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Swimming World Magazine Team Partnership Program
--- Results, Rankings, and Records ---
ALL-TIME WORLD PERFORMERS-PERFORMANCES RANKINGS
Compiled by Bill Bell, The Write Stuff
 
KEY
** World Record
# 2nd-Performance All-Time
*' European Record
*+ Commonwealth Record
*" Latin-South American Record
 ' U.S. Open Record
* National Record
r Relay Split
p Preliminary Time
 + Olympic Record
^ World Championship Record
a Asian Record
h Hand time
WOMEN'S EVENT
 
200 METER BREASTSTROKE
Top 150 Performances
2:23.64** Penny Heyns, RSA Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-27-99
2:24.12a# Masami Tanaka, JPN JPN Nationals/Olympic Trials Tokyo 04-24-00
2:24.27sf Tanaka JPN Nationals/Olympic Trials Tokyo 04-23-00
2:24.42sfB# Heyns Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:24.51 Heyns Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles 07-17-99
2:24.69p Heyns Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles 07-17-99
2:24.76* Rebecca Brown, AUS AUS Nationals/CGTs-WCTs Brisbane 03-16-94
2:24.81 Samantha Riley, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-13-95
2:24.90e Agnes Kovacs, HUN European Championships Seville 08-20-97
2:25.31 Kovacs Elektro-Impex Invitational Budapest 04-23-97
2:25.34 Riley, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-13-97
2:25.35* Anita Nall, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-02-92
2:25.40 Brown Queensland Invitational Brisbane 01-12-94
2:25.41+ Heyns Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:25.44 Brown Queensland State Championships Brisbane 01-15-94
2:25.45 Kovacs World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:25.52 Kristy Kowal, USA Pan-Pacific Championships Seville 08-27-99
2:25.53 Riley Commonwealth Games Victoria 08-20-94
2:25.54 Riley AUS World Championship Trials Brisbane 10-09-97
2:25.54 Kowal U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-29-00
2:25.75 Amanda Beard, USA Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:25.75* Hui Qi, PRC Asian Championships Pusan 03-31-00
2:25.84sf Heyns RSA Nationals Durban 04-09-99
2:25.90 Sara Poewe, RSA Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-27-99
2:25.92p Nall U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-02-92
2:26.06 Kovacs International Invitational Budapest 03-00-97
2:26.11sfA Kowal Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:26.14 Heyns RSA Olympic Trials Durban 04-07-00
2:26.18p Tanaka JPN Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Tokyo 04-23-00
2:26.19 Kowal World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:26.25 Beard U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
2:26.27 Kowal U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
2:26.29a Yuan Yuan, CHN CHN Nationals Tianjin 05-06-94
2:26.50 Jenna Street, USA/Bolles World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:26.57 Kovacs Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:26.63p Heyns Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:26.63p Street World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:26.63 Riley World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:26.65* Kyoko Iwasaki, JPN Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:26.65 Street U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
2:26.71* Silke Horner, GDR Olympics Seoul 09-21-88
2:26.72p Riley World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:26.73 Heyns RUS Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 08-01-98
2:26.74 Yi Zhang, CHN CHN National Games Shanghai 10-16-97
2:26.85 Lin Li, CHN Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:26.85 Kovacs Elektro-Impex Invitational Budapest 03-23-00
2:26.87 Riley World Championships Rome 09-06-94
2:26.88 Nall Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:26.89 Riley Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara 06-28-97
2:26.90 Kovacs HUN Winter Nationals Budapest 04-09-97
