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200 metres Backstroke, Women

200 metres Backstroke, Women

Date	2 – 3 August 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants	37 from 31 countries

Four days earlier American Missy Franklin had won gold in the 100 backstroke, and she later added a relay gold in the 4×200 free. As the 2011 World Champion in this event she was favored on this night and came through in spectacular fashion. Franklin led from the start, turning in 29.53, just ahead of Great Britain’s Lizzie Simmonds. But at 100 metres Franklin was well ahead, turning almost ½-second under the world record split. She maintained that pace and came home for gold in a world record 2:04.06, 0.75 seconds better than the mark set by Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) at the 2009 Worlds. Behind Franklin, Russian Anastasiya Zuyeva closed fast for the silver medal in 2:05.92, while Franklin’s teammate, Elizabeth Beisel won the bronze, as Simmonds dropped back to fourth. Coventry contested the final but was never a medal factor and finished sixth.

Franklin became the sixth woman to win the 100/200 backstroke double, but the first since Diana Mocanu (ROU) in 2000. This was her third gold medal of the 2012 Olympics, which she would finish with five medals and four golds.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Missy Franklin	👁 Image USA	2:07.54 (1 h5)	2:06.84 (1 h2)	2:04.06 (1)	Gold
2	Anastasiya Zuyeva	👁 Image RUS	2:09.36 (4 h3)	2:07.88 (3 h1)	2:05.92 (2)	Silver
3	Elizabeth Beisel	👁 Image USA	2:07.82 (1 h3)	2:06.18 (1 h1)	2:06.55 (3)	Bronze
4	Lizzie Simmonds	👁 Image GBR	2:10.37 (4 h4)	2:08.48 (5 h1)	2:07.26 (4)
5	Meagen Nay	👁 Image AUS	2:08.40 (3 h5)	2:07.42 (2 h1)	2:07.43 (5)
6	Kirsty Coventry	👁 Image ZIM	2:08.14 (2 h5)	2:08.32 (2 h2)	2:08.18 (6)
7	Alexianne Castel	👁 Image FRA	2:08.92 (2 h3)	2:08.24 (4 h1)	2:08.43 (7)
8	Sinéad Russell	👁 Image CAN	2:09.04 (3 h3)	2:08.76 (3 h2)	2:09.86 (8)
9	Stephanie Proud	👁 Image GBR	2:10.01 (4 h5)	2:09.04 (4 h2)	–
10	Belinda Hocking	👁 Image AUS	2:08.75 (1 h4)	2:09.35 (5 h2)	–
11	Sharon van Rouwendaal	👁 Image NED	2:10.60 (5 h5)	2:09.50 (6 h1)	–
12	Daryna Zevina	👁 Image UKR	2:09.40 (2 h4)	2:09.70 (6 h2)	–
13	Duane Da Rocha	👁 Image ESP	2:09.72 (3 h4)	2:09.88 (7 h1)	–
14	Simona Baumrtová	👁 Image CZE	2:10.03 (1 h2)	2:10.18 (8 h1)	–
15	Jenny Mensing	👁 Image GER	2:10.54 (5 h4)	2:10.68 (7 h2)	–
16	Karin Prinsloo	👁 Image RSA	2:10.34 (5 h3)	2:11.42 (8 h2)	–
17	Melissa Ingram	👁 Image NZL	2:10.63 (6 h4)	–	–
18	Hilary Caldwell	👁 Image CAN	2:10.75 (7 h4)	–	–
19	Bai Anqi	👁 Image CHN	2:11.26 (6 h3)	–	–
