Women 200m Backstroke Swimming III World Championship 1978 West Berlin - Thursday, 24th August

Women 200m Backstroke Swimming III World Championship 1978 West Berlin - Thursday, 24th August - Gold Medal: Linda Jezek, United States

Final		time		gap	L	ag	50m	100m	150m
1. Linda Jezek	United States	2:11.93	WR		5	18	30.94s	1:04.22	1:37.61
2. Birgit Treiber	East Germany	2:14.07		+2.14s	4	18	31.45s	1:04.73	1:38.80
3. Cheryl Gibson	Canada	2:14.23	CWR	+2.30s	3	19	31.18s	1:05.27	1:39.65
4. Carmen Bunaciu	Romania	2:16.65		+4.72s	7	16	31.84s	1:06.21	1:41.57
5. Margaret Browne	United States	2:17.19		+5.26s	6	_	32.21s	1:06.51	1:41.87
6. Antje Stille	East Germany	2:18.79		+6.86s	2	16	32.00s	1:06.53	1:42.17
7. Yelena Kruglova	Soviet Union	2:18.99		+7.06s	1	16	31.39s	1:06.72	1:42.87
8. Gabriella Verraszto	Hungary	2:19.63		+7.70s	8	16	32.64s	1:07.58	1:43.93

-- Competitors from -- Nations.
Women 200m Backstroke History	1975 Women 200m Backstroke	1982 Women 200m Backstroke

World Record: Birgit Treiber, East Germany 2:12.47 (1:04,65, 1:38.4)

Championship Record: Birgit Treiber, East Germany 2:15.46 (32,80s, 1:06,95, 1:41.42) 1975

Heats - Thursday, 24th August

Best 8 times advanced to Final>.

Heat 4		time	gap	L	ag	Rk
1. Birgit Treiber	East Germany	2:16.46	-	-	18	1.
3. Cheryl Gibson	Canada	2:17.50	+1.04s	-	19	2.
12.Lisa Forrest	Australia	2:19.98	+3.52s	-	14	3.
14.Diane Edelijn	Netherlands	2:21.34	+4.88s	-	18	4.

Heat 3		time	gap	L	ag	Rk
5. Antje Stille	East Germany	2:17.87	+1.41s	-	16	1.
8. Gabriella Verraszto	Hungary	2:18.56	+2.10s	-	16	2.
9. Monique Bosga	Netherlands	2:18.57	+2.11s	-	17	3.
19.Tina Gustafsson	Sweden	2:23.49	+7.03s	-	15

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Index Swimming	index West Berlin 1978

Swimming
Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 200m Freestyle	Women 200m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle	Women 800m Freestyle
Men 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Backstroke	Women 200m Backstroke
Men 100m Breaststroke	Women 100m Breaststroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 100m Butterfly	Women 100m Butterfly
Men 200m Butterfly	Women 200m Butterfly
Men 200m Medley	Women 200m Medley
Men 400m Medley	Women 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Women 4x100m Medley Relay	Women 4x100m Medley Relay
Diving
Men 3m Springboard	Women 3m Springboard
Men 10m Platform	Women 10m Platform
Synchronised Swimming
Women Solo	Women Duo
Women Team

Men Water Polo

Heat 2		time	gap	L	ag	Rk
2. Linda Jezek	United States	2:17.07	+0.61s	-	18	1.
6. Carmen Bunaciu	Romania	2:18.40	+1.94s	-	16	2.
10.Suzanne Kwasny	Canada	2:19.18	+2.72s	-	_	3.

Heat 1		time	gap	L	ag	Rk
4. Margaret Browne	United States	2:17.85	+1.39s	-	_	1.
7. Yelena Kruglova	Soviet Union	2:18.49	+2.03s	-	16	2.
11.Melanie Jones	New Zealand	2:19.36	+2.90s	-	_	3.

