Olympics-Swimming-Women's 200m breaststroke fastest qualifiers

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

(Compiled by Infostrada Sports, Editing by Lars Janssen)
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