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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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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

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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

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Heats

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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

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Semifinal 1

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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

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "USA's Missy Franklin wins another gold, sets world record". USA Today. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  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.
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