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

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, took place on 11–12 October, at the

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

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-sized pool employing the

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

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. A total of 27 competitors from 15 nations participated in the event.

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Galina Prozumenshchikova Galina Nikolayevna Prozumenshchikova ( rus, Галина Николаевна Прозуменщикова, p=ɡɐˈlʲinə nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvnə prəzʊˈmʲenʲɕːɪkəvə; 26 November 1948 – 19 July 2015) was a Soviet breaststroke swimme ...

and

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won their country's first ever medals in this event, with a gold and bronze medal respectively.

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's silver medal was the

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' second ever medal in this event, after Agnes Geraghty's silver in the inaugural event in 1924. In the heats,

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Christine Barnetson was disqualified for an incorrect breaststroke, and Hungarian

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withdrew from the competition.

Records

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

Results

Heats

Final

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 Metre Breaststroke Women's breaststroke 200 metre 1964 in women's swimming Women's events at the 1964 Summer Olympics