The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the
1980 Summer Olympics, took place on July 23, at the
Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in
Moscow
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,
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. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft)
Olympic
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-sized pool employing the
breaststroke. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the
1924 Summer Olympics in
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. A total of 25 competitors from 18 nations participated in the event.
[Fizkultura i Sport, p. 483]
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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1980 in women's swimming
Women's events at the 1980 Summer Olympics