2012 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 200m backstroke (women)

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 )	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 )	2: 05.24 min	Beijing 2008
World Champion	Missy Franklin ( United States )	2: 05.10 min	Shanghai 2011
European champion	Alexianne Castel ( France )	2: 08.41 min	Debrecen 2012

leader

Forward 1

2nd August 2012

space	Surname	nation	time	annotation
1	Nguyen Thi Anh Vien	Vietnam	2: 13.35 min
2	Carolina Colorado Henao	Colombia	2: 13.64 min	NO
3	Ham chan-mi	South Korea	2: 15.30 min
4th	Dorina Szekeres	Hungary	2: 18.16 min
5	Yulduz Kuchkarowa	Uzbekistan	2: 18.60 min

Forward 2

2nd August 2012

space	Surname	nation	time	annotation
1	Simona Baumrtová	Czech Republic	2: 10.03 min	NO
2	Miyu Otsuka	Japan	2: 11.65 min
3	Fernanda González	Mexico	2: 12.75 min
4th	Anja Čarman	Slovenia	2: 13.01 min
5	Mie Østergaard Nielsen	Denmark	2: 13.89 min
6th	Kim Daniela Pavlin	Croatia	2: 15.67 min
7th	Melanie Nocher	Ireland	2: 16.29 min
8th	Stephanie Au	Hong Kong	2: 18.47 min

Forward 3

2nd August 2012

space	Surname	nation	time	annotation
1	Elizabeth Beisel	United States	2: 07.82 min
2	Alexianne Castel	France	2: 08.92 min
3	Sinead Russell	Canada	2: 09.04 min
4th	Anastassija Sujewa	Russia	2: 09.36 min
5	Karin Prinsloo	South Africa	2: 10.34 min
6th	Bai Anqi	People's Republic of China	2: 11.26 min
7th	Alessia Filippi	Italy	2: 12.40 min
8th	Alicja Tchórz	Poland	2: 14.02 min

Forward 4

2nd August 2012

space	Surname	nation	time	annotation
1	Belinda Hocking	Australia	2: 08.75 min
2	Daryna Sewina	Ukraine	2: 09.40 min
2	Duane Da Rocha	Spain	2: 09.72 min
4th	Elizabeth Simmonds	United Kingdom	2: 10.37 min
5	Jenny Mensing	Germany	2: 10.54 min
6th	Melissa Ingram	New Zealand	2: 10.63 min
7th	Hilary Caldwell	Canada	2: 10.75 min
8th	Ekaterina Avramova	Bulgaria	2: 15.44 min

Forward 5

2nd August 2012

space	Surname	nation	time	annotation
1	Missy Franklin	United States	2: 07.54 min
2	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	2: 08.14 min
3	Meagen Nay	Australia	2: 8.40 min
4th	Stephanie Proud	United Kingdom	2: 10.01 min
5	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Netherlands	2: 10.60 min
6th	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	Iceland	2: 11.31 min	NO
7th	Yao Yige	People's Republic of China	2: 12.14 min
8th	Laure Manaudou	France	2: 14.29 min

Semifinals

Run 1

2nd August 2012

space	Surname	nation	time	annotation
1	Elizabeth Beisel	United States	2: 06.18 min
2	Meagen Nay	Australia	2: 07.42 min
3	Anastassija Sujewa	Russia	2: 07.88 min
4th	Alexianne Castel	France	2: 08.24 min
5	Elizabeth Simmonds	United Kingdom	2: 08.48 min
6th	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Netherlands	2: 09.50 min
7th	Duane Da Rocha	Spain	2: 09.88 min
8th	Simona Baumrtová	Czech Republic	2: 10.18 min

Run 2

2nd August 2012

space	Surname	nation	time	annotation
1	Missy Franklin	United States	2: 06.84 min
2	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	2: 08.32 min
3	Sinead Russell	Canada	2: 08.76 min
4th	Stephanie Proud	United Kingdom	2: 09.04 min
5	Belinda Hocking	Australia	2: 09.35 min
6th	Daryna Sewina	Ukraine	2: 09.70 min
7th	Jenny Mensing	Germany	2: 10.68 min
8th	Karin Prinsloo	South Africa	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
1	Missy Franklin	United States	2: 04.06 min	WR , OR
2	Anastassija Sujewa	Russia	2: 05.92 min
3	Elizabeth Beisel	United States	2: 06.55 min
4th	Elizabeth Simmonds	United Kingdom	2: 07.26 min
5	Meagen Nay	Australia	2: 07.43 min
6th	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	2: 08.18 min
7th	Alexianne Castel	France	2: 08.43 min
8th	Sinead Russell	Canada	2: 09.86 min

Picture gallery

• 

  Olympic Champion Missy Franklin (USA)

• 

  Anastassija Sujewa (RUS) wins silver

• 

  Alessia Filippi (ITA) fails in the run-up (here at the 2009 World Cup)

• 

  Stephanie Au (HKG), here at the East Asian Games 2009, fails in the run-up

• 

  Laure Manaudou (FRA) retired after the heat

Web links

• Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Swimming - 200 m back in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence