Tatjana Schoenmaker wins gold, breaks world record at Tokyo Olympics
The 24-year-old South African swimmer touched the wall in a record-breaking time of 2:18.95.
The previous world record, set by Denmark's Rikke Moller Pedersen at the World Championships in 2013, was 2:19.11.
American, Lilly King took silver in 2:19.92 while American, Annie Lazor came in third with a time of 2:20.84. South Africa's Kaylene Corbett finished fifth in a time of 2:22.06.
Her win takes Team SA's medal tally in Tokyo to three after she won silver in the women's 100m breaststroke earlier this week, while surfer Bianca Buitendag also won a silver medal on Tuesday.
What. A. Moment.
— Olympics (@Olympics) July 30, 2021
An unbelievable swim and a new World Record from Tatjana Schoenmaker in the women's 200m breaststroke, handing #RSA their first gold medal of #Tokyo2020!@fina1908 @TeamSA2020 #Swimming pic.twitter.com/P4xroaAx0d