2:26.96 Guohong Dai, CHN CHN National Games Beijing 09-10-93
2:26.96 Masami Tanaka, JPN JPN Nationals Tokyo 06-11-99
2:26.98p Heyns World University Games Fukuoka 08-25-95
2:26.01sfB Heyns RSA Olympic Trials Durban 04-06-00
2:27.08 Nall U.S. Nationals Federal Way 04-04-91
2:27.12 Kovacs European Championships Istanbul 07-31-99
2:27.21p Kovacs World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:27.27* Allison Higson, CAN CAN Olympic Trials Montreal 05-29-88
2:27.30 Riley Commonwealth Games KualaLumpur 09-13-98
2:27.33 Heyns RSA Nationals/OTs Durban 03-07-96
2:27.38 Yuan World Championships Rome 09-06-94
2:27.40^ Horner World Championships Madrid 08-18-86
2:27.43 Riley AUS Pan-Pacific Trials Adelaide 03-17-97
2:27.45 Riley Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles 07-05-97
2:27.45 Kovacs ESP Winter Nationals Cadiz 03-27-99
2:27.49 Horner European Championships Strasbourg 08-20-87
2:27.49 Xiaoming Huang, CHN Olympics Seoul 09-21-88
2:27.52 Tanaka World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:27.55 Kristine Quance, USA/USC Pan-Pacific Championships Edmonton 08-25-91
2:27.56p Riley Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-13-95
2:27.58 Poewe RSA Olympic Trials Durban 04-07-00
2:27.60* Brigitte Becue, BEL European Championships Vienna 08-23-95
2:27.63p Horner Olympics Seoul 09-20-88
2:27.66* Tania Dangalakova, BUL World Championships Madrid 08-18-86
2:27.66 Becue European Championships Vienna 08-23-95
2:27.68 Heyns Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-13-95
2:27.68p Kowal U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
2:27.69 Riley Pre-World Championships Invitational Canberra 12-13-97
2:27.69 Tanaka JPN Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Tokyo 06-10-99
2:27.71p Beard U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
2:27.71p Tanaka World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:27.77 Susanne Bornicke, GDR European Championships Bonn 08-17-89
2:27.77p Nall Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:27.78 Huang CHN Winter Nationals Guangzhau 11-22-87
2:27.78p Iwasaki Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:27.79 Nall U.S. Nationals Austin 07-27-93
2:27.80* Beatrice Coada-Caslaru, ROM European Championships Istanbul 08-01-99
2:27.81p Kovacs European Championships Seville 08-20-97
2:27.81 Heyns World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:27.84 Quance U.S. Nationals Mission Viejo 08-18-92
2:27.89p Nall U.S. Nationals Federal Way 04-04-91
2:27.89 Heyns GER Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-28-98
2:27.91 Riley Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:27.96p Jill Johnson, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-02-92
2:27.97p Riley Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-13-97
2:27.98 Heyns USA Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-30-98
2:28.00 Heyns 7th All-Africa Games Johannesburg 09-13-99
2:28.03 Huang CHN National Games Beijing 09-10-93
2:28.03 Riley Mare Nostrom Invitational Monte Carlo 06-04-98
2:28.04* Alicja Peczak, POL European Championships Seville 08-20-97
2:28.04 Junko Isoda, JPN JPN Nationals/Olympic Trials Tokyo 04-24-00
2:28.05 Tanaka Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:28.06p Kowal World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:28.09p Street U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
2:28.10p Beard Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:28.14p Heyns CAN Nationals/CG Trials Etobicoke 08-08-98
2:28.15p Brown World Championships Rome 09-06-94
2:28.20 Sylvia Gerasch, GDR URS Dual Leningrad 02-28-86
2:28.20 Beard Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-13-95
2:28.23 Li CHN National Games Beijing 09-10-93
2:28.23 Jilen Siroky, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
2:28.24p* Elena Rudkovskaya, EUN Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:28.24 Brown Oceania Invitational Noumea 02-14-93
