The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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, took place on July 21, at the
Olympic Pool in
Montreal
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,
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.
In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft)
Olympic-sized pool employing the
breaststroke. It was the twelfth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the
1924 Summer Olympics in
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. A total of 39 competitors from 22 nations participated in the event.
[COJO 76, p. 473]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
The following records were established during the competition:
Results
Heats
Final
Sources
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References
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Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 in women's swimming
Women's events at the 1976 Summer Olympics