20	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	👁 Image ISL	2:11.31 (6 h5)	–	–
21	Miyu Otsuka	👁 Image JPN	2:11.65 (2 h2)	–	–
22	Yao Yige	👁 Image CHN	2:12.14 (7 h5)	–	–
23	Alessia Filippi	👁 Image ITA	2:12.40 (7 h3)	–	–
24	Fernanda González	👁 Image MEX	2:12.75 (3 h2)	–	–
25	Anja Čarman	👁 Image SLO	2:13.01 (4 h2)	–	–
26	Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	👁 Image VIE	2:13.35 (1 h1)	–	–
27	Carolina Colorado	👁 Image COL	2:13.64 (2 h1)	–	–
28	Mie Ø. Nielsen	👁 Image DEN	2:13.89 (5 h2)	–	–
29	Alicja Tchórz	👁 Image POL	2:14.02 (8 h3)	–	–
30	Laure Manaudou	👁 Image FRA	2:14.29 (8 h5)	–	–
31	Ham Chan-Mi	👁 Image KOR	2:15.30 (3 h1)	–	–
32	Ekaterina Avramova	👁 Image BUL	2:15.44 (8 h4)	–	–
33	Kim Daniela Pavlin	👁 Image CRO	2:15.67 (6 h2)	–	–
34	Melanie Nocher	👁 Image IRL	2:16.29 (7 h2)	–	–
35	Dorina Szekeres	👁 Image HUN	2:18.16 (4 h1)	–	–
36	Stephanie Au	👁 Image HKG	2:18.47 (8 h2)	–	–
37	Yulduz Kuchkarova	👁 Image UZB	2:18.60 (5 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	2 August 2012 — 11:31
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Missy Franklin	👁 Image USA	2:07.54
2	5	Elizabeth Beisel	👁 Image USA	2:07.82
3	2	Kirsty Coventry	👁 Image ZIM	2:08.14
4	5	Meagen Nay	👁 Image AUS	2:08.40
5	4	Belinda Hocking	👁 Image AUS	2:08.75
6	6	Alexianne Castel	👁 Image FRA	2:08.92
7	3	Sinéad Russell	👁 Image CAN	2:09.04
8	4	Anastasiya Zuyeva	👁 Image RUS	2:09.36
9	3	Daryna Zevina	👁 Image UKR	2:09.40
10	7	Duane Da Rocha	👁 Image ESP	2:09.72
11	7	Stephanie Proud	👁 Image GBR	2:10.01
12	6	Simona Baumrtová	👁 Image CZE	2:10.03
13	1	Karin Prinsloo	👁 Image RSA	2:10.34
14	5	Lizzie Simmonds	👁 Image GBR	2:10.37
15	6	Jenny Mensing	👁 Image GER	2:10.54
16	3	Sharon van Rouwendaal	👁 Image NED	2:10.60
17	1	Melissa Ingram	👁 Image NZL	2:10.63
18	2	Hilary Caldwell	👁 Image CAN	2:10.75
19	7	Bai Anqi	👁 Image CHN	2:11.26
20	8	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	👁 Image ISL	2:11.31
21	4	Miyu Otsuka	👁 Image JPN	2:11.65
22	1	Yao Yige	👁 Image CHN	2:12.14
23	2	Alessia Filippi	👁 Image ITA	2:12.40
24	5	Fernanda González	👁 Image MEX	2:12.75
25	7	Anja Čarman	👁 Image SLO	2:13.01
26	4	Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	👁 Image VIE	2:13.35
27	6	Carolina Colorado	👁 Image COL	2:13.64
28	2	Mie Ø. Nielsen	👁 Image DEN	2:13.89
29	8	Alicja Tchórz	👁 Image POL	2:14.02
30	6	Laure Manaudou	👁 Image FRA	2:14.29
31	2	Ham Chan-Mi	👁 Image KOR	2:15.30
32	8	Ekaterina Avramova	👁 Image BUL	2:15.44
33	1	Kim Daniela Pavlin	👁 Image CRO	2:15.67
34	3	Melanie Nocher	👁 Image IRL	2:16.29
35	3	Dorina Szekeres	👁 Image HUN	2:18.16
36	8	Stephanie Au	👁 Image HKG	2:18.47
37	5	Yulduz Kuchkarova	👁 Image UZB	2:18.60

