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200 metres Breaststroke, Women

Date	31 July – 1 August 2024
Status	Olympic
Location	Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France
Participants	23 from 19 countries

South African Tatjana Schoenmaker-Smith was the defending gold medalist and, three days before this final, she had added a gold in the 100 backstroke. Her biggest challengers were American Kate Douglass and Dutchwoman Tes Schouten, who between them had swum 2:19 or better seven times in 2024.

The three qualified 1-2-3 in the semi-finals, led by Douglass, with Schoenmaker-Smith in second. They would match that finish in the final. Douglass won gold by taking the lead on the second lap and holding it the rest of the way, although Schoenmaker-Smith was never far behind, finishing only 36/100ths in arrears. Schouten took the bronze, although she was never really in the race for gold-silver. For the recently married Schoenmaker-Smith, it was the final race of her competitive career, as she announced her retirement after the race. She finished her career with four medals in Olympic breaststroke events, two golds and two silvers.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Kate Douglass	USA	2:23.44 (1 h3)	2:19.74 (1 h2)	2:19.24 (1)	Gold
2	Tatjana Schoenmaker-Smith	RSA	2:21.57 (1 h1)	2:19.94 (2 h2)	2:19.60 (2)	Silver
3	Tes Schouten	NED	2:23.08 (1 h2)	2:22.74 (1 h1)	2:21.05 (3)	Bronze
4	Satomi Suzuki	JPN	2:23.80 (3 h3)	2:23.54 (4 h2)	2:22.54 (4)
5	Kotryna Teterevkova	LTU	2:24.59 (4 h1)	2:23.42 (4 h1)	2:23.75 (5)
6	Ye Shiwen	CHN	2:23.67 (2 h3)	2:23.13 (3 h1)	2:24.31 (6)
7	Kaylene Corbett	RSA	2:23.85 (2 h1)	2:22.87 (2 h1)	2:24.46 (7)
8	Lilly King	USA	2:24.91 (4 h3)	2:23.25 (3 h2)	2:25.91 (8)
9	Sydney Pickrem	CAN	2:25.45 (5 h2)	2:24.03 (5 h2)	–
10	Jenna Strauch	AUS	2:24.38 (2 h2)	2:24.05 (5 h1)	–
11	Mona McSharry	IRL	2:23.98 (3 h1)	2:24.48 (6 h2)	–
12	Ella Ramsay	AUS	2:25.61 (5 h3)	2:24.56 (6 h1)	–
13	Kelsey Wog	CAN	2:25.11 (4 h2)	2:24.82 (7 h1)	–
14	Francesca Fangio	ITA	2:25.85 (6 h3)	2:25.39 (7 h2)	–
15	Kristýna Horská	CZE	2:26.28 (5 h1)	2:25.77 (8 h1)	–
16	Jessica Vall	ESP	2:24.52 (3 h2)	2:26.22 (8 h2)	–
17	Lisa Mamié	SUI	2:26.39 (6 h2)	–	–
18	Macarena Ceballos	ARG	2:26.55 (7 h2)	–	–
19	Thea Blomsterberg	DEN	2:27.81 (8 h2)	–	–
20	Sophie Hansson	SWE	2:28.10 (6 h1)	–	–
21	Alina Zmushka	AIN	2:28.19 (7 h1)	–	–
22	Letitia Sim	SGP	2:29.46 (7 h3)	–	–
23	Eneli Jefimova	EST	2:30.68 (8 h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	31 July 2024 — 11:00
Format	Top 16 finishers advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Tatjana Schoenmaker-Smith	RSA	2:21.57	Q
2	4	Tes Schouten	NED	2:23.08	Q
3	4	Kate Douglass	USA	2:23.44	Q
4	3	Ye Shiwen	CHN	2:23.67	Q
5	2	Satomi Suzuki	JPN	2:23.80	Q
6	6	Kaylene Corbett	RSA	2:23.85	Q
7	5	Mona McSharry	IRL	2:23.98	Q
8	3	Jenna Strauch	AUS	2:24.38	Q
9	7	Jessica Vall	ESP	2:24.52	Q
10	3	Kotryna Teterevkova	LTU	2:24.59	Q
11	5	Lilly King	USA	2:24.91	Q
12	2	Kelsey Wog	CAN	2:25.11	Q
13	6	Sydney Pickrem	CAN	2:25.45	Q
14	6	Ella Ramsay	AUS	2:25.61	Q
15	7	Francesca Fangio	ITA	2:25.85	Q
16	2	Kristýna Horská	CZE	2:26.28	Q
17	1	Lisa Mamié	SUI	2:26.39
18	8	Macarena Ceballos	ARG	2:26.55
19	5	Thea Blomsterberg	DEN	2:27.81
20	1	Sophie Hansson	SWE	2:28.10
21	7	Alina Zmushka	AIN	2:28.19
22	1	Letitia Sim	SGP	2:29.46
23	8	Eneli Jefimova	EST	2:30.68

