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

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates 10 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
11 August 2016 (final)
Competitors 30 from 22 nations
Winning time 2:20.30
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Rie Kaneto  Japan
2nd, silver medalist(s) Yuliya Yefimova  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Shi Jinglin  China

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Japan's Rie Kaneto pulled away from a tightly-packed field over a wide margin to become the country's third gold medalist in the event's history, since Hideko Maehata topped the podium in 1936, and Kyoko Iwasaki in 1992. She swam through the final lap to a decisive gold-medal triumph in 2:20.30, but fell short of her attempt to overhaul a sub-2:20 range at the Games.[2][3] Shaking off a usual start by another set of loud boos, Russia's Yuliya Yefimova launched a late charge on the home stretch to get her second silver of the meet in 2:21.97.[4] Meanwhile, China's Shi Jinglin rebounded from an out-of-medal feat in the 100 m breaststroke three days earlier to earn the bronze with a 2:22.28, beating Great Britain's Chloe Tutton (2:22.34) by just six hundredths of a second.[5][6]

Australia's Taylor McKeown seized a substantial lead through the initial half of the race, but slipped shortly off the podium to fifth in 2:22.43.[7] Tutton's teammate Molly Renshaw, who scratched the existing British record earlier in the semifinals, picked up a sixth spot in 2:22.72.[8] Outside the 2:22 club, Canada's Kierra Smith (2:23.19) and Denmark's world-record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen (2:23.74) rounded out the field.[6]

American tandem Molly Hannis and Lilly King, the newly-crowned Olympic champion of the 100 m breaststroke, had put the U.S. medal hunt to an end in this event, as neither of them advanced to the final for the first time since 1992.[9] Other notable swimmers missed the top eight roster, featuring Japan's Kanako Watanabe, the 2015 world champion, and Turkey's Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş, the fastest pre-race seed headed to the Games.[10]

The medals for the competition were presented by Yumilka Ruiz, IOC member from Colombia, and the gifts were presented by Kazuo Sano, executive member of the FINA.

Records

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

World record Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN)2:19.11Barcelona, Spain1 August 2013
Olympic record Rebecca Soni (USA)2:19.59London, United Kingdom2 August 2012

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
125Rikke Møller Pedersen Denmark2:22.72Q
234Rie Kaneto Japan2:22.86Q
335Taylor McKeown Australia2:23.00Q
433Chloe Tutton Great Britain2:23.34Q
526Molly Renshaw Great Britain2:23.37Q
646Kierra Smith Canada2:23.69Q
744Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş Turkey2:23.83Q
845Yuliya Yefimova Russia2:23.90Q
943Shi Jinglin China2:24.33Q
1036Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Iceland2:24.43Q
1123Jessica Vall Spain2:24.55Q
1247Molly Hannis United States2:24.74Q
1324Kanako Watanabe Japan2:24.77Q
1441Jenna Laukkanen Finland2:25.52Q
1522Lilly King United States2:25.89Q
1627Sofiya Andreeva Russia2:26.58Q
1742Fanny Lecluyse Belgium2:27.16
1831Martina Moravčíková Czech Republic2:27.51
1938Dalma Sebestyén Hungary2:27.94
2028Anna Sztankovics Hungary2:27.97
2114Julia Sebastián Argentina2:27.98
2232Georgia Bohl Australia2:28.24
2337Martha McCabe Canada2:28.62
2448Yu Jingyao China2:28.65
2513Fiona Doyle Ireland2:29.76
2612Sophie Hansson Sweden2:30.59
2717Aļona Ribakova Latvia2:30.82
2816Amit Ivry Israel2:31.49
2921Back Su-yeon South Korea2:32.79
15Yvette Kong Hong KongDNS

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Rie Kaneto Japan2:22.11Q
26Yuliya Yefimova Russia2:22.52Q
35Chloe Tutton Great Britain2:22.71Q
43Kierra Smith Canada2:22.87Q
52Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Iceland2:24.41
61Jenna Laukkanen Finland2:25.14NR
78Sofiya Andreeva Russia2:25.90
87Molly Hannis United States2:26.80

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Taylor McKeown Australia2:21.69Q
23Molly Renshaw Great Britain2:22.33Q, NR
32Shi Jinglin China2:22.37Q
44Rikke Møller Pedersen Denmark2:22.45Q
56Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş Turkey2:23.49
67Jessica Vall Spain2:24.22
78Lilly King United States2:24.59
81Kanako Watanabe Japan2:25.10

Final

Medal ceremony. Shi Jinglin has received her bronze, Yulia Yefimova waits the silver, and gold medalist Rie Kaneto interacts with the audience.
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5Rie Kaneto Japan2:20.30
2nd, silver medalist(s)7Yuliya Yefimova Russia2:21.97
3rd, bronze medalist(s)6Shi Jinglin China2:22.28
41Chloe Tutton Great Britain2:22.34
54Taylor McKeown Australia2:22.43
63Molly Renshaw Great Britain2:22.72
78Kierra Smith Canada2:23.19
82Rikke Møller Pedersen Denmark2:23.74

References

  1. ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke". www.rio2016.com. Rio 2016. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Swimming: Efimova gets silver again as Kaneto wins women's 200 breaststroke". Reuters. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ↑ McKirdy, Andrew (12 August 2016). "Kaneto victorious in 200-meter breaststroke; Phelps beats Hagino for 22nd gold". The Japan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Raphielle (11 August 2016). "Japan's Kaneto wins women's 200 breast, Efimova takes silver". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Japan's Kaneto wins 200m breaststroke gold, China's Shi Jinglin takes bronze". China Radio International. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Rie Kaneto Powers To First In 200 Breast Final". Swimming World Magazine. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Carney, John (11 August 2016). "Swimmers Taylor McKeown and Cameron McEvoy disappoint after poor performances leave them well out of medal contention in Olympics". Daily Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Chloe Tutton appears to question Yulia Efimova". BBC Sport. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lilly King, Molly Hannis do not advance to 200m breaststroke final". NBC Olympics. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Taylor McKeown Tops 200 Breast Semi-Finals; USA Fails To Qualify For Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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