Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The women’s 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 20–21 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney Australia.Charging back from third at the 150-metre turn Hungary’s Ágnes Kovács edged out U.S. swimmer Kristy Kowal on the final stretch to capture the gold in 2:24.35. Kowal who seized off a powerful lead from the start took home the silver in a new American record of 2:24.56.