52! Years Later ... 🦋 | Women's 200m Butterfly Then and Now! 

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The Women's 200m Butterfly discipline at the Olympics has witnessed a remarkable evolution over the span of 52 years, from the 1968 Mexico City Games to the 2020 Tokyo Games. 🦋
This evolution is not just marked by changes in technique and strategy but also by substantial improvements in performance, as showcased by the contrasting achievements of Aagje Kok in 1968 and Zhang Yufei in 2020. 🏊‍♀️
In 1968, during the Mexico City Olympics, Aagje Kok of the Netherlands clinched the Gold medal in the Women's 200m Butterfly event with a time of 2 minutes, 24.07 seconds. Kok's performance was outstanding for its time and secured her a place in Olympic history. However, as the sport progressed and athletes honed their skills, records were destined to be broken.
Fast forward to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei left an indelible mark on the sport. Zhang not only claimed the Gold medal in the Women's 200m Butterfly but also shattered the Olympic record with a breathtaking time of 2 minutes, 3.86 seconds. Her remarkable performance demonstrated the culmination of years of training, technique refinement, and advancements in sports science.
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