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
Missy Franklin  United States
Anastasia Zuyeva  Russia
Elizabeth Beisel  United States
Swimming at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

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

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

World record Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)2:04.81Rome, Italy1 August 2009[9][10]
Olympic record Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)2:05.24Beijing, China16 August 2008[11]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 3FinalMissy Franklin United States2:04.06WR, OR

Results

Heats

[12]

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 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

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Elizabeth Beisel United States2:06.18Q
25Meagen Nay Australia2:07.42Q
36Anastasia Zuyeva Russia2:07.88Q
43Alexianne Castel France2:08.24Q
51Elizabeth Simmonds Great Britain2:08.48Q
68Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands2:09.50
72Duane da Rocha Spain2:09.88
87Simona Baumrtová Czech Republic2:10.18

Semifinal 2
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
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Missy Franklin United States2:04.06WR
6Anastasia Zuyeva Russia2:05.92
4Elizabeth Beisel United States2:06.55
41Elizabeth Simmonds Great Britain2:07.26
53Meagen Nay Australia2:07.43
67Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe2:08.18
72Alexianne Castel France2:08.43
88Sinead Russell Canada2:09.86

References
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  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. "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.
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