2:28.27 Becue World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:28.28 Fumiko Kawabe, JPN JPN Naionals//Pan -Pacific Trials Tokyo 06-10-99
2:28.30 Nall Burgdorff Invitational Burgdorff 01-20-92
2:28.30p Riley Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:28.30* Olga Bakaldina, RUS RUS Winter Nationals Moscow 02-21-00
2:28.33 Horner GDR Nationals Leipzig 06-05-85
2:28.34 Antoaneta Frenkeva, BUL Olympics Seoul 09-21-88
2:28.34* Elena Volkova, URS URS Winter Nationals Moscow 02-27-90
2:28.34 Yuan Asian Games Hiroshima 10-04-94
2:28.34 Nadine Neumann, AUS Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:28.35 Quance U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
2:28.36 Lina Kachushite, URS GDR Jr. Dual Potsdam 04-06-79
2:28.36 Becue Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:28.37 Ayumi Shirata, JPN JPN Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Tokyo 06-10-99
2:28.38 Liesel Jones, AUS AUS AG Championships Perth 04-10-00
2:28.40 Nall Pan-Pacific Championships Kobe 08-15-93
2:28.41 Dai East Asian Games Shanghai 05-15-93
2:28.41sfA Poewe Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:28.41sfB Kovacs European Championships Istanbul 08-01-99
2:28.42 Bornicke GDR Nationals Magdeburg 06-14-89
2:28.42 Brown Pan-Pacific Championships Kobe 08-15-93
2:28.43 Dangalakova Olympics Seoul 09-21-88
2:28.44 Heyns World University Games Fukuoka 08-25-95
2:28.44 Kristy Ellem, AUS Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles 07-05-97
2:28.44 Tanaka Asian Games Bangkok 12-08-98
2:28.47 Rudkovskaya, EUN Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:28.47sfB Tanaka Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:28.47sfB Riley Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:28.52 Gerasch GDR Nationals Leipzig 06-05-85
2:28.52 Johnson U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-02-92
2:28.53 Yuan CHN Nationals/OTs Tianjin 04-03-96
2:28.54 Julia Bogatcheva, URS Olympics Seoul 09-21-88
2:28.55 Bornicke Olympics Seoul 09-21-88
2:28.56p Heyns Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-13-97
2:28.57 Dangalakova European Championships Sofia 08-07-85
2:28.57p Heyns RSA Olympic Trials Durban 04-06-00
2:28.58 Nall U.S. Nationals Nashville 04-01-93
2:28.60 Kowal UltraSwim Invitational Charlotte 06-11-99
2:28.64 Volkova Goodwill Games Federal Way 07-22-90
2:28.64* Manuela Della Valle, ITA ITA Nationals San Donato 08-01-90
2:28.64 Ellem Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara 06-28-97
2:28.64 Poewe RSA Nationals Durban 04-09-99
2:28.66 Riley Queensland State Chmps. Brisbane 01-11-96
2:28.66 Tanaka Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-13-97
2:28.66 Riley AUS CGTs Melbourne 04-28-98
2:28.67sf Riley AUS Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Brisbane 03-25-99
2:28.69 Dorsey Tierney, USA Pan-Ams Havana 08-13-91
2:28.71 Hui Qi, CHN Asian Games Bangkok 12-08-98
2:28.71 Heyns UltraSwim Invitational Charlotte 06-11-99
2:28.72 Dangalakova BEL Invitational Antwerp 05-30-86
2:28.72 Dangalakova BUL Nationals Iraklion 07-20-85
Remaining Top 100 Performers
2:28.82 Svetlana Varganova, URS World Championships Guayaquil 08-02-82
2:28.82* Inna Nikitina, UKR UKR Nationals Kiev 03-00-98
2:28.86 Allison Wagner, USA U.S. Nationals/WCTs Indianapolis 08-15-94
2:28.87* Lena Eriksson, SWE Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:28.88p* Svetlana Bondarenko, UKR World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:28.92 Annemieke McReynolds, USA U.S. Nationals Pasadena 08-01-95
2:29.01p Guylaine Cloutier, CAN Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:29.11sf Kawanabe JPN Nationals/Olympic Trials Tokyo 04-23-00
2:29.13 Larisa Belokon, URS Friendshp Games Moscow 08-20-84
2:29.13 Yuko Sakaguchi, JPN JPN Nationals/Olympic Trials Tokyo 04-24-00
2:29.18 Courtenay Chuy, CAN CAN Nationals/CG Trials Etobicoke 08-08-98
2:29.20sf Sakaguchi JPN Nationals/Olympic Trials Tokyo 04-24-00
2:29.29 Caroline Hildreth, AUS AUS Nationals/Pan-PacificTrials Brisbane 03-25-99
