Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke
Women's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 29 July 2021 (heats) 30 July 2021 (semifinals) 31 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
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The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 29 to 31 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's fourteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1968.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Regan Smith (USA) | 2:03.35 | Gwangju, South Korea | 26 July 2019 | [2] |
Olympic record | Missy Franklin (USA) | 2:04.06 | London, United Kingdom | 3 August 2012 | [3][4] |
Prior to this competition, the fastest time this year in the event was as follows:
World Lead | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 2:04.28 OC | Melbourne, Australia | 17 June 2021 |
No new records were set during the competition.
Qualification
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 2:10.39. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 2:14.30. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[5]
Competition format
The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]
Schedule
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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29 July | 20:05 | Heats |
30 July | 11:35 | Semifinals |
31 July | 10:37 | Final |
Results
Heats
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[7]
Semifinals
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 6 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:07.09 | Q |
2 | 1 | 5 | Phoebe Bacon | United States | 2:07.10 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Rhyan White | United States | 2:07.28 | Q |
4 | 2 | 5 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 2:07.82 | Q |
5 | 2 | 4 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 2:07.93 | Q |
6 | 2 | 3 | Liu Yaxin | China | 2:08.65 | Q |
7 | 1 | 3 | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 2:08.73 | Q |
8 | 2 | 6 | Peng Xuwei | China | 2:08.76 | Q |
9 | 1 | 7 | Margherita Panziera | Italy | 2:09.54 | |
10 | 2 | 2 | Katalin Burián | Hungary | 2:09.65 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | Tatiana Salcuțan | Moldova | 2:10.09 | |
12 | 1 | 2 | Lena Grabowski | Austria | 2:10.10 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | África Zamorano | Spain | 2:10.42 | |
14 | 2 | 1 | Laura Bernat | Poland | 2:12.86 | |
15 | 2 | 8 | Aviv Barzelay | Israel | 2:12.93 | |
16 | 1 | 8 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | 2:12.98 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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2 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 2:04.68 | ||
6 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 2:05.42 | NR | |
4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:06.17 | ||
4 | 3 | Rhyan White | United States | 2:06.39 | |
5 | 5 | Phoebe Bacon | United States | 2:06.40 | |
6 | 1 | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 2:08.24 | |
7 | 8 | Peng Xuwei | China | 2:08.26 | |
8 | 7 | Liu Yaxin | China | 2:08.48 |
References
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Rieder, David (26 July 2019). "Regan Smith Shatters Missy Franklin's 200 Back World Record In 2:03.35". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "USA's Missy Franklin wins another gold, sets world record". USA Today. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "US swimmer Missy Franklin sets world record, Phelps ends individual races with medal". Fox News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.