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Tatjana Schoenmaker-Smith	RSA	2:21.57	0.67	31.69 (1)	1:07.58 (1)	1:44.17 (1)	35.89 (1)	36.59 (=1)	37.40 (1)	Q
2	6	Kaylene Corbett	RSA	2:23.85	0.74	32.54 (2)	1:09.17 (3)	1:45.76 (2)	36.63 (3)	36.59 (=1)	38.09 (2)	Q
3	5	Mona McSharry	IRL	2:23.98	0.69	32.95 (3)	1:09.06 (2)	1:45.77 (3)	36.11 (2)	36.71 (4)	38.21 (4)	Q
4	3	Kotryna Teterevkova	LTU	2:24.59	0.70	32.98 (4)	1:09.73 (4)	1:46.39 (4)	36.75 (5)	36.66 (3)	38.20 (3)	Q
5	2	Kristýna Horská	CZE	2:26.28	0.75	33.11 (6)	1:10.18 (5)	1:47.57 (5)	37.07 (6)	37.39 (5)	38.71 (5)	Q
6	1	Sophie Hansson	SWE	2:28.10	0.74	33.06 (5)	1:10.66 (7)	1:48.84 (7)	37.60 (7)	38.18 (6)	39.26 (6)
7	7	Alina Zmushka	AIN	2:28.19	0.67	33.59 (7)	1:10.29 (6)	1:48.63 (6)	36.70 (4)	38.34 (7)	39.56 (7)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Tes Schouten	NED	2:23.08	0.67	32.04 (1)	1:08.20 (1)	1:45.51 (1)	36.16 (1)	37.31 (4)	37.57 (2)	Q
2	3	Jenna Strauch	AUS	2:24.38	0.72	33.23 (5)	1:09.71 (3)	1:46.23 (2)	36.48 (2)	36.52 (1)	38.15 (5)	Q
3	7	Jessica Vall	ESP	2:24.52	0.69	32.90 (3)	1:09.49 (2)	1:46.61 (3)	36.59 (3)	37.12 (3)	37.91 (4)	Q
4	2	Kelsey Wog	CAN	2:25.11	0.65	32.78 (2)	1:09.76 (4)	1:47.30 (4)	36.98 (5)	37.54 (6)	37.81 (3)	Q
5	6	Sydney Pickrem	CAN	2:25.45	0.74	33.70 (8)	1:11.13 (8)	1:48.18 (7)	37.43 (8)	37.05 (2)	37.27 (1)	Q
6	1	Lisa Mamié	SUI	2:26.39	0.74	32.97 (4)	1:10.25 (5)	1:47.92 (6)	37.28 (7)	37.67 (7)	38.47 (6)
7	8	Macarena Ceballos	ARG	2:26.55	0.66	33.29 (6)	1:10.29 (6)	1:47.64 (5)	37.00 (6)	37.35 (5)	38.91 (7)
8	5	Thea Blomsterberg	DEN	2:27.81	0.75	33.62 (7)	1:10.55 (7)	1:48.56 (8)	36.93 (4)	38.01 (8)	39.25 (8)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Kate Douglass	USA	2:23.44	0.69	32.79 (3)	1:09.40 (3)	1:46.33 (2)	36.61 (3)	36.93 (=1)	37.11 (1)	Q
2	3	Ye Shiwen	CHN	2:23.67	0.68	33.00 (6)	1:09.36 (2)	1:46.37 (3)	36.36 (1)	37.01 (3)	37.30 (2)	Q
3	2	Satomi Suzuki	JPN	2:23.80	0.66	32.62 (2)	1:09.33 (1)	1:46.26 (1)	36.71 (4)	36.93 (=1)	37.54 (5)	Q
4	5	Lilly King	USA	2:24.91	0.66	32.42 (1)	1:09.62 (4)	1:47.60 (5)	37.20 (5)	37.98 (5)	37.31 (3)	Q
5	6	Ella Ramsay	AUS	2:25.61	0.67	32.81 (4)	1:10.04 (6)	1:48.14 (6)	37.23 (7)	38.10 (6)	37.47 (4)	Q
6	7	Francesca Fangio	ITA	2:25.85	0.67	33.28 (8)	1:09.81 (5)	1:47.51 (4)	36.53 (2)	37.70 (4)	38.34 (6)	Q
7	1	Letitia Sim	SGP	2:29.46	0.66	32.87 (5)	1:10.09 (7)	1:48.54 (7)	37.22 (6)	38.45 (7)	40.92 (8)
8	8	Eneli Jefimova	EST	2:30.68	0.72	33.09 (7)	1:10.93 (8)	1:50.31 (8)	37.84 (8)	39.38 (8)	40.37 (7)

