[['rank', 'heat', 'name', 'nationality', 'time'], ['1', '3', 'svetlana varganova', 'soviet union', '2:29.77'], ['2', '3', 'irena fleissnerová', 'czechoslovakia', '2:32.79'], ['3', '4', 'lina kačiušytė', 'soviet union', '2:33.04'], ['4', '2', 'yuliya bogdanova', 'soviet union', '2:33.45'], ['5', '4', 'susanne nielsson', 'denmark', '2:34.42'], ['6', '2', 'silvia rinka', 'east germany', '2:34.88'], ['7', '1', 'bettina löbel', 'east germany', '2:35.31'], ['8', '1', 'ute geweniger', 'east germany', '2:35.42'], ['9', '3', 'eva - marie håkansson', 'sweden', '2:35.64'], ['10', '4', 'ann - sofi roos', 'sweden', '2:35.99'], ['11', '2', 'debbie rudd', 'great britain', '2:36.32'], ['12', '1', 'margaret kelly', 'great britain', '2:37.67'], ['13', '4', 'tanya dangalakova', 'bulgaria', '2:39.11'], ['14', '4', 'lisa curry', 'australia', '2:39.42'], ['15', '4', 'brigitte prass', 'romania', '2:39.90'], ['16', '3', 'odile bihan', 'france', '2:40.55'], ['17', '4', 'sabrina seminatore', 'italy', '2:41.77'], ['18', '2', 'elke holtz', 'mexico', '2:42.59'], ['19', '1', 'brigitte bosmans', 'belgium', '2:42.87'], ['20', '3', 'catherine bohan', 'ireland', '2:43.30'], ['21', '1', 'annick de susini', 'france', '2:44.03'], ['22', '2', 'gabriella kindl', 'hungary', '2:44.08'], ['23', '3', 'lynne tasker', 'zimbabwe', '2:48.86'], ['24', '2', 'hoàng thị hoà', 'vietnam', '2:55.94'], ['25', '1', 'nicole rajoharison', 'madagascar', '3:12.40']]
the last place swimmer finished almost 42 second slower than the winner
the last place swimmer finished almost 42 second slower than the winner