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200 metres Individual Medley, Women

Date	28 August 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Schwimmhalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	44 from 26 countries

This was the first women’s swimming final of the 1972 Olympics, and it featured the world’s top female swimmer, Australia’s Shane Gould. Lynn Vidali (USA) was back after winning a silver medal in 1968 in the 400 IM, and using her strong backstroke leg she led the final of this race at 100 metres. Gould almost pulled even on the breaststroke and then used her freestyle dominance to pull away for the expected gold medal in a world record 2:23.07. Behind her, Vidali faded on the final lap and was passed by 13-year-old East Germany Kornelia Ender, Vidali winning bronze. Ender would win three medals in Munich, adding two in relays, but she would be heard from much more in Montréal, winning five medals there, including four golds. Gould would continue to star in Munich, eventually finishing with three golds and five Olympic medals in all.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	Final
1	Shane Gould	AUS	2:26.44 (1 h6)	2:23.07 (1)	Gold
2	Kornelia Ender	GDR	2:25.39 (1 h4)	2:23.59 (2)	Silver
3	Lynn Vidali	USA	2:24.92 (1 h5)	2:24.06 (3)	Bronze
4	Jenny Bartz	USA	2:25.83 (1 h3)	2:24.55 (4)
5	Leslie Cliff	CAN	2:25.59 (2 h2)	2:24.83 (5)
6	Evelyn Stolze	GDR	2:25.45 (1 h2)	2:25.90 (6)
7	Yoshimi Nishigawa	JPN	2:26.61 (2 h5)	2:26.35 (7)
8	Carolyn Woods	USA	2:26.98 (2 h4)	2:27.42 (8)
9	Nina Petrova	URS	2:27.20 (1 h1)	–
10	Jaroslava Slavíčková	TCH	2:27.33 (3 h2)	–
11	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	2:28.05 (2 h6)	–
12	Hennie Penterman	NED	2:28.99 (4 h2)	–
13	Anita Zarnowiecki	SWE	2:29.08 (2 h1)	–
14	Yukari Takemoto	JPN	2:29.41 (3 h6)	–
15	Gail Neall	AUS	2:29.64 (3 h1)	–
16	Brigitte Schuchardt	GDR	2:30.04 (2 h3)	–
17	Susan Hunter	NZL	2:30.29 (3 h4)	–
18	Martha Nelson	CAN	2:30.51 (3 h3)	–
19	Susanne Niesner	SUI	2:30.87 (4 h6)	–
20	Shelagh Ratcliffe	GBR	2:31.04 (4 h3)	–
21	Birutė Užkuraitytė	URS	2:31.11 (3 h5)	–
22	Karin Bormann	FRG	2:31.19 (5 h6)	–
23	Susan Richardson	GBR	2:31.24 (4 h5)	–
24	Karen James	CAN	2:31.25 (4 h1)	–
25	Debra Cain	AUS	2:31.82 (5 h1)	–
26	Wijda Mazereeuw	NED	2:32.59 (4 h4)	–
27	Judit Turóczy	HUN	2:32.63 (5 h5)	–
28	Avis Willington	GBR	2:32.64 (5 h4)	–
29	Éva Kiss	HUN	2:32.68 (5 h2)	–
30	Gerda Lassooij	NED	2:32.92 (5 h3)	–
31	Maria Isabel Guerra	BRA	2:32.95 (6 h4)	–
32	Kirsten Campbell	DEN	2:33.15 (7 h4)	–
33	Eva Sigg	FIN	2:33.61 (6 h3)	–
34	Helmi Boxberger	FRG	2:33.71 (6 h6)	–
35	Gisela Cerezo	VEN	2:35.34 (7 h3)	–
36	Hsu Yue-Yun	TPE	2:35.93 (6 h2)	–
37	Trine Krogh	NOR	2:36.27 (6 h5)	–
38	María Ballesteros	MEX	2:37.00 (7 h2)	–
39	Felicia Ospitaletche	URU	2:37.69 (7 h5)	–
40	Eleni Avlonitou	GRE	2:39.10 (6 h1)	–
41	Patricia López	ARG	2:42.08 (7 h1)	–
42	Roselina Ángel	COL	2:45.46 (7 h6)	–
43	Ong Mei Lin	MAS	2:48.13 (8 h6)	–
DQ	Laura Vaca	MEX	[2:34.35] (DQ h3)	–
DNS	Zhanet Slavcheva	BUL	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	Diana Olsson	SWE	– (DNS h2)	–
DNS	Pat Chan	SGP	– (DNS h4)	–
DNS	Mireille Bassoul	LBN	– (DNS h5)	–

Round One (28 August 1972 — 10:30)

Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	–	Nina Petrova	URS	33.27 (4) 38.02 (3)	1:11.29 (4) 42.62 (1)	1:53.91 (1) 33.29 (1)	2:27.20
2	–	Anita Zarnowiecki	SWE	32.95 (3) 38.18 (4)	1:11.13 (3) 44.44 (2)	1:55.57 (3) 33.51 (2)	2:29.08
3	–	Gail Neall	AUS	32.65 (2) 37.08 (1)	1:09.73 (1) 45.55 (4)	1:55.28 (2) 34.36 (5)	2:29.64
4	–	Karen James	CAN	33.57 (5) 39.20 (5)	1:12.77 (5) 44.72 (3)	1:57.49 (4) 33.76 (3)	2:31.25
5	–	Debra Cain	AUS	32.36 (1) 37.53 (2)	1:09.89 (2) 47.99 (5)	1:57.88 (5) 33.94 (4)	2:31.82
6	–	Eleni Avlonitou	GRE	34.35 (6) 41.61 (7)	1:15.96 (7) 48.11 (6)	2:04.07 (6) 35.03 (6)	2:39.10
7	–	Patricia López	ARG	35.24 (7) 39.65 (6)	1:14.89 (6) 50.11 (7)	2:05.00 (7) 37.08 (7)	2:42.08
DNS	–	Zhanet Slavcheva	BUL	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Two

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	–	Evelyn Stolze	GDR	32.16 (2) 37.08 (2)	1:09.24 (2) 42.46 (1)	1:51.70 (1) 33.75 (2)	2:25.45	Q
2	–	Leslie Cliff	CAN	31.45 (1) 36.00 (1)	1:07.45 (1) 44.68 (5)	1:52.13 (2) 33.46 (1)	2:25.59	Q
3	–	Jaroslava Slavíčková	TCH	32.22 (3) 37.55 (3)	1:09.77 (3) 42.69 (2)	1:52.46 (3) 34.87 (4)	2:27.33
4	–	Hennie Penterman	NED	32.99 (6) 38.99 (4)	1:11.98 (4) 43.22 (4)	1:55.20 (4) 33.79 (3)	2:28.99
5	–	Éva Kiss	HUN	32.53 (5) 40.52 (7)	1:13.05 (6) 42.84 (3)	1:55.89 (5) 36.79 (6)	2:32.68
6	–	Hsu Yue-Yun	TPE	32.49 (4) 39.55 (6)	1:12.04 (5) 47.27 (7)	1:59.31 (6) 36.62 (5)	2:35.93
7	–	María Ballesteros	MEX	34.91 (7) 39.20 (5)	1:14.11 (7) 45.68 (6)	1:59.79 (7) 37.21 (7)	2:37.00
DNS	–	Diana Olsson	SWE	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Three

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	–	Jenny Bartz	USA	31.81 (1) 37.18 (1)	1:08.99 (1) 42.96 (1)	1:51.95 (1) 33.88 (1)	2:25.83	Q
2	–	Brigitte Schuchardt	GDR	32.66 (4) 38.63 (3)	1:11.29 (3) 42.99 (2)	1:54.28 (2) 35.76 (7)	2:30.04
3	–	Martha Nelson	CAN	32.45 (2) 38.00 (2)	1:10.45 (2) 44.95 (5)	1:55.40 (3) 35.11 (=4)	2:30.51
4	–	Shelagh Ratcliffe	GBR	32.97 (5) 38.69 (4)	1:11.66 (4) 44.62 (4)	1:56.28 (4) 34.76 (2)	2:31.04
5	–	Gerda Lassooij	NED	32.99 (6) 39.10 (5)	1:12.09 (5) 45.92 (7)	1:58.01 (5) 34.91 (3)	2:32.92
6	–	Eva Sigg	FIN	32.62 (3) 39.56 (6)	1:12.18 (6) 46.32 (8)	1:58.50 (6) 35.11 (=4)	2:33.61
7	–	Gisela Cerezo	VEN	33.30 (7) 40.60 (8)	1:13.90 (7) 45.51 (6)	1:59.41 (8) 35.93 (8)	2:35.34
DQ	–	Laura Vaca	MEX	[34.59] ([8]) [40.05 (7)]	[1:14.64] ([8]) [44.29 (3)]	[1:58.93] ([7]) [35.42 (6)]	[2:34.35]

Heat Four

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	–	Kornelia Ender	GDR	31.60 (1) 36.58 (3)	1:08.18 (1) 45.01 (2)	1:53.19 (2) 32.20 (1)	2:25.39	Q
2	–	Carolyn Woods	USA	31.93 (2) 36.48 (2)	1:08.41 (3) 43.74 (1)	1:52.15 (1) 34.83 (4)	2:26.98	Q
3	–	Susan Hunter	NZL	32.58 (5) 35.79 (1)	1:08.37 (2) 47.13 (6)	1:55.50 (3) 34.79 (3)	2:30.29
4	–	Wijda Mazereeuw	NED	32.70 (6) 37.72 (4)	1:10.42 (4) 45.68 (4)	1:56.10 (4) 36.49 (7)	2:32.59
5	–	Avis Willington	GBR	32.06 (3) 38.37 (6)	1:10.43 (5) 45.96 (5)	1:56.39 (5) 36.25 (6)	2:32.64
6	–	Maria Isabel Guerra	BRA	32.56 (4) 38.28 (5)	1:10.84 (6) 47.25 (7)	1:58.09 (6) 34.86 (5)	2:32.95
7	–	Kirsten Campbell	DEN	33.24 (7) 40.16 (7)	1:13.40 (7) 45.37 (3)	1:58.77 (7) 34.38 (2)	2:33.15
DNS	–	Pat Chan	SGP	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Five

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	–	Lynn Vidali	USA	31.35 (1) 36.38 (2)	1:07.73 (1) 43.46 (1)	1:51.19 (1) 33.73 (2)	2:24.92	Q
2	–	Yoshimi Nishigawa	JPN	33.28 (4) 36.26 (1)	1:09.54 (2) 43.59 (2)	1:53.13 (2) 33.48 (1)	2:26.61	Q
3	–	Birutė Užkuraitytė	URS	33.78 (5) 39.01 (4)	1:12.79 (5) 44.44 (3)	1:57.23 (5) 33.88 (3)	2:31.11
4	–	Susan Richardson	GBR	32.32 (3) 39.63 (5)	1:11.95 (4) 44.66 (4)	1:56.61 (3) 34.63 (4)	2:31.24
5	–	Judit Turóczy	HUN	32.03 (2) 37.65 (3)	1:09.68 (3) 47.15 (7)	1:56.83 (4) 35.80 (7)	2:32.63
6	–	Trine Krogh	NOR	34.28 (6) 40.06 (6)	1:14.34 (6) 47.00 (6)	2:01.34 (6) 34.93 (5)	2:36.27
7	–	Felicia Ospitaletche	URU	36.28 (7) 40.31 (7)	1:16.59 (7) 45.60 (5)	2:02.19 (7) 35.50 (6)	2:37.69
DNS	–	Mireille Bassoul	LBN	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Six

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	–	Shane Gould	AUS	31.63 (1) 37.26 (2)	1:08.89 (1) 44.24 (3)	1:53.13 (1) 33.31 (1)	2:26.44	Q
2	–	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	31.95 (2) 39.73 (6)	1:11.68 (5) 41.83 (1)	1:53.51 (2) 34.54 (2)	2:28.05
3	–	Yukari Takemoto	JPN	32.66 (5) 37.29 (3)	1:09.95 (3) 43.59 (2)	1:53.54 (3) 35.87 (5)	2:29.41
4	–	Susanne Niesner	SUI	32.19 (3) 38.03 (4)	1:10.22 (4) 45.98 (6)	1:56.20 (5) 34.67 (3)	2:30.87
5	–	Karin Bormann	FRG	32.30 (4) 36.60 (1)	1:08.90 (2) 45.63 (4)	1:54.53 (4) 36.66 (7)	2:31.19
6	–	Helmi Boxberger	FRG	32.85 (6) 39.41 (5)	1:12.26 (6) 45.65 (5)	1:57.91 (6) 35.80 (4)	2:33.71
7	–	Roselina Ángel	COL	34.83 (7) 42.96 (8)	1:17.79 (7) 51.13 (8)	2:08.92 (8) 36.54 (6)	2:45.46
8	–	Ong Mei Lin	MAS	37.28 (8) 41.72 (7)	1:19.00 (8) 49.02 (7)	2:08.02 (7) 40.11 (8)	2:48.13

Final (28 August 1972 — 18:20)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	7	Shane Gould	AUS	31.07 (=1) 37.39 (8)	1:08.46 (=3) 42.61 (2)	1:51.07 (2) 32.00 (2)	2:23.07	WR
2	5	Kornelia Ender	GDR	31.45 (3) 36.15 (2)	1:07.60 (2) 44.43 (8)	1:52.03 (4) 31.56 (1)	2:23.59
3	4	Lynn Vidali	USA	31.07 (=1) 35.67 (1)	1:06.74 (1) 43.26 (3)	1:50.00 (1) 34.06 (7)	2:24.06
4	2	Jenny Bartz	USA	31.58 (4) 37.19 (6)	1:08.77 (5) 42.50 (1)	1:51.27 (3) 33.28 (5)	2:24.55
5	6	Leslie Cliff	CAN	31.76 (6) 36.70 (3)	1:08.46 (=3) 43.65 (6)	1:52.11 (5) 32.72 (3)	2:24.83
6	3	Evelyn Stolze	GDR	32.40 (8) 36.90 (4)	1:09.30 (8) 43.56 (5)	1:52.86 (8) 33.04 (4)	2:25.90
7	1	Yoshimi Nishigawa	JPN	31.71 (5) 37.13 (5)	1:08.84 (6) 43.86 (7)	1:52.70 (7) 33.65 (6)	2:26.35
8	8	Carolyn Woods	USA	31.80 (7) 37.27 (7)	1:09.07 (7) 43.54 (4)	1:52.61 (6) 34.81 (8)	2:27.42