Heat #1

Time	11:31

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	👁 Image VIE	2:13.35	0.68	31.30 (1)	1:05.02 (1)	1:39.14 (1)	33.72 (1)	34.12 (2)	34.21 (1)
2	6	Carolina Colorado	👁 Image COL	2:13.64	0.67	31.60 (4)	1:05.35 (2)	1:39.23 (2)	33.75 (2)	33.88 (1)	34.41 (2)
3	2	Ham Chan-Mi	👁 Image KOR	2:15.30	0.71	31.67 (5)	1:05.70 (3)	1:40.85 (3)	34.03 (3)	35.15 (3)	34.45 (3)
4	3	Dorina Szekeres	👁 Image HUN	2:18.16	0.78	31.50 (3)	1:05.87 (5)	1:41.35 (4)	34.37 (5)	35.48 (4)	36.81 (5)
5	5	Yulduz Kuchkarova	👁 Image UZB	2:18.60	0.73	31.46 (2)	1:05.79 (4)	1:41.88 (5)	34.33 (4)	36.09 (5)	36.72 (4)

Heat #2

Time	11:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	6	Simona Baumrtová	👁 Image CZE	2:10.03	0.63	31.22 (2)	1:04.22 (1)	1:37.05 (1)	33.00 (1)	32.83 (1)	32.98 (1)
2	4	Miyu Otsuka	👁 Image JPN	2:11.65	0.60	31.21 (1)	1:04.65 (3)	1:38.46 (2)	33.44 (3)	33.81 (2)	33.19 (2)
3	5	Fernanda González	👁 Image MEX	2:12.75	0.61	31.31 (3)	1:04.64 (2)	1:38.94 (3)	33.33 (2)	34.30 (5)	33.81 (4)
4	7	Anja Čarman	👁 Image SLO	2:13.01	0.71	31.56 (5)	1:05.31 (5)	1:39.43 (4)	33.75 (4)	34.12 (4)	33.58 (3)
5	2	Mie Ø. Nielsen	👁 Image DEN	2:13.89	0.66	31.68 (6)	1:05.51 (6)	1:39.61 (5)	33.83 (6)	34.10 (3)	34.28 (5)
6	1	Kim Daniela Pavlin	👁 Image CRO	2:15.67	0.56	31.75 (7)	1:05.79 (7)	1:40.56 (7)	34.04 (7)	34.77 (6)	35.11 (6)
7	3	Melanie Nocher	👁 Image IRL	2:16.29	0.68	31.44 (4)	1:05.23 (4)	1:40.50 (6)	33.79 (5)	35.27 (7)	35.79 (7)
8	8	Stephanie Au	👁 Image HKG	2:18.47	0.59	31.94 (8)	1:06.83 (8)	1:42.22 (8)	34.89 (8)	35.39 (8)	36.25 (8)

Heat #3

Time	11:40

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Elizabeth Beisel	👁 Image USA	2:07.82	0.64	30.50 (3)	1:02.79 (1)	1:35.62 (1)	32.29 (1)	32.83 (2)	32.20 (1)
2	6	Alexianne Castel	👁 Image FRA	2:08.92	0.78	30.68 (4)	1:03.41 (4)	1:36.36 (4)	32.73 (2)	32.95 (3)	32.56 (3)
3	3	Sinéad Russell	👁 Image CAN	2:09.04	0.63	30.38 (1)	1:03.14 (2)	1:36.35 (3)	32.76 (3)	33.21 (4)	32.69 (4)
4	4	Anastasiya Zuyeva	👁 Image RUS	2:09.36	0.69	30.42 (2)	1:03.29 (3)	1:36.04 (2)	32.87 (4)	32.75 (1)	33.32 (5)
5	1	Karin Prinsloo	👁 Image RSA	2:10.34	0.68	31.03 (=6)	1:04.46 (5)	1:37.91 (6)	33.43 (6)	33.45 (6)	32.43 (2)
6	7	Bai Anqi	👁 Image CHN	2:11.26	0.54	31.02 (5)	1:04.51 (6)	1:37.88 (5)	33.49 (7)	33.37 (5)	33.38 (6)
7	2	Alessia Filippi	👁 Image ITA	2:12.40	0.83	31.59 (8)	1:04.66 (7)	1:38.57 (7)	33.07 (5)	33.91 (7)	33.83 (7)
8	8	Alicja Tchórz	👁 Image POL	2:14.02	0.64	31.03 (=6)	1:05.31 (8)	1:39.82 (8)	34.28 (8)	34.51 (8)	34.20 (8)

Heat #4

Time	11:44

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Belinda Hocking	👁 Image AUS	2:08.75	0.67	31.02 (4)	1:03.66 (3)	1:36.45 (1)	32.64 (4)	32.79 (1)	32.30 (1)
2	3	Daryna Zevina	👁 Image UKR	2:09.40	0.62	31.19 (5)	1:03.79 (=5)	1:36.73 (4)	32.60 (3)	32.94 (3)	32.67 (2)
3	7	Duane Da Rocha	👁 Image ESP	2:09.72	0.72	31.21 (7)	1:03.79 (=5)	1:36.68 (3)	32.58 (1)	32.89 (2)	33.04 (3)
4	5	Lizzie Simmonds	👁 Image GBR	2:10.37	0.65	30.55 (2)	1:03.61 (2)	1:37.08 (6)	33.06 (7)	33.47 (6)	33.29 (4)
5	6	Jenny Mensing	👁 Image GER	2:10.54	0.77	30.52 (1)	1:03.11 (1)	1:36.56 (2)	32.59 (2)	33.45 (5)	33.98 (7)
6	1	Melissa Ingram	👁 Image NZL	2:10.63	0.62	31.20 (6)	1:04.00 (7)	1:37.00 (5)	32.80 (6)	33.00 (4)	33.63 (6)
7	2	Hilary Caldwell	👁 Image CAN	2:10.75	0.65	30.96 (3)	1:03.73 (4)	1:37.23 (7)	32.77 (5)	33.50 (7)	33.52 (5)
8	8	Ekaterina Avramova	👁 Image BUL	2:15.44	0.63	31.68 (8)	1:05.44 (8)	1:40.59 (8)	33.76 (8)	35.15 (8)	34.85 (8)

