200 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 1978 World Aquatics Championships
Venue West-Berlin GER
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 27
Countries 19
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Linda Jezek USA 2:17.07
(3 h1)		 2:11.93
(1 F)
🥈 Birgit Treiber GDR 2:16.46
(2 h1)		 2:14.07
(2 F)
🥉 Cheryl Gibson CAN 2:17.50
(4 h1)		 2:14.23
(3 F)
4 Carmen Bunaciu ROU 2:18.40
(7 h1)		 2:16.65
(4 F)
5 Margaret Browne USA 2:17.85
(5 h1)		 2:17.19
(5 F)
6 Antje Stille GDR 2:17.87
(6 h1)		 2:18.79
(6 F)
7 Yelena Kruglova URS 2:13.49
(1 h1)		 2:18.99
(7 F)
8 Gabriella Verrasztó HUN 2:18.56
(8 h1)		 2:19.63
(8 F)
9 Monique Bosga NED 2:18.57
(9 h1)		 —
10 Suzanne Kwasny CAN 2:19.18
(10 h1)		 —
11 Melanie Jones NZL 2:19.36
(11 h1)		 —
12 Lisa Forrest AUS 2:19.98
(12 h1)		 —
13 Carine Verbauwen BEL 2:20.55
(13 h1)		 —
14 Diane Edelijn NED 2:21.34
(14 h1)		 —
15 Glenda Robertson AUS 2:21.84
(15 h1)		 —
16 Ágnes Fodor HUN 2:22.58
(16 h1)		 —
17 Kaire Indrikson URS 2:23.14
(17 h1)		 —
18 Tiziana Bertolani ITA 2:23.15
(18 h1)		 —
19 Tina Gustafsson SWE 2:23.49
(19 h1)		 —
20 Heike John GER 2:23.52
(20 h1)		 —
21 Hisae Asari JPN 2:24.61
(21 h1)		 —
22 Joy Beasley GBR 2:24.68
(22 h1)		 —
23 Heike Schwab GER 2:24.73
(23 h1)		 —
24 Teresa Rivera MEX 2:28.10
(24 h1)		 —
25 Kristiina Salminen FIN 2:28.56
(25 h1)		 —
26 Nanik Juliati Soewadji INA 2:32.02
(26 h1)		 —
27 Claudia Bellotto ARG 2:34.68
(27 h1)		 —
DNS Sharron DaviesDNS GBR —
(DNS h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Yelena Kruglova URS 2:13.49
2 Birgit Treiber GDR 2:16.46
3 Linda Jezek USA 2:17.07
4 Cheryl Gibson CAN 2:17.50
5 Margaret Browne USA 2:17.85
6 Antje Stille GDR 2:17.87
7 Carmen Bunaciu ROU 2:18.40
8 Gabriella Verrasztó HUN 2:18.56
9 Monique Bosga NED 2:18.57
10 Suzanne Kwasny CAN 2:19.18
11 Melanie Jones NZL 2:19.36
12 Lisa Forrest AUS 2:19.98
13 Carine Verbauwen BEL 2:20.55
14 Diane Edelijn NED 2:21.34
15 Glenda Robertson AUS 2:21.84
16 Ágnes Fodor HUN 2:22.58
17 Kaire Indrikson URS 2:23.14
18 Tiziana Bertolani ITA 2:23.15
19 Tina Gustafsson SWE 2:23.49
20 Heike John GER 2:23.52
21 Hisae Asari JPN 2:24.61
22 Joy Beasley GBR 2:24.68
23 Heike Schwab GER 2:24.73
24 Teresa Rivera MEX 2:28.10
25 Kristiina Salminen FIN 2:28.56
26 Nanik Juliati Soewadji INA 2:32.02
27 Claudia Bellotto ARG 2:34.68
DNS Sharron DaviesDNS GBR —

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Linda Jezek USA 2:11.93
2 Birgit Treiber GDR 2:14.07
3 Cheryl Gibson CAN 2:14.23
4 Carmen Bunaciu ROU 2:16.65
5 Margaret Browne USA 2:17.19
6 Antje Stille GDR 2:18.79
7 Yelena Kruglova URS 2:18.99
8 Gabriella Verrasztó HUN 2:19.63