Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
DatesAugust 2, 2012 (heats &
semifinals)
August 3, 2012 (final)
Competitors37 from 31 nations
Winning time2:04.06 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Missy Franklin  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anastasia Zuyeva  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elizabeth Beisel  United States
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Swimming at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The women's 200-metre backstroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 2–3 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]

U.S. teenage sensation Missy Franklin blistered the field with a remarkable world record in textile to strike a backstroke double for the first time, since Romania's Diana Mocanu did so in 2000. Dominating the race from the start, she threw down a sterling time of 2:04.06 to broaden a full-body length gap over the rest of the field and to slice three-quarters of a second (0.75) off the previous record set by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry in a now-banned polyurethane bodysuit from the 2009 World Championships.[2][3] Russia's Anastasia Zuyeva cleared a 2:06-barrier to take the silver in 2:05.92, while Franklin's teammate Elizabeth Beisel snatched the bronze in 2:06.55, handing over an entire medal haul for the Americans with a one-three finish.[4][5]

Backed by a raucous home crowd, Great Britain's Elizabeth Simmonds fell short of the podium with a fourth-place time in 2:07.26.[6] Australia's Meagan Nay finished fifth in 2:07.43, while Coventry, a two-time Olympic champion, missed a chance to produce another historic three-peat as she claimed a distant sixth spot in 2:08.18.[7][8] France's Alexianne Castel (2:08.43) and Canada's Sinead Russell (2:09.86) closed out the championship field.[5]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) 2:04.81 Rome, Italy 1 August 2009 [9][10]
Olympic record  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) 2:05.24 Beijing, China 16 August 2008 [11]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
August 3 Final Missy Franklin  United States 2:04.06 WR

Results

Heats

[12]

Missy Franklin during the heats
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Missy Franklin  United States 2:07.54 Q
2 3 5 Elizabeth Beisel  United States 2:07.82 Q
3 5 2 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 2:08.14 Q
4 5 5 Meagen Nay  Australia 2:08.40 Q
5 4 4 Belinda Hocking  Australia 2:08.75 Q
6 3 6 Alexianne Castel  France 2:08.92 Q
7 3 3 Sinead Russell  Canada 2:09.04 Q
8 3 4 Anastasia Zuyeva  Russia 2:09.36 Q
9 4 3 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 2:09.40 Q
10 4 7 Duane da Rocha  Spain 2:09.72 Q
11 5 7 Stephanie Proud  Great Britain 2:10.01 Q
12 2 6 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 2:10.03 Q, NR
13 3 1 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 2:10.34 Q
14 4 5 Elizabeth Simmonds  Great Britain 2:10.37 Q
15 4 6 Jenny Mensing  Germany 2:10.54 Q
16 5 3 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 2:10.60 Q
17 4 1 Melissa Ingram  New Zealand 2:10.63
18 4 2 Hilary Caldwell  Canada 2:10.75
19 3 7 Bai Anqi  China 2:11.26
20 5 8 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 2:11.31 NR
21 2 4 Miyu Otsuka  Japan 2:11.65
22 5 1 Yao Yige  China 2:12.14
23 3 2 Alessia Filippi  Italy 2:12.40
24 2 5 María Fernanda González  Mexico 2:12.75
25 2 7 Anja Čarman  Slovenia 2:13.01
26 1 4 Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên  Vietnam 2:13.35
27 1 6 Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia 2:13.64 NR
28 2 2 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 2:13.89
29 3 8 Alicja Tchórz  Poland 2:14.02
30 5 6 Laure Manaudou  France 2:14.29
31 1 2 Ham Chan-mi  South Korea 2:15.30
32 4 8 Ekaterina Avramova  Bulgaria 2:15.44
33 2 1 Kim Daniela Pavlin  Croatia 2:15.67
34 2 3 Melanie Nocher  Ireland 2:16.29
35 1 3 Dorina Szekeres  Hungary 2:18.16
36 2 8 Hoi Shun Stephanie Au  Hong Kong 2:18.47
37 1 5 Yulduz Kuchkarova  Uzbekistan 2:18.60

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Elizabeth Beisel  United States 2:06.18 Q
2 5 Meagen Nay  Australia 2:07.42 Q
3 6 Anastasia Zuyeva  Russia 2:07.88 Q
4 3 Alexianne Castel  France 2:08.24 Q
5 1 Elizabeth Simmonds  Great Britain 2:08.48 Q
6 8 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 2:09.50
7 2 Duane da Rocha  Spain 2:09.88
8 7 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 2:10.18

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Missy Franklin  United States 2:06.84 Q
2 5 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 2:08.32 Q
3 6 Sinead Russell  Canada 2:08.76 Q
4 7 Stephanie Proud  Great Britain 2:09.04
5 3 Belinda Hocking  Australia 2:09.35
6 2 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 2:09.70
7 8 Jenny Mensing  Germany 2:10.68
8 1 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 2:11.42

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Missy Franklin  United States 2:04.06 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Anastasia Zuyeva  Russia 2:05.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Elizabeth Beisel  United States 2:06.55
4 1 Elizabeth Simmonds  Great Britain 2:07.26
5 3 Meagen Nay  Australia 2:07.43
6 7 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 2:08.18
7 2 Alexianne Castel  France 2:08.43
8 8 Sinead Russell  Canada 2:09.86

References

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  3. ^ "US swimmer Missy Franklin sets world record, Phelps ends individual races with medal". Fox News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Missy Franklin wins 200 backstroke". ESPN. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b "2012 London Olympics: Missy Franklin Crushes World Record in 200 Back; Anastasia Zueva, Elizabeth Beisel Round Out Podium; Kirsty Coventry Misses Threepeat Opportunity". Swimming World Magazine. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  6. ^ Norlander, Matt (3 August 2012). "Missy Franklin smashes world record in 200-meter backstroke". CBS Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  7. ^ English, Ben (3 August 2012). "Australian Meagan Nay fifth in 200m backstroke final". News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Franklin dominates 200m backstroke". ABC News Australia. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Kirsty Coventry Downs 200 Back Meet Record". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Reason, Pierse advance to 50-metre breaststroke final". CBC Sports. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. ^ Evans, Simon (15 August 2008). "Coventry's silver mine seeded with gold". Reuters. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Women's 200m Backstroke – Heats". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.