2:29.33p Maddy Crippen, USA U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
2:29.35 Quann U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-29-00
2:29.37 Svetlana Kuzmina, URS LEN Invitational Rome 08-11-90
2:29.39 Riley NSW Open Championships Sydney 01-20-00
2:29.42 Ingrid Lempereur, BEL Olympics Seoul 09-21-88
2:29.43p Ashley Roby, USA U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
2:29.51 Christin Petelski, CAN CAN Nationals/OTs Montreal 03-31-96
2:29.52 Ute Geweniger, GDR GDR Nationals Magdeburg 05-23-84
2:29.54p Jones AUS AG Championships Perth 04-10-00
2:29.55 Anne Poleska, GER World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:29.57sf Isoda JPN Nationals/Olympic Trials Tokyo 04-23-00
2:29.58 Amy Shaw, USA Pan-Pacific Championships Brisbane 08-16-87
2:29.58 Lauren Van Oosten, CAN Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 09-13-98
2:29.65p Katie Yevak, USA U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
2:29.69 Chiemi Yamamoto, JPN JPN Nationals/Olympic Trials Tokyo 04-24-00
2:29.70 Kaori Nagashito, JPN CAN Nationals Winnipeg 07-30-95
2:29.71p Nathalie Giguere, CAN Olympics Barcelona 07-27-92
2:29.76 Ekaterina Kormachova, RUS European Jr. Championships Antwerp 08-01-98
2:29.80 Cindy Ounpuu, CAN CAN Winter Nationals Montreal 02-28-86
2:29.82 Tracey McFarlane, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Austin 08-09-88
2:29.82* Hye-Young Byun, KOR East Asian Games Pusan 05-06-97
2:29.85 Riley Mants, CAN CAN Nationals/OTs Montreal 03-31-96
2:29.88 Wei Wang, CHN CHN Nationals/Asian Games Trials Shanghai 08-24-98
2:29.91 Hiroko Nagasaki, JPN Pre-Olympic Los Angeles 07-14-83
2:29.91p* Jamie King, GBR European Championships Seville 08-20-97
2:29.94p* Karin Bremond, FRA European Championships Seville 08-20-97
2:29.94p Ina Huging, GER World Championships Perth 01-15-98
2:29.96* Lenka Manhalova, CZE Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:30.01 Julia Landik, URS Goodwill Games Federal Way 07-22-90
2:30.02 Linley Frame, AUS World Championships Perth 01-08-91
2:30.03 Di Lu, CHN East Asian Games Shanghai 05-19-93
2:30.11 Kristen Caverly, USA U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-07-99
2:30.12 Junko Isoda, JPN JPN Invitational Takami 08-14-98
2:30.14* Jana Dorries, GER World Championships Perth 01-08-91
2:30.14 Linda Hindmarsh, GBR GBR Nationals/.CG Trials Sheffield 07-09-98
2:30.21sfA Fumiko Kawanabe, JPN Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-27-99
2:30.29 Brooke Hanson, AUS Mare Nostrom Invitational Monte Carlo 05-26-96
2:30.38 Anne Ottenbrite, CAN Olympics Los Angeles 07-30-84
2:30.38 Julia Russell, RSA Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
2:30.39 Yoko Sakaguchi, JPN JPN University Championships Tokyo 09-03-98
2:30.45 Alexandra Hanel, FRG FRG Nationals Freiburg 06-23-90
2:30.51 Caroline Warren, GBR GBR Nationals/EC Trials Sheffield 04-10-97
2:30.53 Marie Hardiman, GBR GBR Nationals London [Crystal Palace] 07-29-94
2:30.55 Hitomi Maehara, JPN JPN Nationals Tokyo 06-09-94
2:30.55 Janna Brock, USA World All-Stars Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-30-98
2:30.57 Maria Oesting, SWE Canet Invitational Canet 06-02-96
2:30.62 Tong Mei, CHN CHN National Games Shanghai 10-16-97
2:30.63 Olga Balakadina, RUS European Olympic Development Meet Esbters 07-12-99
2:30.64 Larisa Dereveyenko, URS GDR Dual Kharkov 03-09-84
2:30.64 Tara Sloan, CAN CAN Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Etobicoke 08-03-97
2:30.69 Rachel Gustin, USA U.S. Nationals/WCTs Indianapolis 08-15-94
2:30.80 Megan Kleine, USA U.S. Nationals Nashville 04-01-93
2:30.83* Linda Moes, NED Olympics Seoul 09-21-88
2:30.89* Audrey Guerit, FRA FRA AG Championships Sarcelles 03-15-92
2:30.97 Katie Hathaway, USA U.S. Nationals Ft. Lauderdale 08-13-96
2:31.01 Susan Rapp, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Austin 08-09-88
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