13068	Jenny Steinbeck	AUS	2:18.8 (3 h2)	–
14	16703	Alex Jackson	GBR	2:19.2 (4 h3)	–
15	20391	Elisabeth Berglund	SWE	2:19.7 (3 h5)	–
16	13063	Julie McDonald	AUS	2:19.9 (3 h6)	–
17	16691	Sue Williams	GBR	2:20.4 (3 h1)	–
18	21969	Consuelo Changanachi	PER	2:20.7 (4 h6)	–
19	13888	Angela Coughlan	CAN	2:20.9 (2 h4)	–
20	12338	Heidi Reineck	FRG	2:21.4 (4 h1)	–
21	16247	Danièle Dorléans	FRA	2:21.7 (5 h1)	–
22	21968	Rosario de Vivanco	PER	2:22.2 (5 h6)	–
23	22933	Kristina Moir	PUR	2:23.1 (5 h3)	–
24	17944	Mietta Strumolo	ITA	2:23.3 (3 h4)	–
25	21064	Tamara Sosnova	URS	2:23.5 (4 h5)	–
26	12327	Aloisia Bauer	FRG	2:24.5 (4 h4)	–
27	13972	Patricia Olano	COL	2:25.1 (5 h5)	–
28	15890	Helen Elliott	PHI	2:25.4 (4 h2)	–
29	16702	Sally Davison	GBR	2:26.1 (6 h6)	–
30	17963	Novella Calligaris	ITA	2:26.3 (5 h2)	–
31	–	Marcia Arriaga	MEX	2:27.0 (6 h2)	–
32	21524	Mónica E. Figueroa	URU	2:27.4 (5 h4)	–
33	14927	Donatella Ferracuti	ESA	2:28.2 (6 h3)	–
34	17668	Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir	ISL	2:28.5 (7 h3)	–
35	14810	Kirsten Campbell	DEN	2:30.5 (6 h1)	–
36	16863	Silvana Asturias	GUA	2:30.7 (6 h5)	–
37	23710	Shen Bao-Ni	TPE	2:34.0 (7 h2)	–
38	21522	Lylián Castillo	URU	2:34.1 (7 h5)	–
39	–	Lorna Blake	PUR	2:43.8 (8 h2)	–
DNS	14928	María Moreno	ESA	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	21565	Nguyễn Minh Tam	VNM	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	14926	Carmen Ferracuti	ESA	– (DNS h3)	–
DNS	17942	Mara Sacchi	ITA	– (DNS h4)	–
DNS	–	Lotten Andersson	SWE	– (DNS h4)	–
DNS	22935	Ana Marcial	PUR	– (DNS h5)	–
DNS	20262	Pat Chan	SGP	– (DNS h6)	–
DNS	20394	Ingrid Gustavsson	SWE	– (DNS h6)	–

