Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The final of the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| 3 August | Heat 4 | Tracy Caulkins | 2:14.47 | ||
| 3 August | Final A | Tracy Caulkins | 2:12.64 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A, while the next eight to final B.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Tracy Caulkins | 2:14.47 | Q, | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Nancy Hogshead | 2:16.29 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Michelle Pearson | 2:17.46 | Q, OC | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Christiane Pielke | 2:19.17 | Q, NR | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Kathrine Bomstad | 2:19.88 | Q, NR | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Petra Zindler | 2:20.05 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Manuela Dalla Valle | 2:20.50 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | 2:20.57 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Michelle MacPherson | 2:20.68 | q | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | Alison Dozzo | 2:20.85 | q | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen | 2:21.05 | q | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Anette Philipsson | 2:21.70 | q | |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | Sabine Pauwels | 2:22.86 | q, | |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | Maria Kardum | 2:22.87 | q, | |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | Hideka Koshimizu | 2:23.38 | q | |
| 16 | 2 | 3 | Zara Long | 2:23.89 | q | |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Laurence Bensimon | 2:24.34 | q | |
| 18 | 1 | 6 | Gaynor Stanley | 2:24.94 | q | |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Gail Jonson | 2:25.00 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 2 | Brigitte Wanderer | 2:26.85 | ||
| 21 | 2 | 7 | Yan Hong | 2:27.95 | ||
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Helen Chow | 2:29.25 | ||
| 23 | 1 | 7 | Faten Ghattas | 2:29.77 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 7 | Karin Brandes | 2:29.87 | ||
| 25 | 2 | 1 | Lotta Flink | 2:31.70 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 1 | Sharon Pickering | 2:34.77 | ||
| 27 | 4 | 1 | Blanca Morales | 2:38.16 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Silvia Persi | ||||
| 3 | 8 | Rosa María Silva | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Beda Leirvaag |