Heat #5

Time	11:48

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Missy Franklin	👁 Image USA	2:07.54	0.66	30.28 (1)	1:02.37 (1)	1:35.06 (1)	32.09 (1)	32.69 (3)	32.48 (2)
2	2	Kirsty Coventry	👁 Image ZIM	2:08.14	0.63	31.06 (6)	1:03.35 (3)	1:35.83 (3)	32.29 (2)	32.48 (1)	32.31 (1)
3	5	Meagen Nay	👁 Image AUS	2:08.40	0.70	30.52 (3)	1:02.96 (2)	1:35.56 (2)	32.44 (3)	32.60 (2)	32.84 (3)
4	7	Stephanie Proud	👁 Image GBR	2:10.01	0.60	31.14 (7)	1:03.69 (6)	1:36.63 (4)	32.55 (4)	32.94 (4)	33.38 (5)
5	3	Sharon van Rouwendaal	👁 Image NED	2:10.60	0.61	30.71 (4)	1:03.52 (4)	1:36.76 (5)	32.81 (6)	33.24 (5)	33.84 (6)
6	8	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	👁 Image ISL	2:11.31	0.68	30.86 (5)	1:03.55 (5)	1:37.36 (6)	32.69 (5)	33.81 (7)	33.95 (7)
7	1	Yao Yige	👁 Image CHN	2:12.14	0.70	31.79 (8)	1:05.15 (8)	1:38.80 (7)	33.36 (8)	33.65 (6)	33.34 (4)
8	6	Laure Manaudou	👁 Image FRA	2:14.29	0.62	30.45 (2)	1:03.76 (7)	1:38.88 (8)	33.31 (7)	35.12 (8)	35.41 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date	2 August 2012 — 19:58
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Elizabeth Beisel	👁 Image USA	2:06.18
2	4	Missy Franklin	👁 Image USA	2:06.84
3	5	Meagen Nay	👁 Image AUS	2:07.42
4	6	Anastasiya Zuyeva	👁 Image RUS	2:07.88
5	3	Alexianne Castel	👁 Image FRA	2:08.24
6	5	Kirsty Coventry	👁 Image ZIM	2:08.32
7	1	Lizzie Simmonds	👁 Image GBR	2:08.48
8	6	Sinéad Russell	👁 Image CAN	2:08.76
9	7	Stephanie Proud	👁 Image GBR	2:09.04
10	3	Belinda Hocking	👁 Image AUS	2:09.35
11	8	Sharon van Rouwendaal	👁 Image NED	2:09.50
12	2	Daryna Zevina	👁 Image UKR	2:09.70
13	2	Duane Da Rocha	👁 Image ESP	2:09.88
14	7	Simona Baumrtová	👁 Image CZE	2:10.18
15	8	Jenny Mensing	👁 Image GER	2:10.68
16	1	Karin Prinsloo	👁 Image RSA	2:11.42

Heat #1

Time	19:58

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Elizabeth Beisel	👁 Image USA	2:06.18	0.64	30.19 (2)	1:02.13 (1)	1:34.48 (1)	31.94 (1)	32.35 (1)	31.70 (1)
2	5	Meagen Nay	👁 Image AUS	2:07.42	0.66	30.23 (3)	1:02.19 (2)	1:34.90 (2)	31.96 (2)	32.71 (2)	32.52 (5)
3	6	Anastasiya Zuyeva	👁 Image RUS	2:07.88	0.72	30.46 (4)	1:02.66 (4)	1:35.65 (4)	32.20 (3)	32.99 (4)	32.23 (4)
4	3	Alexianne Castel	👁 Image FRA	2:08.24	0.72	30.62 (5)	1:03.33 (5)	1:36.18 (5)	32.71 (5)	32.85 (3)	32.06 (2)
5	1	Lizzie Simmonds	👁 Image GBR	2:08.48	0.63	30.11 (1)	1:02.34 (3)	1:35.42 (3)	32.23 (4)	33.08 (6)	33.06 (8)
6	8	Sharon van Rouwendaal	👁 Image NED	2:09.50	0.62	31.01 (7)	1:04.09 (7)	1:37.28 (7)	33.08 (7)	33.19 (7)	32.22 (3)
7	2	Duane Da Rocha	👁 Image ESP	2:09.88	0.71	30.78 (6)	1:03.93 (6)	1:36.99 (6)	33.15 (8)	33.06 (5)	32.89 (7)
8	7	Simona Baumrtová	👁 Image CZE	2:10.18	0.63	31.08 (8)	1:04.12 (8)	1:37.58 (8)	33.04 (6)	33.46 (8)	32.60 (6)