Round One

Date	21 October 1968 — 10:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Debbie Meyer	USA	2:13.1	QOR
2	4	Jane Barkman	USA	2:13.6	Q
3	3	Jan Henne	USA	2:13.8	Q
4	6	Gabriele Wetzko	GDR	2:14.7	Q
=5	4	Lyn Bell	AUS	2:15.7	Q
=5	5	Mirjana Šegrt	YUG	2:15.7	Q
7	1	Claude Mandonnaud	FRA	2:15.8	Q
8	2	Oľga Kozičová	TCH	2:16.1	Q
9	4	Oei Liana	TPE	2:16.3
10	1	Marion Lay	CAN	2:16.7
11	5	María Teresa Ramírez	MEX	2:17.5
12	5	Marie-José Kersaudy	FRA	2:18.0
13	7	Jenny Steinbeck	AUS	2:18.8
14	6	Alex Jackson	GBR	2:19.2
15	1	Elisabeth Berglund	SWE	2:19.7
16	3	Julie McDonald	AUS	2:19.9
17	4	Sue Williams	GBR	2:20.4
18	2	Consuelo Changanachi	PER	2:20.7
19	4	Angela Coughlan	CAN	2:20.9
20	7	Heidi Reineck	FRG	2:21.4
21	6	Danièle Dorléans	FRA	2:21.7
22	7	Rosario de Vivanco	PER	2:22.2
23	4	Kristina Moir	PUR	2:23.1
24	7	Mietta Strumolo	ITA	2:23.3
25	3	Tamara Sosnova	URS	2:23.5
26	3	Aloisia Bauer	FRG	2:24.5
27	2	Patricia Olano	COL	2:25.1
28	3	Helen Elliott	PHI	2:25.4
29	6	Sally Davison	GBR	2:26.1
30	5	Novella Calligaris	ITA	2:26.3
31	8	Marcia Arriaga	MEX	2:27.0
32	5	Mónica E. Figueroa	URU	2:27.4
33	2	Donatella Ferracuti	ESA	2:28.2
34	7	Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir	ISL	2:28.5
35	5	Kirsten Campbell	DEN	2:30.5
36	6	Silvana Asturias	GUA	2:30.7
37	2	Shen Bao-Ni	TPE	2:34.0
38	7	Lylián Castillo	URU	2:34.1
39	6	Lorna Blake	PUR	2:43.8
DNS	–	María Moreno	ESA	–
DNS	–	Nguyễn Minh Tam	VNM	–
DNS	–	Carmen Ferracuti	ESA	–
DNS	–	Mara Sacchi	ITA	–
DNS	–	Lotten Andersson	SWE	–
DNS	–	Ana Marcial	PUR	–
DNS	–	Pat Chan	SGP	–
DNS	–	Ingrid Gustavsson	SWE	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m
1	3	Debbie Meyer	USA	2:13.1	1:05.0 (1)	1:08.1 (1)	QOR
2	2	Oľga Kozičová	TCH	2:16.1	1:05.9 (2)	1:10.2 (2)	Q
3	4	Sue Williams	GBR	2:20.4	1:08.1 (3)	1:12.3 (5)
4	7	Heidi Reineck	FRG	2:21.4	1:09.8 (5)	1:11.6 (3)
5	6	Danièle Dorléans	FRA	2:21.7	1:09.5 (4)	1:12.2 (4)
6	5	Kirsten Campbell	DEN	2:30.5	1:11.3 (6)	1:19.2 (6)
DNS	–	María Moreno	ESA	–	– (–)	– (–)
DNS	–	Nguyễn Minh Tam	VNM	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m
1	4	Lyn Bell	AUS	2:15.7	1:04.7 (1)	1:11.0 (3)	Q
2	1	Claude Mandonnaud	FRA	2:15.8	1:06.5 (2)	1:09.3 (1)	Q
3	7	Jenny Steinbeck	AUS	2:18.8	1:07.9 (3)	1:10.9 (2)
4	3	Helen Elliott	PHI	2:25.4	1:09.5 (4)	1:15.9 (5)
5	5	Novella Calligaris	ITA	2:26.3	1:11.6 (6)	1:14.7 (4)
6	8	Marcia Arriaga	MEX	2:27.0	1:10.2 (5)	1:16.8 (6)
7	2	Shen Bao-Ni	TPE	2:34.0	1:11.9 (7)	1:22.1 (7)
8	6	Lorna Blake	PUR	2:43.8	1:15.7 (8)	1:28.1 (8)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m
1	3	Jan Henne	USA	2:13.8	1:06.9 (2)	1:06.9 (1)	Q
2	1	Marion Lay	CAN	2:16.7	1:07.3 (4)	1:09.4 (2)
3	5	María Teresa Ramírez	MEX	2:17.5	1:06.6 (1)	1:10.9 (3)
4	6	Alex Jackson	GBR	2:19.2	1:07.2 (3)	1:12.0 (4)
5	4	Kristina Moir	PUR	2:23.1	1:09.7 (5)	1:13.4 (5)
6	2	Donatella Ferracuti	ESA	2:28.2	1:12.2 (6)	1:16.0 (6)
7	7	Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir	ISL	2:28.5	– (–)	– (–)
DNS	–	Carmen Ferracuti	ESA	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m
1	6	Gabriele Wetzko	GDR	2:14.7	1:06.6 (1)	1:08.1 (1)	Q
2	4	Angela Coughlan	CAN	2:20.9	1:08.3 (3)	1:12.6 (2)
3	7	Mietta Strumolo	ITA	2:23.3	1:07.7 (2)	1:15.6 (3)
4	3	Aloisia Bauer	FRG	2:24.5	1:08.8 (4)	1:15.7 (4)
5	5	Mónica E. Figueroa	URU	2:27.4	1:11.0 (5)	1:16.4 (5)
DNS	–	Mara Sacchi	ITA	–	– (–)	– (–)
DNS	–	Lotten Andersson	SWE	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m
1	4	Jane Barkman	USA	2:13.6	1:06.0 (1)	1:07.6 (1)	Q
2	5	Marie-José Kersaudy	FRA	2:18.0	1:06.9 (2)	1:11.1 (2)
3	1	Elisabeth Berglund	SWE	2:19.7	1:08.0 (3)	1:11.7 (3)
4	3	Tamara Sosnova	URS	2:23.5	1:09.8 (4)	1:13.7 (4)
5	2	Patricia Olano	COL	2:25.1	1:10.1 (5)	1:15.0 (5)
6	6	Silvana Asturias	GUA	2:30.7	1:13.1 (6)	1:17.6 (6)
7	7	Lylián Castillo	URU	2:34.1	1:13.8 (7)	1:20.3 (7)
DNS	–	Ana Marcial	PUR	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m
1	5	Mirjana Šegrt	YUG	2:15.7	1:05.5 (1)	1:10.2 (2)	Q
2	4	Oei Liana	TPE	2:16.3	1:06.4 (2)	1:09.9 (1)
3	3	Julie McDonald	AUS	2:19.9	1:07.9 (3)	1:12.0 (3)
4	2	Consuelo Changanachi	PER	2:20.7	1:08.5 (4)	1:12.2 (4)
5	7	Rosario de Vivanco	PER	2:22.2	1:09.7 (6)	1:12.5 (5)
6	6	Sally Davison	GBR	2:26.1	1:09.6 (5)	1:16.5 (6)
DNS	–	Pat Chan	SGP	–	– (–)	– (–)
DNS	–	Ingrid Gustavsson	SWE	–	– (–)	– (–)

Final Round

Date	22 October 1968 — 17:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m
1	4	Debbie Meyer	USA	2:10.5	1:04.0 (1)	1:06.5 (3)	OR
2	3	Jan Henne	USA	2:11.0	1:04.7 (4)	1:06.3 (2)
3	5	Jane Barkman	USA	2:11.2	1:04.5 (2)	1:06.7 (4)
4	6	Gabriele Wetzko	GDR	2:12.3	1:06.1 (8)	1:06.2 (1)
5	7	Mirjana Šegrt	YUG	2:13.3	1:05.1 (6)	1:08.2 (5)
6	1	Claude Mandonnaud	FRA	2:14.9	1:05.0 (5)	1:09.9 (6)
7	2	Lyn Bell	AUS	2:15.1	1:04.6 (3)	1:10.5 (8)
8	8	Oľga Kozičová	TCH	2:16.0	1:05.7 (7)	1:10.3 (7)