Swimming · International
Yang Yu won Athens 2000 women's 200m freestyle title
Yang Yu took the women's 200m freestyle title in 1:56.06, ahead of Martina Moravcova and N. Baranouskaya.
19 March 2000 · Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece
Event date:
The final
Yang Yu won the women's 200m freestyle final at the 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Athens on 19 March 2000, recording 1:56.06. The OMEGA final ranking lists Martina Moravcova second in 1:56.46 and N. Baranouskaya third in 1:57.54.
Medal order
The result came in a 25-metre pool at the Athens championship. The official table establishes the complete medal order used here: China first, Slovakia second and Belarus 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 | Yang Yu | China | 1:56.06 |
| 2 | Martina Moravcova | Slovakia | 1:56.46 |
| 3 | N. Baranouskaya | Belarus | 1:57.54 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.