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

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

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
DateAugust 1, 2012 (heats &
semifinals)
August 2, 2012 (final)
Competitors34 from 27 nations
Winning time2:19.59 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rebecca Soni  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Satomi Suzuki  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yuliya Yefimova  Russia
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U.S. swimmer Rebecca Soni cleared a 2:20-barrier in a remarkable world record to defend her Olympic title for the first time in the event's history. Dominating the race from the start, she threw down a stunning time of 2:19.59 to open up a full-body length gap over the rest of the field on the final stretch.[2][3] Meanwhile, Japan's Satomi Suzuki powered home with silver in a scorching time of 2:20.72 to match an Asian record previously held by Rie Kaneto in 2009.[4] Russia's Yuliya Yefimova, who trained with Soni at the Trojan Swim Club, snatched the bronze medal with an astonishing European record in 2:20.92.[5][6]

Denmark's Rikke Pedersen fell short of the podium by almost a full second with a fourth-place time in 2:21.65, and was followed in fifth by Canada's Martha McCabe (2:23.16) and sixth by Soni's teammate Micah Lawrence (2:23.27).[7] South Africa's Suzaan van Biljon got off to a flying start in the first length, but dropped back to seventh in 2:23.72, while Australia's Sally Foster rounded out the field to eighth in 2:26.00.[6][8]

Before the breakthrough finale, Soni scorched the field with a world-record time in 2:20.00 to pick up a top seed in the semifinals, slicing 0.12 seconds off the standard set by Canada's Annamay Pierse in a since-banned high tech bodysuit from the 2009 World Championships.[9][10]

Other notable swimmers missed the final roster featuring Serbia's Nađa Higl, the 2009 world champion; Norway's Sara Nordenstam, the defending bronze medalist; and Jamaica's Alia Atkinson, fourth-place finalist in the 100 m breaststroke.[11]

Records

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

World record  Annamay Pierse (CAN)2:20.12 Rome, Italy30 July 2009[12][13]
Olympic record  Rebecca Soni (USA)2:20.22 Beijing, China15 August 2008[14]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 1Semifinal 2Rebecca Soni United States2:20.00WR
August 2FinalRebecca Soni United States2:19.59WR

Results

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Heats

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RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154Rebecca Soni United States2:21.40Q
256Rikke Pedersen Denmark2:22.69Q, NR
334Satomi Suzuki Japan2:23.22Q
455Micah Lawrence United States2:24.50Q
553Anastasia Chaun Russia2:25.39Q
641Joline Höstman Sweden2:25.44Q
733Ji Liping China2:25.76Q
31Back Su-yeon South KoreaQ
932Suzaan van Biljon South Africa2:25.94Q
1036Sally Foster Australia2:26.04Q
1137Sara El Bekri Morocco2:26.05Q, NR
1245Kanako Watanabe Japan2:26.38Q
1346Martha McCabe Canada2:26.39Q
1444Yuliya Yefimova Russia2:26.83Q
47Jeong Da-rae South KoreaQ
1651Tessa Wallace Australia2:26.94Q
1725Ganna Dzerkal Ukraine2:27.09NR
1848Stacey Tadd Great Britain2:27.18
1957Fanny Lecluyse Belgium2:27.30
2052Marina Garcia Urzainqui Spain2:27.57
2135Tera van Beilen Canada2:27.70
2258Chiara Boggiatto Italy2:27.74
2338Sara Nordenstam Norway2:27.90
2443Sun Ye China2:27.94
2542Nađa Higl Serbia2:28.38
2626Martina Moravčíková Czech Republic2:28.54
2715Alia Atkinson Jamaica2:28.77NR
2824Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Iceland2:29.60
2914Anna Sztankovics Hungary2:29.67
3027Dilara Buse Günaydin Turkey2:30.64
3121Sarra Lajnef Tunisia2:31.15
3222Jenna Laukkanen Finland2:31.23
3323Tanja Šmid Slovenia2:32.19
3413Dariya Talanova Kyrgyzstan2:38.01

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Rikke Pedersen Denmark2:22.23Q, NR
21Yuliya Yefimova Russia2:23.02Q
35Micah Lawrence United States2:23.39Q
42Sally Foster Australia2:24.46Q
56Back Su-Yeon South Korea2:24.67
63Joline Höstman Sweden2:24.77
77Kanako Watanabe Japan2:27.32
88Tessa Wallace Australia2:27.38

Semifinal 2

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Rebecca Soni United States2:20.00Q, WR
25Satomi Suzuki Japan2:22.40Q
32Suzaan van Biljon South Africa2:23.21Q, AF
41Martha McCabe Canada2:24.09Q
57Sara El Bekri Morocco2:25.86NR
63Anastasia Chaun Russia2:26.08
76Ji Liping China2:27.26
88Jeong Da-Rae South Korea2:28.74

Final

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Rebecca Soni United States2:19.59WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)3Satomi Suzuki Japan2:20.72=AS
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6Yuliya Yefimova Russia2:20.92ER
45Rikke Pedersen Denmark2:21.65NR
51Martha McCabe Canada2:23.16
67Micah Lawrence United States2:23.27
72Suzaan van Biljon South Africa2:23.72
88Sally Foster Australia2:26.00

References

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  1. ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (2 August 2012). "Rebecca Soni sets world record in winning gold". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Rebecca Soni breaks 200 breast world record again, wins gold". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Swimmers Irie, Suzuki add silver to Japan's medal count". The Japan Times. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "US swimmer Rebecca Soni sets another world record in the 200-meter breaststroke". Fox News. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: Rebecca Soni Clears 2:20 In Remarkable World Record Swim to Defend 200 Breast Title; Satomi Suzuki, Yuliya Efimova Round Out Podium; Micah Lawrence Sixth". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "McCabe finishes fifth; Hayden fails to advance". The Vancouver Sun. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Van Biljon falls short in final". Sport24. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "2012 London Olympics: USA's Rebecca Soni Throws Down World Record in 200 Breast Semis; Micah Lawrence Makes Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Soni sets world record in 200 breast semifinals". Gillette News-Record. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Rebecca Soni Surges to Olympic Textile Best in 200 Breast; Micah Lawrence Fourth". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Pierse sets world breaststroke record". CBC Sports. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Canadian Pierse sets world swim record". CBC Sports. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Rebecca Soni breaks 200m breaststroke record". France 24. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke – 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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