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Rebecca Brown won Athens 2000 women's 200m breaststroke title
Rebecca Brown took the women's 200m breaststroke title in 2:23.41, ahead of Alicja Peczak and Brooke Hanson.
17 March 2000 · Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece
Event date:
The final
Rebecca Brown won the women's 200m breaststroke final at the 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Athens on 17 March 2000, recording 2:23.41. The OMEGA final ranking lists Alicja Peczak second in 2:24.24 and Brooke Hanson third in 2:25.30.
Medal order
The result came in a 25-metre pool at the Athens championship. The official table establishes the complete medal order used here: Australia first, Poland second and Australia third. This report counts the final once as a single underlying medal decision.
Source and date precision
The event date and placings are reported with day precision from the official final sheet. World Aquatics' competition archive independently identifies Athens as host of the fifth edition of its short-course world championships, held from 16 to 19 March 2000.
Leading official final classification
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Brown | Australia | 2:23.41 |
| 2 | Alicja Peczak | Poland | 2:24.24 |
| 3 | Brooke Hanson | Australia | 2:25.30 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.