Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly
Women's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | London Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | July 31, 2012 (heats & semifinals) August 1, 2012 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:04.06 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]
China's Jiao Liuyang stormed home on the final stretch to upgrade her silver from Beijing four years earlier with an Olympic title in the event. She produced a striking effort on the last lap to come from behind and demolish the field with a gold-medal time and a new Olympic record in 2:04.06, shaving 0.12 seconds off the standard set by teammate Liu Zige.[2][3] Meanwhile, Mireia Belmonte García made an Olympic milestone to become Spain's first ever female medalist and fourth overall in swimming, as she brought home the silver in 2:05.25, the ninth-fastest of all time.[4][5] Japan's Natsumi Hoshi added a sixth bronze to her swimming squad at these Games, in a sterling time of 2:05.48.[6][7]
Leading through the prelims and the semifinals, U.S. swimmer Kathleen Hersey finished off the podium with a fourth-place time in 2:05.78, a full second ahead of her teammate Cammile Adams (2:06.78).[8] Great Britain's Jemma Lowe (2:06.80), Hungary's Zsuzsanna Jakabos (2:07.33) and defending champion Liu Zige (2:07.77) rounded out the field.[7][9]
Notable swimmers missed the final roster featuring Australia's Jessicah Schipper, a former world record holder; and Poland's Otylia Jędrzejczak, a 2004 Olympic champion, both of whom placed thirteenth (2:08.21) and sixteenth (2:13.09) respectively in the semifinals.[10]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 2:01.81 | Jinan, China | 21 October 2009 | [11][12] |
Olympic record | ![]() | 2:04.18 | Beijing, China | 14 August 2008 | [13] |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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August 1 | Final | Jiao Liuyang | ![]() | 2:04.06 | OR |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
[15]
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Jiao Liuyang | ![]() | 2:06.10 | Q |
2 | 3 | Natsumi Hoshi | ![]() | 2:06.37 | Q |
3 | 6 | Cammile Adams | ![]() | 2:07.33 | Q |
4 | 5 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 2:07.69 | |
5 | 1 | Anja Klinar | ![]() | 2:07.84 | |
6 | 7 | Jessicah Schipper | ![]() | 2:08.21 | |
7 | 2 | Choi Hye-Ra | ![]() | 2:08.32 | |
8 | 8 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | ![]() | 2:13.09 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Kathleen Hersey | ![]() | 2:05.90 | Q |
2 | 2 | Mireia Belmonte García | ![]() | 2:06.62 | Q |
3 | 3 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | ![]() | 2:06.82 | Q |
4 | 7 | Liu Zige | ![]() | 2:06.99 | Q |
5 | 5 | Jemma Lowe | ![]() | 2:07.37 | Q |
6 | 1 | Martina Granström | ![]() | 2:07.83 | NR |
7 | 8 | Audrey Lacroix | ![]() | 2:08.00 | |
8 | 6 | Judit Ignacio Sorribes | ![]() | 2:08.96 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 5 | Jiao Liuyang | ![]() | 2:04.06 | OR |
![]() | 6 | Mireia Belmonte García | ![]() | 2:05.25 | NR |
![]() | 3 | Natsumi Hoshi | ![]() | 2:05.48 | |
4 | 4 | Kathleen Hersey | ![]() | 2:05.78 | |
5 | 1 | Cammile Adams | ![]() | 2:06.78 | |
6 | 8 | Jemma Lowe | ![]() | 2:06.80 | |
7 | 2 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | ![]() | 2:07.33 | |
8 | 7 | Liu Zige | ![]() | 2:07.77 |
References
- ^ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: China's Jiao wins 200m butterfly gold". Reuters. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "World champion Jiao captures butterfly gold". Xinhua. China Daily. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Spain's Mireia Belmonte wins silver in 200m butterfly". EITB. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (1 August 2012). "London Olympics: Jiao wins 200 butterfly, Hersey places fourth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Odeven, Ed (3 August 2012). "Kitajima fourth in 200 as Tateishi gets bronze". The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b "2012 London Olympics: China's Jiao Liuyang Goes Silver-to-Gold With Olympic Record in Women's 200 Fly; Kathleen Hersey, Cammile Adams Miss Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Heartbroken Hersey falls short in final". Reuters. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Jemma Lowe finishes outside medals in 200m butterfly final". London Evening Standard. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "2012 London Olympics: Kathleen Hersey Tops 200 Fly Semis; China's Jiao Liuyang Close Behind; Cammile Adams Makes Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Chinese National Games: Liu Zige Shocks World With Astounding 200 Fly World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Chinese Olympic champion Liu Zige breaks women's 200m butterfly world record". People's Daily. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Double delight for China". South China Morning Post. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly – Heats". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly – Semifinals". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
External links
- NBC Olympics Coverage