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200 metres Backstroke, Women

Date	2 – 3 August 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants	37 from 31 countries

Four days earlier American Missy Franklin had won gold in the 100 backstroke, and she later added a relay gold in the 4×200 free. As the 2011 World Champion in this event she was favored on this night and came through in spectacular fashion. Franklin led from the start, turning in 29.53, just ahead of Great Britain’s Lizzie Simmonds. But at 100 metres Franklin was well ahead, turning almost ½-second under the world record split. She maintained that pace and came home for gold in a world record 2:04.06, 0.75 seconds better than the mark set by Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) at the 2009 Worlds. Behind Franklin, Russian Anastasiya Zuyeva closed fast for the silver medal in 2:05.92, while Franklin’s teammate, Elizabeth Beisel won the bronze, as Simmonds dropped back to fourth. Coventry contested the final but was never a medal factor and finished sixth.

Franklin became the sixth woman to win the 100/200 backstroke double, but the first since Diana Mocanu (ROU) in 2000. This was her third gold medal of the 2012 Olympics, which she would finish with five medals and four golds.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Missy Franklin	USA	2:07.54 (1 h5)	2:06.84 (1 h2)	2:04.06 (1)	Gold
2	Anastasiya Zuyeva	RUS	2:09.36 (4 h3)	2:07.88 (3 h1)	2:05.92 (2)	Silver
3	Elizabeth Beisel	USA	2:07.82 (1 h3)	2:06.18 (1 h1)	2:06.55 (3)	Bronze
4	Lizzie Simmonds	GBR	2:10.37 (4 h4)	2:08.48 (5 h1)	2:07.26 (4)
5	Meagen Nay	AUS	2:08.40 (3 h5)	2:07.42 (2 h1)	2:07.43 (5)
6	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	2:08.14 (2 h5)	2:08.32 (2 h2)	2:08.18 (6)
7	Alexianne Castel	FRA	2:08.92 (2 h3)	2:08.24 (4 h1)	2:08.43 (7)
8	Sinéad Russell	CAN	2:09.04 (3 h3)	2:08.76 (3 h2)	2:09.86 (8)
9	Stephanie Proud	GBR	2:10.01 (4 h5)	2:09.04 (4 h2)	–
10	Belinda Hocking	AUS	2:08.75 (1 h4)	2:09.35 (5 h2)	–
11	Sharon van Rouwendaal	NED	2:10.60 (5 h5)	2:09.50 (6 h1)	–
12	Daryna Zevina	UKR	2:09.40 (2 h4)	2:09.70 (6 h2)	–
13	Duane Da Rocha	ESP	2:09.72 (3 h4)	2:09.88 (7 h1)	–
14	Simona Baumrtová	CZE	2:10.03 (1 h2)	2:10.18 (8 h1)	–
15	Jenny Mensing	GER	2:10.54 (5 h4)	2:10.68 (7 h2)	–
16	Karin Prinsloo	RSA	2:10.34 (5 h3)	2:11.42 (8 h2)	–
17	Melissa Ingram	NZL	2:10.63 (6 h4)	–	–
18	Hilary Caldwell	CAN	2:10.75 (7 h4)	–	–
19	Bai Anqi	CHN	2:11.26 (6 h3)	–	–
20	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	2:11.31 (6 h5)	–	–
21	Miyu Otsuka	JPN	2:11.65 (2 h2)	–	–
22	Yao Yige	CHN	2:12.14 (7 h5)	–	–
23	Alessia Filippi	ITA	2:12.40 (7 h3)	–	–
24	Fernanda González	MEX	2:12.75 (3 h2)	–	–
25	Anja Čarman	SLO	2:13.01 (4 h2)	–	–
26	Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	VIE	2:13.35 (1 h1)	–	–
27	Carolina Colorado	COL	2:13.64 (2 h1)	–	–
28	Mie Ø. Nielsen	DEN	2:13.89 (5 h2)	–	–
29	Alicja Tchórz	POL	2:14.02 (8 h3)	–	–
30	Laure Manaudou	FRA	2:14.29 (8 h5)	–	–
31	Ham Chan-Mi	KOR	2:15.30 (3 h1)	–	–
32	Ekaterina Avramova	BUL	2:15.44 (8 h4)	–	–
33	Kim Daniela Pavlin	CRO	2:15.67 (6 h2)	–	–
34	Melanie Nocher	IRL	2:16.29 (7 h2)	–	–
35	Dorina Szekeres	HUN	2:18.16 (4 h1)	–	–
36	Stephanie Au	HKG	2:18.47 (8 h2)	–	–
37	Yulduz Kuchkarova	UZB	2:18.60 (5 h1)	–	–

Round One (2 August 2012 — 11:31)

Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Heat One (11:31)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	VIE	31.30 (1) 33.72	1:05.02 (1) 34.12	1:39.14 (1) 34.21	2:13.35	0.68
2	6	Carolina Colorado	COL	31.60 (4) 33.75	1:05.35 (2) 33.88	1:39.23 (2) 34.41	2:13.64	0.67
3	2	Ham Chan-Mi	KOR	31.67 (5) 34.03	1:05.70 (3) 35.15	1:40.85 (3) 34.45	2:15.30	0.71
4	3	Dorina Szekeres	HUN	31.50 (3) 34.37	1:05.87 (5) 35.48	1:41.35 (4) 36.81	2:18.16	0.78
5	5	Yulduz Kuchkarova	UZB	31.46 (2) 34.33	1:05.79 (4) 36.09	1:41.88 (5) 36.72	2:18.60	0.73

Heat Two (11:35)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	6	Simona Baumrtová	CZE	31.22 (2) 33.00	1:04.22 (1) 32.83	1:37.05 (1) 32.98	2:10.03	0.63	Q
2	4	Miyu Otsuka	JPN	31.21 (1) 33.44	1:04.65 (3) 33.81	1:38.46 (2) 33.19	2:11.65	0.60
3	5	Fernanda González	MEX	31.31 (3) 33.33	1:04.64 (2) 34.30	1:38.94 (3) 33.81	2:12.75	0.61
4	7	Anja Čarman	SLO	31.56 (5) 33.75	1:05.31 (5) 34.12	1:39.43 (4) 33.58	2:13.01	0.71
5	2	Mie Ø. Nielsen	DEN	31.68 (6) 33.83	1:05.51 (6) 34.10	1:39.61 (5) 34.28	2:13.89	0.66
6	1	Kim Daniela Pavlin	CRO	31.75 (7) 34.04	1:05.79 (7) 34.77	1:40.56 (7) 35.11	2:15.67	0.56
7	3	Melanie Nocher	IRL	31.44 (4) 33.79	1:05.23 (4) 35.27	1:40.50 (6) 35.79	2:16.29	0.68
8	8	Stephanie Au	HKG	31.94 (8) 34.89	1:06.83 (8) 35.39	1:42.22 (8) 36.25	2:18.47	0.59

Heat Three (11:40)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Elizabeth Beisel	USA	30.50 (3) 32.29	1:02.79 (1) 32.83	1:35.62 (1) 32.20	2:07.82	0.64	Q
2	6	Alexianne Castel	FRA	30.68 (4) 32.73	1:03.41 (4) 32.95	1:36.36 (4) 32.56	2:08.92	0.78	Q
3	3	Sinéad Russell	CAN	30.38 (1) 32.76	1:03.14 (2) 33.21	1:36.35 (3) 32.69	2:09.04	0.63	Q
4	4	Anastasiya Zuyeva	RUS	30.42 (2) 32.87	1:03.29 (3) 32.75	1:36.04 (2) 33.32	2:09.36	0.69	Q
5	1	Karin Prinsloo	RSA	31.03 (=6) 33.43	1:04.46 (5) 33.45	1:37.91 (6) 32.43	2:10.34	0.68	Q
6	7	Bai Anqi	CHN	31.02 (5) 33.49	1:04.51 (6) 33.37	1:37.88 (5) 33.38	2:11.26	0.54
7	2	Alessia Filippi	ITA	31.59 (8) 33.07	1:04.66 (7) 33.91	1:38.57 (7) 33.83	2:12.40	0.83
8	8	Alicja Tchórz	POL	31.03 (=6) 34.28	1:05.31 (8) 34.51	1:39.82 (8) 34.20	2:14.02	0.64

Heat Four (11:44)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Belinda Hocking	AUS	31.02 (4) 32.64	1:03.66 (3) 32.79	1:36.45 (1) 32.30	2:08.75	0.67	Q
2	3	Daryna Zevina	UKR	31.19 (5) 32.60	1:03.79 (=5) 32.94	1:36.73 (4) 32.67	2:09.40	0.62	Q
3	7	Duane Da Rocha	ESP	31.21 (7) 32.58	1:03.79 (=5) 32.89	1:36.68 (3) 33.04	2:09.72	0.72	Q
4	5	Lizzie Simmonds	GBR	30.55 (2) 33.06	1:03.61 (2) 33.47	1:37.08 (6) 33.29	2:10.37	0.65	Q
5	6	Jenny Mensing	GER	30.52 (1) 32.59	1:03.11 (1) 33.45	1:36.56 (2) 33.98	2:10.54	0.77	Q
6	1	Melissa Ingram	NZL	31.20 (6) 32.80	1:04.00 (7) 33.00	1:37.00 (5) 33.63	2:10.63	0.62
7	2	Hilary Caldwell	CAN	30.96 (3) 32.77	1:03.73 (4) 33.50	1:37.23 (7) 33.52	2:10.75	0.65
8	8	Ekaterina Avramova	BUL	31.68 (8) 33.76	1:05.44 (8) 35.15	1:40.59 (8) 34.85	2:15.44	0.63

