Olympics-Swimming-Women's 200m breaststroke semi-final results

Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:18pm EDT
 
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 Aug 14 (Reuters) - Olympic swimming women's 200m
breaststroke semi-final results in Beijing on Thursday.
  Semi-final 1
 1.  Leisel Jones (Australia)         2 minutes 23.04 seconds
Q
 2.  Sara Nordenstam (Norway)         2:23.79 Q
 3.  Yuliya Efimova (Russia)          2:24.00 Q
 4.  Megumi Taneda (Japan)            2:25.42 Q
 5.  Sally Foster (Australia)         2:26.33
 6.  Anne Poleska (Germany)           2:26.71
 7.  Joline Hostman (Sweden)          2:27.14
 8.  Jeong Darae (South Korea)        2:28.28
  Semi-final 2
 1.  Rebecca Soni (United States)     2:22.64 Q
 2.  Mirna Jukic (Austria)            2:23.76 Q
 3.  Annamay Pierse (Canada)          2:23.94 Q
 4.  Rie Kaneto (Japan)               2:25.65 Q
 5.  Jung Seulki (South Korea)        2:26.83
 6.  Qi Hui (China)                   2:27.63
 7.  Suzaan van Biljon (South Africa) 2:28.45
 8.  Elise Matthysen (Belgium)        2:29.64
Q = Qualified for final
 (Compiled by Infostrada Sports, Editing by Lars Janssen)
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