Heat #2

Time	20:04

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Missy Franklin	👁 Image USA	2:06.84	0.64	30.17 (=1)	1:02.15 (1)	1:34.64 (1)	31.98 (1)	32.49 (1)	32.20 (1)
2	5	Kirsty Coventry	👁 Image ZIM	2:08.32	0.64	30.59 (4)	1:03.07 (3)	1:36.02 (3)	32.48 (=4)	32.95 (2)	32.30 (2)
3	6	Sinéad Russell	👁 Image CAN	2:08.76	0.63	30.17 (=1)	1:02.51 (2)	1:35.81 (2)	32.34 (3)	33.30 (6)	32.95 (6)
4	7	Stephanie Proud	👁 Image GBR	2:09.04	0.61	31.31 (8)	1:03.64 (5)	1:36.66 (5)	32.33 (2)	33.02 (3)	32.38 (3)
5	3	Belinda Hocking	👁 Image AUS	2:09.35	0.72	30.92 (6)	1:03.40 (4)	1:36.49 (4)	32.48 (=4)	33.09 (4)	32.86 (5)
6	2	Daryna Zevina	👁 Image UKR	2:09.70	0.65	30.98 (7)	1:03.77 (8)	1:37.04 (6)	32.79 (6)	33.27 (5)	32.66 (4)
7	8	Jenny Mensing	👁 Image GER	2:10.68	0.75	30.74 (5)	1:03.71 (7)	1:37.71 (8)	32.97 (7)	34.00 (8)	32.97 (7)
8	1	Karin Prinsloo	👁 Image RSA	2:11.42	0.68	30.29 (3)	1:03.66 (6)	1:37.64 (7)	33.37 (8)	33.98 (7)	33.78 (8)

Final Round

Date	3 August 2012 — 19:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Missy Franklin	👁 Image USA	2:04.06	0.65	29.53 (1)	1:00.50 (1)	1:32.16 (1)	30.97 (1)	31.66 (1)	31.90 (2)
2	6	Anastasiya Zuyeva	👁 Image RUS	2:05.92	0.72	29.93 (4)	1:01.89 (3)	1:34.21 (2)	31.96 (3)	32.32 (2)	31.71 (1)
3	4	Elizabeth Beisel	👁 Image USA	2:06.55	0.65	30.12 (6)	1:02.04 (4)	1:34.40 (4)	31.92 (2)	32.36 (3)	32.15 (3)
4	1	Lizzie Simmonds	👁 Image GBR	2:07.26	0.66	29.74 (2)	1:01.77 (2)	1:34.34 (3)	32.03 (4)	32.57 (5)	32.92 (5)
5	3	Meagen Nay	👁 Image AUS	2:07.43	0.67	30.23 (8)	1:02.45 (6)	1:34.93 (5)	32.22 (6)	32.48 (4)	32.50 (4)
6	7	Kirsty Coventry	👁 Image ZIM	2:08.18	0.64	30.06 (5)	1:02.16 (5)	1:34.99 (6)	32.10 (5)	32.83 (6)	33.19 (7)
7	2	Alexianne Castel	👁 Image FRA	2:08.43	0.74	30.19 (7)	1:02.50 (7)	1:35.34 (7)	32.31 (7)	32.84 (7)	33.09 (6)
8	8	Sinéad Russell	👁 Image CAN	2:09.86	0.65	29.81 (3)	1:02.77 (8)	1:35.97 (8)	32.96 (8)	33.20 (8)	33.89 (8)

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/322309

⇱ Olympedia – 200 metres Backstroke, Women

200 metres Backstroke, Women

Round One

Heat #1

Heat #2

Heat #3

Heat #4

Heat #5

Semi-Finals

Heat #1

Heat #2

Final Round