Heat Five (11:48)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Missy Franklin	USA	30.28 (1) 32.09	1:02.37 (1) 32.69	1:35.06 (1) 32.48	2:07.54	0.66	Q
2	2	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	31.06 (6) 32.29	1:03.35 (3) 32.48	1:35.83 (3) 32.31	2:08.14	0.63	Q
3	5	Meagen Nay	AUS	30.52 (3) 32.44	1:02.96 (2) 32.60	1:35.56 (2) 32.84	2:08.40	0.70	Q
4	7	Stephanie Proud	GBR	31.14 (7) 32.55	1:03.69 (6) 32.94	1:36.63 (4) 33.38	2:10.01	0.60	Q
5	3	Sharon van Rouwendaal	NED	30.71 (4) 32.81	1:03.52 (4) 33.24	1:36.76 (5) 33.84	2:10.60	0.61	Q
6	8	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	30.86 (5) 32.69	1:03.55 (5) 33.81	1:37.36 (6) 33.95	2:11.31	0.68
7	1	Yao Yige	CHN	31.79 (8) 33.36	1:05.15 (8) 33.65	1:38.80 (7) 33.34	2:12.14	0.70
8	6	Laure Manaudou	FRA	30.45 (2) 33.31	1:03.76 (7) 35.12	1:38.88 (8) 35.41	2:14.29	0.62

Semi-Finals (2 August 2012 — 19:58)

Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Heat One (19:58)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Elizabeth Beisel	USA	30.19 (2) 32.35	1:02.13 (1) 31.70	1:34.48 (1) –	2:06.18	0.64	Q
2	5	Meagen Nay	AUS	30.23 (3) 31.96	1:02.19 (2) 32.71	1:34.90 (2) 32.52	2:07.42	0.66	Q
3	6	Anastasiya Zuyeva	RUS	30.46 (4) 32.20	1:02.66 (4) 32.99	1:35.65 (4) 32.23	2:07.88	0.72	Q
4	3	Alexianne Castel	FRA	30.62 (5) 32.71	1:03.33 (5) 32.85	1:36.18 (5) 32.06	2:08.24	0.72	Q
5	1	Lizzie Simmonds	GBR	30.11 (1) 32.23	1:02.34 (3) 33.08	1:35.42 (3) 33.06	2:08.48	0.63	Q
6	8	Sharon van Rouwendaal	NED	31.01 (7) 33.08	1:04.09 (7) 33.19	1:37.28 (7) 32.22	2:09.50	0.62
7	2	Duane Da Rocha	ESP	30.78 (6) 33.15	1:03.93 (6) 33.06	1:36.99 (6) 32.89	2:09.88	0.71
8	7	Simona Baumrtová	CZE	31.08 (8) 33.04	1:04.12 (8) 33.46	1:37.58 (8) 32.60	2:10.18	0.63

Heat Two (20:04)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Missy Franklin	USA	30.17 (=1) 31.98	1:02.15 (1) 32.49	1:34.64 (1) 32.20	2:06.84	0.64	Q
2	5	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	30.59 (4) 32.48	1:03.07 (3) 32.95	1:36.02 (3) 32.30	2:08.32	0.64	Q
3	6	Sinéad Russell	CAN	30.17 (=1) 32.34	1:02.51 (2) 33.30	1:35.81 (2) 32.95	2:08.76	0.63	Q
4	7	Stephanie Proud	GBR	31.31 (8) 32.33	1:03.64 (5) 33.02	1:36.66 (5) 32.38	2:09.04	0.61
5	3	Belinda Hocking	AUS	30.92 (6) 32.48	1:03.40 (4) 33.09	1:36.49 (4) 32.86	2:09.35	0.72
6	2	Daryna Zevina	UKR	30.98 (7) 32.79	1:03.77 (8) 33.27	1:37.04 (6) 32.66	2:09.70	0.65
7	8	Jenny Mensing	GER	30.74 (5) 32.97	1:03.71 (7) 34.00	1:37.71 (8) 32.97	2:10.68	0.75
8	1	Karin Prinsloo	RSA	30.29 (3) 33.37	1:03.66 (6) 33.98	1:37.64 (7) 33.78	2:11.42	0.68

Final (3 August 2012 — 19:30)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Missy Franklin	USA	29.53 (1) 30.97	1:00.50 (1) 31.66	1:32.16 (1) 31.90	2:04.06	0.65
2	6	Anastasiya Zuyeva	RUS	29.93 (4) 31.96	1:01.89 (3) 32.32	1:34.21 (2) 31.71	2:05.92	0.72
3	4	Elizabeth Beisel	USA	30.12 (6) 31.92	1:02.04 (4) 32.36	1:34.40 (4) 32.15	2:06.55	0.65
4	1	Lizzie Simmonds	GBR	29.74 (2) 32.03	1:01.77 (2) 32.57	1:34.34 (3) 32.92	2:07.26	0.66
5	3	Meagen Nay	AUS	30.23 (8) 32.22	1:02.45 (6) 32.48	1:34.93 (5) 32.50	2:07.43	0.67
6	7	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	30.06 (5) 32.10	1:02.16 (5) 32.83	1:34.99 (6) 33.19	2:08.18	0.64
7	2	Alexianne Castel	FRA	30.19 (7) 32.31	1:02.50 (7) 32.84	1:35.34 (7) 33.09	2:08.43	0.74
8	8	Sinéad Russell	CAN	29.81 (3) 32.96	1:02.77 (8) 33.20	1:35.97 (8) 33.89	2:09.86	0.65