Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

August 13	Heat 5	Rebecca Soni	United States	2:22.17	OR

August 15	Final	Rebecca Soni	United States	2:20.22	WR, OR

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U.S. swimmer Rebecca Soni set a world record of 2:20.22.

final_sentence: U.S. swimmer Rebecca Soni set a world record of 2:20.22.