Semi-Finals

Date	31 July 2024 — 22:03
Format	Top 8 finishers advanced to the final round.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Kate Douglass	USA	2:19.74	Q
2	4	Tatjana Schoenmaker-Smith	RSA	2:19.94	Q
3	4	Tes Schouten	NED	2:22.74	Q
4	3	Kaylene Corbett	RSA	2:22.87	Q
5	5	Ye Shiwen	CHN	2:23.13	Q
6	7	Lilly King	USA	2:23.25	Q
7	2	Kotryna Teterevkova	LTU	2:23.42	Q
8	3	Satomi Suzuki	JPN	2:23.54	Q
9	1	Sydney Pickrem	CAN	2:24.03
10	6	Jenna Strauch	AUS	2:24.05
11	6	Mona McSharry	IRL	2:24.48
12	1	Ella Ramsay	AUS	2:24.56
13	7	Kelsey Wog	CAN	2:24.82
14	8	Francesca Fangio	ITA	2:25.39
15	8	Kristýna Horská	CZE	2:25.77
16	2	Jessica Vall	ESP	2:26.22

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Tes Schouten	NED	2:22.74	0.67	31.93 (1)	1:07.56 (1)	1:44.44 (1)	35.63 (1)	36.88 (5)	38.30 (6)	Q
2	3	Kaylene Corbett	RSA	2:22.87	0.76	32.64 (3)	1:08.96 (3)	1:45.48 (3)	36.32 (4)	36.52 (2)	37.39 (1)	Q
3	5	Ye Shiwen	CHN	2:23.13	0.70	32.65 (4)	1:08.60 (2)	1:45.39 (2)	35.95 (2)	36.79 (4)	37.74 (4)	Q
4	2	Kotryna Teterevkova	LTU	2:23.42	0.71	32.77 (6)	1:09.14 (=5)	1:45.60 (4)	36.37 (5)	36.46 (1)	37.82 (5)	Q
5	6	Jenna Strauch	AUS	2:24.05	0.70	32.75 (5)	1:09.02 (4)	1:45.74 (5)	36.27 (3)	36.72 (3)	38.31 (7)
6	1	Ella Ramsay	AUS	2:24.56	0.65	32.36 (2)	1:09.14 (=5)	1:46.84 (6)	36.78 (7)	37.70 (8)	37.72 (3)
7	7	Kelsey Wog	CAN	2:24.82	0.68	33.21 (8)	1:09.66 (7)	1:47.27 (7)	36.45 (6)	37.61 (7)	37.55 (2)
8	8	Kristýna Horská	CZE	2:25.77	0.72	33.14 (7)	1:09.94 (8)	1:47.36 (8)	36.80 (8)	37.42 (6)	38.41 (8)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Kate Douglass	USA	2:19.74	0.67	31.88 (3)	1:07.34 (2)	1:43.25 (2)	35.46 (1)	35.91 (1)	36.49 (1)	Q
