The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

, took place on 26–29 July, at the

Helsinki Swimming Stadium Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an outdoor swimming venue in Helsinki, Finland, located in the Eläintarha area to the northeast of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. History The Swimming Stadium was designed by architect Jorma Järvi in the Functional ...

. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft)

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...

-sized pool employing the

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 ...

. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

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. A total of 33 competitors from 19 nations participated in the event.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were: The following records were established during the competition: Hungarian

Éva Székely Éva Székely (3 April 1927 – 29 February 2020) was a Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, set six world records, and won 44 national titles. She ...

used the

butterfly stroke The butterfly (colloquially shortened to fly) is a List of swimming styles, swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick"). While other styles like ...

in this event, which was permissible at the time. At the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

, the 200m breaststroke event only allowed the orthodox breaststroke to be used, and a new 100m butterfly event was created.Doyle, p. 588.

Results

Heats

Semifinals

Final

Sources

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 Metre Breaststroke Women's breaststroke 200 metre 1952 in women's swimming Women's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics