Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly

The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 4. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Heats
Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

"Q": Qualified

Final
Key: WR = World record