Heat -		time	gap	L	ag	Rk
13.Carine Verbauwen	Belgium	2:20.55	+4.09s	-	16
15.Glenda Robertson	Australia	2:21.84	+5.38s	-	17
16.Agnes Fodor	Hungary	2:22.58	+6.12s	-	14
17.Kaire Indrikson	Soviet Union	2:23.14	+6.68s	-	17
18.Tiziana Bertolani	Italy	2:23.15	+6.69s	-	_
20.Heike John	West Germany	2:23.52	+7.06s	-	18
21.Hisae Asari	Japan	2:24.61	+8.15s	-	_
22.Joy Beasley	Great Britain	2:24.68	+8.22s	-	16
23.Heike Schwab	West Germany	2:24.73	+8.27s	-	_
24.Teresa Rivera	Mexico	2:28.10	+11.64s	-	12
25.Kristiina Salminen	Finland	2:28.56	+12.10s	-	_
26.Nanik Jullati Soewadji	Indonesia	2:32.02	+15.56s	-	_
27.Claudia Bellotto	Argentina	2:34.68	+18.22s	-	18
-. Sharron Davies	Great Britain	DNS	-	-	15

All times		time		gap	age	R. H
Final		time		gap	L	ag
1. Linda Jezek	United States	2:11.93	WR		5	18
2. Birgit Treiber	East Germany	2:14.07		+2.14s	4	18
3. Cheryl Gibson	Canada	2:14.23	CWR	+2.30s	3	19
4. Carmen Bunaciu	Romania	2:16.65		+4.72s	7	16
5. Margaret Browne	United States	2:17.19		+5.26s	6	_
6. Antje Stille	East Germany	2:18.79		+6.86s	2	16
7. Yelena Kruglova	Soviet Union	2:18.99		+7.06s	1	16
8. Gabriella Verraszto	Hungary	2:19.63		+7.70s	8	16
Heat 1		time		gap	L	ag
Heat 2		time		gap	L	ag
Heat 3		time		gap	L	ag
Heat 4		time		gap	L	ag
Heat -		time		gap	L	ag
1. Birgit Treiber	East Germany	2:16.46		-	-	18
2. Linda Jezek	United States	2:17.07		+0.61s	-	18
3. Cheryl Gibson	Canada	2:17.50		+1.04s	-	19
4. Margaret Browne	United States	2:17.85		+1.39s	-	_
5. Antje Stille	East Germany	2:17.87		+1.41s	-	16
6. Carmen Bunaciu	Romania	2:18.40		+1.94s	-	16
7. Yelena Kruglova	Soviet Union	2:18.49		+2.03s	-	16
8. Gabriella Verraszto	Hungary	2:18.56		+2.10s	-	16
9. Monique Bosga	Netherlands	2:18.57		+2.11s	-	17
10.Suzanne Kwasny	Canada	2:19.18		+2.72s	-	_
11.Melanie Jones	New Zealand	2:19.36		+2.90s	-	_
12.Lisa Forrest	Australia	2:19.98		+3.52s	-	14
13.Carine Verbauwen	Belgium	2:20.55		+4.09s	-	16
14.Diane Edelijn	Netherlands	2:21.34		+4.88s	-	18
15.Glenda Robertson	Australia	2:21.84		+5.38s	-	17
16.Agnes Fodor	Hungary	2:22.58		+6.12s	-	14
17.Kaire Indrikson	Soviet Union	2:23.14		+6.68s	-	17
18.Tiziana Bertolani	Italy	2:23.15		+6.69s	-	_
19.Tina Gustafsson	Sweden	2:23.49		+7.03s	-	15
20.Heike John	West Germany	2:23.52		+7.06s	-	18
21.Hisae Asari	Japan	2:24.61		+8.15s	-	_
22.Joy Beasley	Great Britain	2:24.68		+8.22s	-	16
23.Heike Schwab	West Germany	2:24.73		+8.27s	-	_
24.Teresa Rivera	Mexico	2:28.10		+11.64s	-	12
25.Kristiina Salminen	Finland	2:28.56		+12.10s	-	_
26.Nanik Jullati Soewadji	Indonesia	2:32.02		+15.56s	-	_
27.Claudia Bellotto	Argentina	2:34.68		+18.22s	-	18
-. Sharron Davies	Great Britain	DNS		-	-	15