2012 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 200m backstroke (women)
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sport | swim |
discipline | 200 meters back |
gender | Women |
place | London Aquatics Center |
Attendees | 37 athletes from 31 countries |
Competition phase | 2nd / 3rd August 2012 |
The competition over 200m backstroke women at the 2012 Olympics in London was on 2 and 3 August 2012 at London Aquatics Center held. 37 athletes took part.
There were five preliminary runs. The 16 fastest swimmers of all heats qualified for the two semi-finals, which were held on the same day. The eight fastest starters of both races qualified here for the final on the next day.
Abbreviations:
WR = world record, OR = Olympic record, NR = national record
ER = European record , NAR = North American record , SAR = South American record, ASR = Asian record, AFR = African record, OZR = Oceania record
PB = personal best, JWB = annual world record
Existing records
World record |
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe )
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2: 04.81 min | Rome , Italy | August 1, 2009 |
Olympic record | 2: 05.24 min | Beijing , People's Republic of China | August 16, 2008 |
Title holder
Olympic champion |
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe )
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2: 05.24 min | Beijing 2008 |
World Champion |
Missy Franklin ( United States )
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2: 05.10 min | Shanghai 2011 |
European champion |
Alexianne Castel ( France )
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2: 08.41 min | Debrecen 2012 |
leader
Forward 1
2nd August 2012
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien |
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2: 13.35 min | |
2 | Carolina Colorado Henao |
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2: 13.64 min | NO |
3 | Ham chan-mi |
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2: 15.30 min | |
4th | Dorina Szekeres |
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2: 18.16 min | |
5 | Yulduz Kuchkarowa |
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2: 18.60 min |
Forward 2
2nd August 2012
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Simona Baumrtová |
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2: 10.03 min | NO |
2 | Miyu Otsuka |
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2: 11.65 min | |
3 | Fernanda González |
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2: 12.75 min | |
4th | Anja Čarman |
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2: 13.01 min | |
5 | Mie Østergaard Nielsen |
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2: 13.89 min | |
6th | Kim Daniela Pavlin |
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2: 15.67 min | |
7th | Melanie Nocher |
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2: 16.29 min | |
8th | Stephanie Au |
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2: 18.47 min |
Forward 3
2nd August 2012
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Elizabeth Beisel |
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2: 07.82 min | |
2 | Alexianne Castel |
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2: 08.92 min | |
3 | Sinead Russell |
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2: 09.04 min | |
4th | Anastassija Sujewa |
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2: 09.36 min | |
5 | Karin Prinsloo |
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2: 10.34 min | |
6th | Bai Anqi |
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2: 11.26 min | |
7th | Alessia Filippi |
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2: 12.40 min | |
8th | Alicja Tchórz |
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2: 14.02 min |
Forward 4
2nd August 2012
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Belinda Hocking |
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2: 08.75 min | |
2 | Daryna Sewina |
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2: 09.40 min | |
2 | Duane Da Rocha |
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2: 09.72 min | |
4th | Elizabeth Simmonds |
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2: 10.37 min | |
5 | Jenny Mensing |
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2: 10.54 min | |
6th | Melissa Ingram |
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2: 10.63 min | |
7th | Hilary Caldwell |
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2: 10.75 min | |
8th | Ekaterina Avramova |
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2: 15.44 min |
Forward 5
2nd August 2012
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Missy Franklin |
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2: 07.54 min | |
2 | Kirsty Coventry |
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2: 08.14 min | |
3 | Meagen Nay |
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2: 8.40 min | |
4th | Stephanie Proud |
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2: 10.01 min | |
5 | Sharon van Rouwendaal |
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2: 10.60 min | |
6th | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir |
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2: 11.31 min | NO |
7th | Yao Yige |
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2: 12.14 min | |
8th | Laure Manaudou |
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2: 14.29 min |
Semifinals
Run 1
2nd August 2012
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Elizabeth Beisel |
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2: 06.18 min | |
2 | Meagen Nay |
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2: 07.42 min | |
3 | Anastassija Sujewa |
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2: 07.88 min | |
4th | Alexianne Castel |
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2: 08.24 min | |
5 | Elizabeth Simmonds |
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2: 08.48 min | |
6th | Sharon van Rouwendaal |
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2: 09.50 min | |
7th | Duane Da Rocha |
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2: 09.88 min | |
8th | Simona Baumrtová |
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2: 10.18 min |
Run 2
2nd August 2012
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Missy Franklin |
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2: 06.84 min | |
2 | Kirsty Coventry |
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2: 08.32 min | |
3 | Sinead Russell |
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2: 08.76 min | |
4th | Stephanie Proud |
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2: 09.04 min | |
5 | Belinda Hocking |
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2: 09.35 min | |
6th | Daryna Sewina |
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2: 09.70 min | |
7th | Jenny Mensing |
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2: 10.68 min | |
8th | Karin Prinsloo |
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2: 11.42 min |
final
Winner Franklin (USA) won the third of her four gold medals here in London.
With this double success over 100 and 200 meters back, she is the sixth woman to achieve this.
August 3, 2012, 7:30 p.m. CET
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Missy Franklin |
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2: 04.06 min | WR , OR |
2 | Anastassija Sujewa |
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2: 05.92 min | |
3 | Elizabeth Beisel |
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2: 06.55 min | |
4th | Elizabeth Simmonds |
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2: 07.26 min | |
5 | Meagen Nay |
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2: 07.43 min | |
6th | Kirsty Coventry |
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2: 08.18 min | |
7th | Alexianne Castel |
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2: 08.43 min | |
8th | Sinead Russell |
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2: 09.86 min |
Picture gallery
Web links
- Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Swimming - 200 m back in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence