The women's 200 metre

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

was a swimming event held as part of the

swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday, August 6, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 c ...

programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held on Saturday August 6, 1932 and on Tuesday August 9, 1932. Eleven swimmers from seven nations competed.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the first semi-final Clare Dennis set a new Olympic record with 3:08.2 minutes. In the final she bettered this record with 3:06.3 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

Saturday August 6, 1932: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Semifinal 3

Final

Tuesday August 9, 1932:

References

External links

Olympic Report
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 Metre Breaststroke Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics 1932 in women's swimming

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