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200 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	8 – 9 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	42 from 27 countries

Katie Ledecky had won this event at the 2014 Pan-Pacific Championship and the 2015 World Championships, but it was a little on the short side for the premier distance freestyler, and if she was vulnerable in any event, this was the one. She would be challenged by Sweden’s Sarah Sjoström, who was #4 on the world list in 2016, but had not usually swum this event at international meets. Other medal contenders included Italy’s Federica Pellegrini, the world record holder, although she set that in the high-tech suit era; American Missy Franklin, gold medalist at the 2013 Worlds; and Australians Emma McKeon, ranked #3 in the world in 2016, and Bronte Barratt, the London bronze medalist.

The race went according to form, with Ledecky winning her second individual gold medal (after the 400 free) in 1:53.73, with Sjoström second in a national record 1:54.08, and McKeon taking the bronze medal. Pellegrini placed fourth, while Barratt tied for fifth with China’s Shen Duo. Franklin, not the swimmer she had been in 2012, did not make the final after finishing last her in her semi.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Katie Ledecky	USA	1:55.01 (1 h5)	1:54.81 (2 h2)	1:53.73 (1)	Gold
2	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	1:56.11 (1 h6)	1:54.65 (1 h2)	1:54.08 (2)	Silver
3	Emma McKeon	AUS	1:55.80 (2 h5)	1:56.29 (2 h1)	1:54.92 (3)	Bronze
4	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	1:56.37 (1 h4)	1:55.42 (3 h2)	1:55.18 (4)
=5	Shen Duo	CHN	1:56.52 (3 h6)	1:56.03 (1 h1)	1:55.25 (=5)
=5	Bronte Barratt	AUS	1:56.93 (4 h5)	1:56.63 (4 h1)	1:55.25 (=5)
7	Michelle Coleman	SWE	1:56.54 (3 h5)	1:56.05 (4 h2)	1:56.27 (7)
8	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	1:56.26 (2 h6)	1:56.38 (3 h1)	1:56.29 (8)
9	Veronika Popova	RUS	1:57.08 (3 h4)	1:57.22 (5 h2)	–
10	Brittany MacLean	CAN	1:57.74 (6 h6)	1:57.36 (5 h1)	–
11	Ai Yanhan	CHN	1:56.77 (2 h4)	1:57.41 (6 h1)	–
12	Manuella Lyrio	BRA	1:57.28 (4 h6)	1:57.43 (7 h1)	–
13	Missy Franklin	USA	1:57.12 (4 h4)	1:57.56 (8 h1)	–
14	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	1:56.91 (1 h3)	1:57.56 (6 h2)	–
15	Katerine Savard	CAN	1:57.15 (2 h3)	1:57.80 (7 h2)	–
16	Femke Heemskerk	NED	1:57.68 (5 h6)	1:57.82 (8 h2)	–
17	Chihiro Igarashi	JPN	1:57.88 (7 h6)	–	–
18	Arina Opyonysheva	RUS	1:58.05 (5 h4)	–	–
19	Melani Costa	ESP	1:58.19 (5 h5)	–	–
20	Annika Bruhn	GER	1:58.48 (3 h3)	–	–
21	Rikako Ikee	JPN	1:58.49 (6 h5)	–	–
22	Nina Rangelova	BUL	1:58.57 (4 h3)	–	–
23	Coralie Balmy	FRA	1:58.83 (7 h5)	–	–
24	Alice Mizzau	ITA	1:59.16 (6 h4)	–	–
25	Ajna Késely	HUN	1:59.20 (7 h4)	–	–
26	Robin Neumann	NED	1:59.23 (8 h4)	–	–
27	Georgia Coates	GBR	1:59.33 (5 h3)	–	–
28	Evelyn Verrasztó	HUN	1:59.44 (6 h3)	–	–
29	Camille Lily Cheng	HKG	1:59.71 (7 h3)	–	–
30	Katarina Simonović	SRB	2:00.06 (1 h2)	–	–
31	Barbora Seemanová	CZE	2:00.26 (2 h2)	–	–
32	Ellie Faulkner	GBR	2:00.51 (8 h5)	–	–
33	Anastasia Bogdanovski	MKD	2:00.52 (3 h2)	–	–
34	Patricia Castro	ESP	2:00.71 (8 h3)	–	–
35	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	2:00.76 (8 h6)	–	–
36	Elisbet Gámez	CUB	2:01.08 (4 h2)	–	–
37	Joanna Evans	BAH	2:01.27 (5 h2)	–	–
38	Sara Pastrana	HON	2:03.19 (6 h2)	–	–
39	Andrea Cedrón	PER	2:05.33 (7 h2)	–	–
40	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	2:05.49 (1 h1)	–	–
41	Shivani Kataria	IND	2:09.30 (2 h1)	–	–
42	Kaya Forson	GHA	2:16.02 (3 h1)	–	–
DNS	Andi Murez	ISR	– (DNS h2)	–	–

Round One (8 August 2016 — 13:02)

Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Heat One (13:02)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	29.28 (2) 31.75 (2)	1:01.03 (1) 32.13 (1)	1:33.16 (1) 32.33 (1)	2:05.49	0.69
2	4	Shivani Kataria	IND	29.15 (1) 32.21 (3)	1:01.36 (2) 33.59 (2)	1:34.95 (2) 34.35 (2)	2:09.30	0.78
3	3	Kaya Forson	GHA	30.61 (3) 30.61 (1)	1:05.20 (3) 34.59 (3)	1:40.60 (3) 35.40 (3)	2:16.02	0.59

Heat Two (13:07)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Katarina Simonović	SRB	28.04 (2) 30.16 (1)	58.20 (1) 30.79 (2)	1:28.99 (1) 31.07 (5)	2:00.06	0.65
2	3	Barbora Seemanová	CZE	28.00 (1) 30.71 (5)	58.71 (2) 31.05 (=4)	1:29.76 (3) 30.50 (2)	2:00.26	0.70
3	6	Anastasia Bogdanovski	MKD	28.48 (4) 30.24 (2)	58.72 (3) 30.78 (1)	1:29.50 (2) 31.02 (4)	2:00.52	0.80
4	7	Elisbet Gámez	CUB	29.30 (6) 30.47 (3)	59.77 (5) 30.94 (3)	1:30.71 (5) 30.37 (1)	2:01.08	0.61
5	2	Joanna Evans	BAH	28.57 (5) 30.66 (4)	59.23 (4) 31.05 (=4)	1:30.28 (4) 30.99 (3)	2:01.27	0.78
6	1	Sara Pastrana	HON	28.25 (3) 31.70 (7)	59.95 (6) 31.34 (6)	1:31.29 (6) 31.90 (6)	2:03.19	0.76
7	8	Andrea Cedrón	PER	29.70 (7) 31.36 (6)	1:01.06 (7) 32.20 (7)	1:33.26 (7) 32.07 (7)	2:05.33	0.71
DNS	5	Andi Murez	ISR	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–	–

Heat Three (13:12)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	6	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	27.18 (1) 29.42 (2)	56.60 (1) 30.22 (3)	1:26.82 (2) 30.09 (1)	1:56.91	0.70	Q
2	5	Katerine Savard	CAN	27.28 (2) 29.44 (3)	56.72 (2) 29.99 (2)	1:26.71 (1) 30.44 (3)	1:57.15	0.68	Q
3	7	Annika Bruhn	GER	28.13 (8) 29.33 (1)	57.46 (4) 30.64 (7)	1:28.10 (5) 30.38 (2)	1:58.48	0.77
4	3	Nina Rangelova	BUL	27.64 (4) 30.32 (7)	57.96 (5) 29.83 (1)	1:27.79 (3) 30.78 (5)	1:58.57	0.66
5	2	Georgia Coates	GBR	28.04 (7) 30.03 (5)	58.07 (=6) 30.32 (4)	1:28.39 (6) 30.94 (6)	1:59.33	0.73
6	4	Evelyn Verrasztó	HUN	27.93 (6) 30.44 (8)	58.37 (8) 30.50 (5)	1:28.87 (8) 30.57 (4)	1:59.44	0.77
7	8	Camille Lily Cheng	HKG	27.63 (3) 29.76 (4)	57.39 (3) 30.54 (6)	1:27.93 (4) 31.78 (7)	1:59.71	0.70
8	1	Patricia Castro	ESP	27.86 (5) 30.21 (6)	58.07 (=6) 30.71 (8)	1:28.78 (7) 31.93 (8)	2:00.71	0.74

Heat Four (13:17)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	27.45 (3) 29.81 (5)	57.26 (3) 29.82 (2)	1:27.08 (3) 29.29 (1)	1:56.37	0.69	Q
2	6	Ai Yanhan	CHN	27.19 (1) 29.32 (1)	56.51 (1) 30.04 (4)	1:26.55 (1) 30.22 (4)	1:56.77	0.67	Q
3	3	Veronika Popova	RUS	27.24 (2) 29.92 (6)	57.16 (2) 29.66 (1)	1:26.82 (2) 30.26 (5)	1:57.08	0.73	Q
4	5	Missy Franklin	USA	27.70 (4) 29.66 (4)	57.36 (4) 29.93 (3)	1:27.29 (4) 29.83 (3)	1:57.12	0.79	Q
5	7	Arina Opyonysheva	RUS	28.38 (8) 29.51 (2)	57.89 (6) 30.48 (6)	1:28.37 (7) 29.68 (2)	1:58.05	0.67
6	2	Alice Mizzau	ITA	27.83 (6) 30.27 (7)	58.10 (7) 30.18 (5)	1:28.28 (5) 30.88 (7)	1:59.16	0.74
7	8	Ajna Késely	HUN	28.02 (7) 29.61 (3)	57.63 (5) 30.67 (8)	1:28.30 (6) 30.90 (8)	1:59.20	0.75
8	1	Robin Neumann	NED	27.77 (5) 30.41 (8)	58.18 (8) 30.50 (7)	1:28.68 (8) 30.55 (6)	1:59.23	0.67

Heat Five (13:22)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Katie Ledecky	USA	27.12 (2) 28.98 (1)	56.10 (1) 29.39 (1)	1:25.49 (1) 29.52 (2)	1:55.01	0.72	Q
2	5	Emma McKeon	AUS	27.04 (1) 29.27 (2)	56.31 (2) 29.88 (4)	1:26.19 (2) 29.61 (3)	1:55.80	0.76	Q
3	3	Michelle Coleman	SWE	27.15 (3) 29.63 (3)	56.78 (3) 29.75 (3)	1:26.53 (3) 30.01 (4)	1:56.54	0.79	Q
4	6	Bronte Barratt	AUS	27.93 (5) 29.66 (4)	57.59 (4) 29.90 (5)	1:27.49 (4) 29.44 (1)	1:56.93	0.67	Q
5	1	Melani Costa	ESP	28.06 (6) 30.35 (7)	58.41 (7) 29.47 (2)	1:27.88 (5) 30.31 (7)	1:58.19	0.69
6	7	Rikako Ikee	JPN	28.08 (7) 29.91 (5)	57.99 (5) 30.29 (6)	1:28.28 (6) 30.21 (6)	1:58.49	0.68
7	2	Coralie Balmy	FRA	27.88 (4) 30.49 (8)	58.37 (6) 30.31 (7)	1:28.68 (7) 30.15 (5)	1:58.83	0.69
8	8	Ellie Faulkner	GBR	28.30 (8) 30.28 (6)	58.58 (8) 31.22 (8)	1:29.80 (8) 30.71 (8)	2:00.51	0.72

Heat Six (13:27)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	26.97 (1) 29.23 (3)	56.20 (1) 29.58 (1)	1:25.78 (1) 30.33 (5)	1:56.11	0.74	Q
2	6	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	27.47 (=4) 28.93 (2)	56.40 (2) 30.07 (4)	1:26.47 (2) 29.79 (1)	1:56.26	0.68	Q
3	3	Shen Duo	CHN	27.05 (2) 29.78 (6)	56.83 (4) 29.81 (2)	1:26.64 (3) 29.88 (2)	1:56.52	0.74	Q
4	8	Manuella Lyrio	BRA	27.80 (7) 28.91 (1)	56.71 (3) 30.16 (7)	1:26.87 (4) 30.41 (7)	1:57.28	0.68	Q
5	5	Femke Heemskerk	NED	27.68 (6) 29.68 (4)	57.36 (6) 30.10 (6)	1:27.46 (6) 30.22 (4)	1:57.68	0.76	Q
6	2	Brittany MacLean	CAN	27.30 (3) 30.01 (7)	57.31 (5) 30.08 (5)	1:27.39 (5) 30.35 (6)	1:57.74	0.69	Q
7	1	Chihiro Igarashi	JPN	27.47 (=4) 30.33 (8)	57.80 (8) 30.02 (3)	1:27.82 (7) 30.06 (3)	1:57.88	0.66
8	7	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	27.85 (8) 29.69 (5)	57.54 (7) 30.91 (8)	1:28.45 (8) 32.31 (8)	2:00.76	0.70

Semi-Finals (8 August 2016 — 22:03)

Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Heat One (22:03)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	3	Shen Duo	CHN	27.00 (2) 29.81 (8)	56.81 (5) 29.55 (1)	1:26.36 (1) 29.67 (2)	1:56.03	0.74	Q
2	4	Emma McKeon	AUS	26.94 (1) 29.60 (6)	56.54 (2) 29.95 (4)	1:26.49 (3) 29.80 (3)	1:56.29	0.75	Q
3	5	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	27.04 (4) 29.38 (3)	56.42 (1) 30.15 (5)	1:26.57 (4) 29.81 (4)	1:56.38	0.68	Q
4	2	Bronte Barratt	AUS	27.02 (3) 29.59 (5)	56.61 (3) 29.80 (3)	1:26.41 (2) 30.22 (6)	1:56.63	0.66	Q
5	8	Brittany MacLean	CAN	27.82 (8) 29.37 (2)	57.19 (8) 30.60 (7)	1:27.79 (8) 29.57 (1)	1:57.36	0.70
6	6	Ai Yanhan	CHN	27.26 (5) 29.42 (4)	56.68 (4) 30.45 (6)	1:27.13 (6) 30.28 (7)	1:57.41	0.65
7	1	Manuella Lyrio	BRA	27.39 (6) 29.69 (7)	57.08 (7) 29.79 (2)	1:26.87 (5) 30.56 (8)	1:57.43	0.70
8	7	Missy Franklin	USA	27.57 (7) 29.25 (1)	56.82 (6) 30.82 (8)	1:27.64 (7) 29.92 (5)	1:57.56	0.79

Heat Two (22:12)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	27.07 (2) 29.16 (2)	56.23 (2) 29.42 (1)	1:25.65 (1) 29.00 (1)	1:54.65	0.76	Q
2	4	Katie Ledecky	USA	27.20 (4) 29.01 (1)	56.21 (1) 29.57 (3)	1:25.78 (3) 29.03 (2)	1:54.81	0.70	Q
3	3	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	26.98 (1) 29.27 (4)	56.25 (3) 29.51 (2)	1:25.76 (2) 29.66 (3)	1:55.42	0.70	Q
4	6	Michelle Coleman	SWE	27.17 (3) 29.30 (5)	56.47 (4) 29.85 (4)	1:26.32 (4) 29.73 (4)	1:56.05	0.77	Q
5	7	Veronika Popova	RUS	27.52 (7) 29.19 (3)	56.71 (5) 30.22 (7)	1:26.93 (5) 30.29 (5)	1:57.22	0.76
6	2	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	27.27 (5) 29.81 (7)	57.08 (6) 30.11 (6)	1:27.19 (6) 30.37 (7)	1:57.56	0.69
7	1	Katerine Savard	CAN	27.30 (6) 30.06 (8)	57.36 (8) 30.00 (5)	1:27.36 (7) 30.44 (8)	1:57.80	0.68
8	8	Femke Heemskerk	NED	27.59 (8) 29.50 (6)	57.09 (7) 30.43 (8)	1:27.52 (8) 30.30 (6)	1:57.82	0.76

Final (9 August 2016 — 22:19)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Katie Ledecky	USA	27.00 (5) 28.43 (1)	55.43 (2) 29.12 (2)	1:24.55 (1) 29.18 (2)	1:53.73	0.69
2	4	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	26.84 (3) 29.02 (4)	55.86 (3) 29.09 (1)	1:24.95 (2) 29.13 (1)	1:54.08	0.76
3	7	Emma McKeon	AUS	26.64 (1) 28.73 (2)	55.37 (1) 29.8 (=6)	1:25.17 (3) 29.75 (6)	1:54.92	0.74
4	3	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	27.09 (7) 29.36 (7)	56.45 (8) 29.39 (3)	1:25.84 (5) 29.34 (4)	1:55.18	0.68
=5	6	Shen Duo	CHN	27.07 (6) 28.83 (3)	55.90 (4) 29.77 (5)	1:25.67 (4) 29.58 (5)	1:55.25	0.74
=5	8	Bronte Barratt	AUS	27.35 (8) 29.05 (5)	56.40 (6) 29.62 (4)	1:26.02 (7) 29.23 (3)	1:55.25	0.68
7	2	Michelle Coleman	SWE	26.82 (2) 29.33 (6)	56.15 (5) 29.8 (=6)	1:25.95 (6) 30.32 (8)	1:56.27	0.77
8	1	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	26.95 (4) 29.48 (8)	56.43 (7) 29.85 (8)	1:26.28 (8) 30.01 (7)	1:56.29	0.66