2	4	Tatjana Schoenmaker-Smith	RSA	2:19.94	0.67	31.64 (1)	1:07.15 (1)	1:43.14 (1)	35.51 (2)	35.99 (2)	36.80 (2)	Q
3	7	Lilly King	USA	2:23.25	0.66	31.82 (2)	1:07.86 (3)	1:45.64 (3)	36.04 (4)	37.78 (8)	37.61 (4)	Q
4	3	Satomi Suzuki	JPN	2:23.54	0.62	32.24 (4)	1:08.34 (4)	1:45.70 (4)	36.10 (5)	37.36 (4)	37.84 (6)	Q
5	1	Sydney Pickrem	CAN	2:24.03	0.72	32.71 (6)	1:09.04 (6)	1:46.43 (6)	36.33 (6)	37.39 (5)	37.60 (3)
6	6	Mona McSharry	IRL	2:24.48	0.68	32.67 (5)	1:08.63 (5)	1:46.08 (5)	35.96 (3)	37.45 (6)	38.40 (7)
7	8	Francesca Fangio	ITA	2:25.39	0.68	33.12 (8)	1:09.94 (8)	1:47.62 (8)	36.82 (8)	37.68 (7)	37.77 (5)
8	2	Jessica Vall	ESP	2:26.22	0.70	33.02 (7)	1:09.80 (7)	1:47.06 (7)	36.78 (7)	37.26 (3)	39.16 (8)

Final

Date	1 August 2024 — 21:11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Kate Douglass	USA	2:19.24	0.68	31.83 (2)	1:07.09 (1)	1:42.90 (1)	35.26 (1)	35.81 (1)	36.34 (1)
2	Tatjana Schoenmaker-Smith	RSA	2:19.60	0.65	31.60 (1)	1:07.21 (2)	1:43.09 (2)	35.61 (3)	35.88 (2)	36.51 (2)
3	Tes Schouten	NED	2:21.05	0.68	32.07 (3)	1:07.57 (3)	1:43.79 (3)	35.50 (2)	36.22 (3)	37.26 (3)
4	Satomi Suzuki	JPN	2:22.54	0.65	32.15 (4)	1:08.03 (4)	1:45.19 (4)	35.88 (4)	37.16 (6)	37.35 (4)
5	Kotryna Teterevkova	LTU	2:23.75	0.71	32.80 (7)	1:09.47 (8)	1:46.28 (6)	36.67 (8)	36.81 (4)	37.47 (5)
6	Ye Shiwen	CHN	2:24.31	0.69	32.85 (8)	1:09.26 (7)	1:46.54 (7)	36.41 (7)	37.28 (7)	37.77 (6)
7	Kaylene Corbett	RSA	2:24.46	0.79	32.66 (6)	1:08.95 (6)	1:45.86 (5)	36.29 (5)	36.91 (5)	38.60 (7)
8	Lilly King	USA	2:25.91	0.65	32.25 (5)	1:08.62 (5)	1:46.70 (8)	36.37 (6)	38.08 (8)	39.21 (8)