The women's 200 metre
freestyle event at the
2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
was contested at the
Olympic Aquatic Centre of the
Athens Olympic Sports Complex
The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens Spiros Louis ( el, Ολυμπιακό Αθλητικό Κέντρο Αθηνών "Σπύρος Λούης", ''Olympiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis"'') or OACA ()), is a sport facilities c ...
in
Athens
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,
Greece
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on August 16 and 17.
became the second Romanian swimmer to claim a gold medal in swimming (the first being done by
Diana Mocanu in
Sydney), outside the record time of 1:58.03. The silver medal was awarded to 15-year-old
Federica Pellegrini
Federica Pellegrini (; born 5 August 1988) is an Italian retired swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she holds the women's 200 meters freestyle world record (long course, 50 m), and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing ...
of Italy, who finished behind Potec by 0.19 of a second, clocking at 1:58.22. France's
Solenne Figuès, on the other hand, took home the bronze in 1:58.45. World record holder
Franziska van Almsick, however, finished outside of medals in fifth place, with a time of 1:58.88.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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2004 in women's swimming
Women's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics