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200 metres Individual Medley, Women

Date	18 – 19 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	36 from 28 countries

Wu Yanyan, the world champion from 1998, suffered a lapse in form in 1999 but then came back in May 2000 to set the fastest time of the year at the Chinese Olympic trials. Soon after the Chinese authorities announced that she had failed a dope test for anabolic steroids and was banned for four years.

With Wu absent, Ukraine’s Yana Klochkova, who had already won the 400 metres medley, went into the race as a clear favourite to add another gold medal to the tally. She led from the off and had a two-second lead at 100 metres and held the difference until the end of the race. Her victory made her the second women in history to win both medleys, joining Michelle Smith in performing the feat.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Yana Klochkova	UKR	2:13.83 (1 h5)	2:13.08 (1 h2)	2:10.68 (1)	Gold
2	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	2:13.72 (1 h4)	2:13.31 (1 h1)	2:12.57 (2)	Silver
3	Cristina Teuscher	USA	2:14.17 (2 h5)	2:13.47 (2 h2)	2:13.32 (3)	Bronze
4	Marianne Limpert	CAN	2:15.07 (3 h4)	2:13.90 (3 h1)	2:13.44 (4)
5	Joanne Malar	CAN	2:13.92 (2 h4)	2:13.59 (2 h1)	2:13.70 (5)
6	Oksana Verevka	RUS	2:13.48 (1 h3)	2:14.04 (3 h2)	2:13.88 (6)
7	Gabrielle Rose	USA	2:15.55 (3 h3)	2:14.40 (4 h1)	2:14.82 (7)
8	Tomoko Hagiwara	JPN	2:15.16 (2 h3)	2:15.09 (4 h2)	2:15.64 (8)
9	Chen Yan	CHN	2:16.01 (3 h5)	2:15.27 (5 h2)	–
10	Federica Biscia	ITA	2:16.09 (4 h5)	2:15.71 (5 h1)	–
11	Elli Overton	AUS	2:16.76 (5 h5)	2:15.74 (6 h1)	–
12	Sue Rolph	GBR	2:16.43 (4 h4)	2:15.98 (6 h2)	–
13	Zhan Shu	CHN	2:16.63 (6 h4)	2:16.58 (7 h2)	–
14	Yseult Gervy	BEL	2:16.51 (5 h4)	2:17.19 (7 h1)	–
15	Sabine Klenz	GER	2:17.18 (6 h5)	2:17.51 (8 h1)	–
16	Nicole Hetzer	GER	2:16.98 (4 h3)	2:18.08 (8 h2)	–
17	Hana Černá	CZE	2:17.58 (1 h2)	–	–
18	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	2:17.73 (5 h3)	–	–
19	Alenka Kejžar	SLO	2:18.33 (2 h2)	–	–
20	Helen Norfolk	NZL	2:18.90 (6 h3)	–	–
21	Vered Borochovsky	ISR	2:18.99 (7 h5)	–	–
22	Carolyn Adel	SUR	2:19.17 (3 h2)	–	–
23	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	2:19.18 (7 h4)	–	–
24	Kathryn Evans	GBR	2:19.41 (8 h5)	–	–
25	Anna Windsor	AUS	2:19.44 (8 h4)	–	–
26	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	2:21.65 (7 h3)	–	–
27	Nam Yu-Seon	KOR	2:22.53 (4 h2)	–	–
28	Marina Mulyayeva	KAZ	2:22.72 (1 h1)	–	–
29	María Garrone	ARG	2:22.98 (5 h2)	–	–
30	Katia Sarakatsani	GRE	2:23.05 (6 h2)	–	–
31	Sia Wai Yen	MAS	2:23.31 (7 h2)	–	–
32	Aleksandra Zertsalova	KGZ	2:24.09 (2 h1)	–	–
33	Smiljana Marinović	CRO	2:25.24 (8 h2)	–	–
34	Diana Mocanu	ROU	2:29.58 (8 h3)	–	–
35	Meritxell Sabaté	AND	2:30.41 (3 h1)	–	–
36	Fernanda José Cuadra	NCA	2:38.25 (4 h1)	–	–

Round One (18 September 2000)

Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One (11:08)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	3	Marina Mulyayeva	KAZ	31.56 (2) 38.02 (2)	1:09.58 (2) 40.41 (1)	1:49.99 (2) 32.73 (1)	2:22.72	0.87
2	5	Aleksandra Zertsalova	KGZ	30.72 (1) 36.46 (1)	1:07.18 (1) 42.02 (2)	1:49.20 (1) 34.89 (2)	2:24.09	0.91
3	4	Meritxell Sabaté	AND	32.09 (3) 38.18 (3)	1:10.27 (3) 44.04 (3)	1:54.31 (3) 36.10 (3)	2:30.41	1.05
4	6	Fernanda José Cuadra	NCA	34.42 (4) 42.65 (4)	1:17.07 (4) 44.39 (4)	2:01.46 (4) 36.79 (4)	2:38.25	0.95

Heat Two (11:13)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	3	Hana Černá	CZE	30.54 (5) 35.21 (2)	1:05.75 (2) 40.01 (2)	1:45.76 (2) 31.82 (1)	2:17.58	0.89
2	5	Alenka Kejžar	SLO	30.41 (4) 34.68 (1)	1:05.09 (1) 39.71 (1)	1:44.80 (1) 33.53 (6)	2:18.33	0.79
3	4	Carolyn Adel	SUR	30.59 (6) 35.64 (3)	1:06.23 (4) 40.26 (3)	1:46.49 (3) 32.68 (2)	2:19.17	0.75
4	2	Nam Yu-Seon	KOR	30.19 (2) 36.95 (7)	1:07.14 (6) 41.67 (5)	1:48.81 (4) 33.72 (7)	2:22.53	0.92
5	1	María Garrone	ARG	29.74 (1) 36.27 (6)	1:06.01 (3) 43.72 (8)	1:49.73 (5) 33.25 (4)	2:22.98	0.83
6	6	Katia Sarakatsani	GRE	31.48 (8) 36.19 (5)	1:07.67 (7) 42.40 (6)	1:50.07 (7) 32.98 (3)	2:23.05	0.92
7	8	Sia Wai Yen	MAS	31.18 (7) 35.87 (4)	1:07.05 (5) 42.80 (7)	1:49.85 (6) 33.46 (5)	2:23.31	0.85
8	7	Smiljana Marinović	CRO	30.26 (3) 39.74 (8)	1:10.00 (8) 40.98 (4)	1:50.98 (8) 34.26 (8)	2:25.24	0.90

Heat Three (11:18)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	7	Oksana Verevka	RUS	28.88 (2) 33.85 (2)	1:02.73 (2) 39.06 (1)	1:41.79 (1) 31.69 (2)	2:13.48	0.84	Q
2	4	Tomoko Hagiwara	JPN	28.67 (1) 33.15 (1)	1:01.82 (1) 40.09 (3)	1:41.91 (2) 33.25 (6)	2:15.16	0.80	Q
3	6	Gabrielle Rose	USA	29.21 (3) 35.63 (7)	1:04.84 (6) 39.34 (2)	1:44.18 (3) 31.37 (1)	2:15.55	0.76	Q
4	3	Nicole Hetzer	GER	29.93 (5) 33.86 (3)	1:03.79 (3) 40.95 (4)	1:44.74 (4) 32.24 (3)	2:16.98	0.87	Q
5	8	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	29.83 (4) 34.34 (5)	1:04.17 (4) 41.03 (6)	1:45.20 (5) 32.53 (4)	2:17.73	0.82
6	1	Helen Norfolk	NZL	30.27 (6) 34.29 (4)	1:04.56 (5) 40.99 (5)	1:45.55 (6) 33.35 (7)	2:18.90	0.80
7	2	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	30.37 (7) 34.76 (6)	1:05.13 (7) 43.42 (7)	1:48.55 (7) 33.10 (5)	2:21.65	0.71
8	5	Diana Mocanu	ROU	32.02 (8) 37.05 (8)	1:09.07 (8) 45.45 (8)	1:54.52 (8) 35.06 (8)	2:29.58	0.88

Heat Four (11:24)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	29.51 (5) 34.37 (=2)	1:03.88 (3) 37.96 (1)	1:41.84 (1) 31.88 (4)	2:13.72	0.83	Q
2	5	Joanne Malar	CAN	29.81 (7) 34.37 (=2)	1:04.18 (5) 38.34 (2)	1:42.52 (2) 31.40 (2)	2:13.92	0.83	Q
3	3	Marianne Limpert	CAN	29.20 (2) 34.41 (4)	1:03.61 (1) 39.66 (4)	1:43.27 (3) 31.80 (3)	2:15.07	0.86	Q
4	6	Sue Rolph	GBR	29.37 (4) 34.68 (6)	1:04.05 (4) 40.05 (5)	1:44.10 (6) 32.33 (5)	2:16.43	0.83	Q
5	8	Yseult Gervy	BEL	30.75 (8) 34.27 (1)	1:05.02 (6) 38.92 (3)	1:43.94 (4) 32.57 (6)	2:16.51	0.83	Q
6	2	Zhan Shu	CHN	29.08 (1) 34.57 (5)	1:03.65 (2) 40.30 (6)	1:43.95 (5) 32.68 (7)	2:16.63	0.75	Q
7	1	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	29.24 (3) 38.28 (8)	1:07.52 (8) 40.34 (7)	1:47.86 (8) 31.32 (1)	2:19.18	0.79
8	7	Anna Windsor	AUS	29.79 (6) 35.41 (7)	1:05.20 (7) 41.27 (8)	1:46.47 (7) 32.97 (8)	2:19.44	0.80

Heat Five (11:30)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Yana Klochkova	UKR	29.22 (2) 34.12 (1)	1:03.34 (1) 39.34 (4)	1:42.68 (2) 31.15 (1)	2:13.83	0.85	Q
2	5	Cristina Teuscher	USA	29.54 (3) 34.24 (2)	1:03.78 (2) 38.75 (2)	1:42.53 (1) 31.64 (3)	2:14.17	0.81	Q
3	2	Chen Yan	CHN	29.94 (5) 34.91 (6)	1:04.85 (7) 39.76 (5)	1:44.61 (5) 31.40 (2)	2:16.01	0.80	Q
4	1	Federica Biscia	ITA	30.27 (7) 34.41 (3)	1:04.68 (5) 38.40 (1)	1:43.08 (3) 33.01 (=7)	2:16.09	0.86	Q
5	3	Elli Overton	AUS	29.58 (4) 34.86 (5)	1:04.44 (4) 39.31 (3)	1:43.75 (4) 33.01 (=7)	2:16.76	0.78	Q
6	6	Sabine Klenz	GER	29.97 (6) 34.79 (4)	1:04.76 (6) 40.71 (6)	1:45.47 (6) 31.71 (4)	2:17.18	0.86	Q
7	8	Vered Borochovsky	ISR	28.97 (1) 35.41 (8)	1:04.38 (3) 42.46 (8)	1:46.84 (7) 32.15 (5)	2:18.99	0.94
8	7	Kathryn Evans	GBR	30.31 (8) 34.93 (7)	1:05.24 (8) 41.84 (7)	1:47.08 (8) 32.33 (6)	2:19.41	0.90

Semi-Finals (18 September 2000)

Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Heat One (19:55)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	29.61 (4) 34.12 (2)	1:03.73 (2) 37.88 (1)	1:41.61 (1) 31.70 (3)	2:13.31	0.83	Q
2	5	Joanne Malar	CAN	29.78 (5) 34.43 (4)	1:04.21 (5) 38.14 (2)	1:42.35 (3) 31.24 (2)	2:13.59	0.80	Q
3	3	Marianne Limpert	CAN	29.02 (2) 33.83 (1)	1:02.85 (1) 39.16 (4)	1:42.01 (2) 31.89 (5)	2:13.90	0.82	Q
4	6	Gabrielle Rose	USA	28.94 (1) 34.91 (8)	1:03.85 (4) 39.39 (6)	1:43.24 (6) 31.16 (1)	2:14.40	0.77	Q
5	2	Federica Biscia	ITA	30.11 (6) 34.32 (3)	1:04.43 (6) 38.49 (3)	1:42.92 (4) 32.79 (8)	2:15.71	0.84
6	1	Elli Overton	AUS	29.16 (3) 34.63 (6)	1:03.79 (3) 39.23 (5)	1:43.02 (5) 32.72 (7)	2:15.74	0.75
7	7	Yseult Gervy	BEL	30.58 (8) 34.51 (5)	1:05.09 (8) 39.57 (7)	1:44.66 (7) 32.53 (6)	2:17.19	0.86
8	8	Sabine Klenz	GER	30.17 (7) 34.76 (7)	1:04.93 (7) 40.81 (8)	1:45.74 (8) 31.77 (4)	2:17.51	0.84

Heat Two (20:01)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Yana Klochkova	UKR	28.78 (1) 33.54 (2)	1:02.32 (2) 39.11 (3)	1:41.43 (1) 31.65 (3)	2:13.08	0.83	Q
2	3	Cristina Teuscher	USA	29.46 (7) 34.11 (5)	1:03.57 (5) 38.76 (1)	1:42.33 (3) 31.14 (1)	2:13.47	0.83	Q
3	4	Oksana Verevka	RUS	29.04 (4) 33.60 (3)	1:02.64 (3) 39.04 (2)	1:41.68 (2) 32.36 (5)	2:14.04	0.88	Q
4	6	Tomoko Hagiwara	JPN	28.79 (2) 33.36 (1)	1:02.15 (1) 40.34 (7)	1:42.49 (4) 32.60 (7)	2:15.09	0.76	Q
5	2	Chen Yan	CHN	29.30 (6) 34.81 (8)	1:04.11 (7) 39.54 (4)	1:43.65 (6) 31.62 (2)	2:15.27	0.80
6	7	Sue Rolph	GBR	28.97 (3) 34.44 (6)	1:03.41 (4) 39.75 (5)	1:43.16 (5) 32.82 (8)	2:15.98	0.81
7	1	Zhan Shu	CHN	29.25 (5) 34.58 (7)	1:03.83 (6) 40.33 (6)	1:44.16 (7) 32.42 (6)	2:16.58	0.76
8	8	Nicole Hetzer	GER	30.23 (8) 33.90 (4)	1:04.13 (8) 41.75 (8)	1:45.88 (8) 32.20 (4)	2:18.08	0.87

Final (19 September 2000 — 19:39)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Yana Klochkova	UKR	28.70 (2) 33.08 (1)	1:01.78 (1) 38.27 (3)	1:40.05 (1) 30.63 (1)	2:10.68	0.82	OR
2	5	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	29.50 (7) 34.27 (6)	1:03.77 (6) 37.68 (1)	1:41.45 (2) 31.12 (2)	2:12.57	0.84
3	3	Cristina Teuscher	USA	29.20 (6) 34.11 (5)	1:03.31 (5) 38.68 (4)	1:41.99 (6) 31.33 (4)	2:13.32	0.82
4	2	Marianne Limpert	CAN	28.89 (4) 33.91 (3)	1:02.80 (3) 39.07 (6)	1:41.87 (5) 31.57 (6)	2:13.44	0.81
5	6	Joanne Malar	CAN	29.69 (8) 34.35 (7)	1:04.04 (8) 38.22 (2)	1:42.26 (7) 31.44 (5)	2:13.70	0.80
6	7	Oksana Verevka	RUS	28.84 (3) 34.05 (4)	1:02.89 (4) 38.82 (5)	1:41.71 (4) 32.17 (7)	2:13.88	0.81
7	1	Gabrielle Rose	USA	29.06 (5) 34.97 (8)	1:04.03 (7) 39.50 (7)	1:43.53 (8) 31.29 (3)	2:14.82	0.76
8	8	Tomoko Hagiwara	JPN	28.67 (1) 33.35 (2)	1:02.02 (2) 39.65 (8)	1:41.67 (3) 33.97 (8)	2:15.64	0.80