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200-meter Backstroke

Year  Time  
1968 Pokey Watson, USA 2:24.8  OR
1972 Melissa Belote, USA 2:19.19 WR
1976 Ulrike Richter, E. Ger 2:13.43 OR
1980 Rica Reinisch, E. Ger 2:11.77 WR
1984 Jolanda de Rover, NED2:12.38  
1988 Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN 2:09.29 OR
1992 Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN 2:07.06 OR
1996Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN2:07.83 
2000Diana Mocanu, ROM2:08.16 
2004 Kirsty Coventry, ZIM2:09.19 

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