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

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]

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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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, Italy1 August 2009[9][10]
Olympic record  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)2:05.24 Beijing, China16 August 2008[11]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 3FinalMissy Franklin United States2:04.06WR

Results

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Heats

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Missy Franklin during the heats
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154Missy Franklin United States2:07.54Q
235Elizabeth Beisel United States2:07.82Q
352Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe2:08.14Q
455Meagen Nay Australia2:08.40Q
544Belinda Hocking Australia2:08.75Q
636Alexianne Castel France2:08.92Q
733Sinead Russell Canada2:09.04Q
834Anastasia Zuyeva Russia2:09.36Q
943Daryna Zevina Ukraine2:09.40Q
1047Duane da Rocha Spain2:09.72Q
1157Stephanie Proud Great Britain2:10.01Q
1226Simona Baumrtová Czech Republic2:10.03Q, NR
1331Karin Prinsloo South Africa2:10.34Q
1445Elizabeth Simmonds Great Britain2:10.37Q
1546Jenny Mensing Germany2:10.54Q
1653Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands2:10.60Q
1741Melissa Ingram New Zealand2:10.63
1842Hilary Caldwell Canada2:10.75
1937Bai Anqi China2:11.26
2058Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Iceland2:11.31NR
2124Miyu Otsuka Japan2:11.65
2251Yao Yige China2:12.14
2332Alessia Filippi Italy2:12.40
2425María Fernanda González Mexico2:12.75
2527Anja Čarman Slovenia2:13.01
2614Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam2:13.35
2716Carolina Colorado Henao Colombia2:13.64NR
2822Mie Nielsen Denmark2:13.89
2938Alicja Tchórz Poland2:14.02
3056Laure Manaudou France2:14.29
3112Ham Chan-mi South Korea2:15.30
3248Ekaterina Avramova Bulgaria2:15.44
3321Kim Daniela Pavlin Croatia2:15.67
3423Melanie Nocher Ireland2:16.29
3513Dorina Szekeres Hungary2:18.16
3628Hoi Shun Stephanie Au Hong Kong2:18.47
3715Yulduz Kuchkarova Uzbekistan2:18.60

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Semifinal 2

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Missy Franklin United States2:06.84Q
25Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe2:08.32Q
36Sinead Russell Canada2:08.76Q
47Stephanie Proud Great Britain2:09.04
53Belinda Hocking Australia2:09.35
62Daryna Zevina Ukraine2:09.70
78Jenny Mensing Germany2:10.68
81Karin Prinsloo South Africa2:11.42

Final

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References

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  1. ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 27 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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