Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates 11 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
12 August 2016 (final)
Competitors 28 from 20 nations
Winning time 2:05.99
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Maya DiRado  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Katinka Hosszú  Hungary
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hilary Caldwell  Canada

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 11–12 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

U.S. swimmer Maya DiRado saved her best race for last before retiring from the sport, as she upset Hungary's Katinka Hosszú on the home stretch to claim the distance backstroke title. Coming from behind at the 150-metre turn, DiRado produced a late surge to touch out the Hungarian favorite by six hundredths of a second for the gold medal in 2:05.99.[2][3] Hosszú commanded a solid lead through the first half of the race, but she was unable to hold off DiRado about the midway of the final lap, leaving with a silver in 2:06.05.[4] Meanwhile, Canada's Hilary Caldwell swam her way into the bronze-medal position with a 2:07.54.[5][6]

Russia's Daria Ustinova, who was allowed to compete in Rio after successfully appealing from her doping ban, obtained the fourth spot in 2:07.89, edging out Australia's Belinda Hocking (2:08.02) to fifth by 0.13 of a second.[7] Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry, a five-time Olympian and double gold medalist in this event, capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a sixth-place finish in 2:08.80.[8] Chinese teenager Liu Yaxin (2:09.03) and Iceland's Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir (2:09.44) rounded out the top eight.[6]

World-record holder Missy Franklin missed the opportunity to defend her Olympic title in the final, after placing fourteenth in the semifinals (2:09.74).[9][10] Other notable swimmers failed to reach the top eight roster, including Hocking's teammate and reigning world champion Emily Seebohm, London 2012 silver medalist Anastasia Fesikova of Russia, and Ukraine's Daryna Zevina, runner-up at the European Championships two months earlier.[11]

Records

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

World record Missy Franklin (USA)2:04.06London, United Kingdom3 August 2012
Olympic record Missy Franklin (USA)2:04.06London, United Kingdom3 August 2012

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Katinka Hosszú Hungary2:06.09Q, NR
233Hilary Caldwell Canada2:07.40Q
335Maya DiRado United States2:08.60Q
426Lisa Graf Germany2:08.67Q
45Belinda Hocking AustraliaQ
637Liu Yaxin China2:08.84Q
723Dominique Bouchard Canada2:08.87Q
843Daryna Zevina Ukraine2:08.88Q
932Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe2:08.91Q
1044Emily Seebohm Australia2:09.00Q
1124Missy Franklin United States2:09.36Q
1242Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Iceland2:09.62Q
1325Daria Ustinova Russia2:09.96Q
1436Anastasia Fesikova Russia2:10.39Q
1522Matea Samardžić Croatia2:10.51Q
1646Jenny Mensing Germany2:10.68Q
1727Margherita Panziera Italy2:10.92
1847Claudia Lau Hong Kong2:10.94
1921Duane da Rocha Spain2:11.17
2028Alicja Tchórz Poland2:11.40
2115Ekaterina Avramova Turkey2:12.98
2231Réka György Hungary2:12.99
2314Simona Baumrtova Czech Republic2:13.26
2413Martina van Berkel Switzerland2:13.46
2548África Zamorano Spain2:13.74
2638Natsumi Sakai Japan2:13.99
2741Chen Jie China2:14.18
2816Yessy Yosaputra Indonesia2:20.88

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Hilary Caldwell Canada2:07.17Q
23Liu Yaxin China2:07.56Q
37Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Iceland2:08.84Q, NR
46Daryna Zevina Ukraine2:09.07
51Anastasia Fesikova Russia2:09.12
62Emily Seebohm Australia2:09.39
75Lisa Graf Germany2:09.56
88Jenny Mensing Germany2:10.15

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Katinka Hosszú Hungary2:06.03Q, NR
25Maya DiRado United States2:07.53Q
33Belinda Hocking Australia2:07.83Q
42Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe2:08.83Q
51Daria Ustinova Russia2:08.84Q
66Dominique Bouchard Canada2:09.07
77Missy Franklin United States2:09.74
88Matea Samardžić Croatia2:09.83

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)3Maya DiRado United States2:05.99
2nd, silver medalist(s)4Katinka Hosszú Hungary2:06.05
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5Hilary Caldwell Canada2:07.54
48Daria Ustinova Russia2:07.89
52Belinda Hocking Australia2:08.02
67Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe2:08.80
76Liu Yaxin China2:09.03
81Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Iceland2:09.44

References

  1. ↑ "Women's 200m Backstroke". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Trevelyan, Mark (12 August 2016). "DiRado bows out with backstroke gold". Reuters. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Crouse, Karen (12 August 2016). "Maya DiRado, Exiting the Sport, Catches Katinka Hosszu and Grabs Gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Maya DiRado bests Hungary's 'Iron Lady' Katinka Hosszu by a fingernail in women's 200m backstroke final". Daily Mail. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Ng, Callum (12 August 2016). "Hilary Caldwell wins bronze, Canada's 6th swim medal". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Maya DiRado Upsets Katinka Hosszu For Victory In The 200 Back". Swimming World Magazine. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Colman, Mike (12 August 2016). "Ghost of the London Olympics still haunt Australian swim team, according to Belinda Hocking". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Coventry caps Olympic career with 6th-place finish". Zimbabwe: The Standard. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Katinka Hosszu Soars Ahead Of 200 Back Semi-Finals Field". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Swimming: Rio turns into an Olympic-sized disappointment for Missy Franklin". Salt Lake Tribune. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Chammas, Michael (12 August 2016). "Mitch Larkin wins Rio Olympics silver as Emily Seebohm fails to qualify for final". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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