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200 metres Breaststroke, Women

Date	10 – 11 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	29 from 21 countries

The 2015 World Champion was Japan’s Kanako Watanabe, but she was not considered the strongest breaststroker on her team in 2016, that honor going to Rie Kaneto, who had set a Japanese record of 2:19.65 in April. The world record holder was Denmark’s Rikke Møller Pedersen, but her recent times had not been as strong.

In the final Kaneto started slowly but dominated the second-half of the race to win by over 1½ seconds from Russian Yuliya Yefimova. The bronze medal went to the surprising Shi Jinglin of China. Watanabe failed to even qualify for the semi-finals, while Møller Pedersen made the final, but finished last.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Rie Kaneto	JPN	2:22.86 (1 h3)	2:22.11 (1 h1)	2:20.30 (1)	Gold
2	Yuliya Yefimova	RUS	2:23.90 (3 h4)	2:22.52 (2 h1)	2:21.97 (2)	Silver
3	Shi Jinglin	CHN	2:24.33 (4 h4)	2:22.37 (3 h2)	2:22.28 (3)	Bronze
4	Chloé Tutton	GBR	2:23.34 (3 h3)	2:22.71 (3 h1)	2:22.34 (4)
5	Taylor McKeown	AUS	2:23.00 (2 h3)	2:21.69 (1 h2)	2:22.43 (5)
6	Molly Renshaw	GBR	2:23.37 (2 h2)	2:22.33 (2 h2)	2:22.72 (6)
7	Kierra Smith	CAN	2:23.69 (1 h4)	2:22.87 (4 h1)	2:23.19 (7)
8	Rikke Møller Pedersen	DEN	2:22.72 (1 h2)	2:22.45 (4 h2)	2:23.74 (8)
9	Viktoria Zeynep Güneş	TUR	2:23.83 (2 h4)	2:23.49 (5 h2)	–
10	Jessica Vall	ESP	2:24.55 (3 h2)	2:24.22 (6 h2)	–
11	Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir	ISL	2:24.43 (4 h3)	2:24.41 (5 h1)	–
12	Lilly King	USA	2:25.89 (5 h2)	2:24.59 (7 h2)	–
13	Kanako Watanabe	JPN	2:24.77 (4 h2)	2:25.10 (8 h2)	–
14	Jenna Laukkanen	FIN	2:25.52 (6 h4)	2:25.14 (6 h1)	–
15	Sofya Andreyeva	RUS	2:26.58 (6 h2)	2:25.90 (7 h1)	–
16	Molly Hannis	USA	2:24.74 (5 h4)	2:26.80 (8 h1)	–
17	Fanny Lecluyse	BEL	2:27.16 (7 h4)	–	–
18	Martina Moravčíková	CZE	2:27.51 (5 h3)	–	–
19	Dalma Sebestyén	HUN	2:27.94 (6 h3)	–	–
20	Anna Sztankovics	HUN	2:27.97 (7 h2)	–	–
21	Julia Sebastián	ARG	2:27.98 (1 h1)	–	–
22	Georgia Bohl	AUS	2:28.24 (7 h3)	–	–
23	Martha McCabe	CAN	2:28.62 (8 h3)	–	–
24	Yu Jingyao	CHN	2:28.65 (8 h4)	–	–
25	Fiona Doyle	IRL	2:29.76 (2 h1)	–	–
26	Sophie Hansson	SWE	2:30.59 (3 h1)	–	–
27	Aļona Ribakova	LAT	2:30.82 (4 h1)	–	–
28	Amit Ivry	ISR	2:31.49 (5 h1)	–	–
29	Baek Su-Yeon	KOR	2:32.79 (8 h2)	–	–
DNS	Yvette Kong	HKG	– (DNS h1)	–	–

Round One (10 August 2016 — 13:47)

Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Heat One (13:47)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Julia Sebastián	ARG	33.53 (2) 37.47 (1)	1:11.00 (2) 38.20 (1)	1:49.20 (2) 38.78 (1)	2:27.98	0.76
2	3	Fiona Doyle	IRL	33.03 (1) 37.58 (2)	1:10.61 (1) 38.46 (2)	1:49.07 (1) 40.69 (5)	2:29.76	0.66
3	2	Sophie Hansson	SWE	34.22 (5) 38.14 (5)	1:12.36 (5) 38.51 (3)	1:50.87 (4) 39.72 (2)	2:30.59	0.77
4	7	Aļona Ribakova	LAT	34.02 (3) 37.84 (3)	1:11.86 (3) 38.81 (4)	1:50.67 (3) 40.15 (3)	2:30.82	0.74
5	6	Amit Ivry	ISR	34.16 (4) 38.07 (4)	1:12.23 (4) 39.03 (5)	1:51.26 (5) 40.23 (4)	2:31.49	0.70
DNS	5	Yvette Kong	HKG	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–	–

Heat Two (13:52)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Rikke Møller Pedersen	DEN	32.85 (2) 36.55 (2)	1:09.40 (2) 36.86 (1)	1:46.26 (1) 36.46 (1)	2:22.72	0.73
2	6	Molly Renshaw	GBR	33.04 (3) 36.22 (1)	1:09.26 (1) 37.05 (3)	1:46.31 (2) 37.06 (2)	2:23.37	0.71
3	3	Jessica Vall	ESP	33.14 (4) 37.09 (=4)	1:10.23 (5) 37.09 (4)	1:47.32 (4) 37.23 (3)	2:24.55	0.71
4	4	Kanako Watanabe	JPN	33.15 (5) 36.78 (3)	1:09.93 (4) 37.01 (2)	1:46.94 (3) 37.83 (5)	2:24.77	0.67
5	2	Lilly King	USA	32.41 (1) 37.30 (7)	1:09.71 (3) 37.96 (6)	1:47.67 (5) 38.22 (6)	2:25.89	0.69
6	7	Sofya Andreyeva	RUS	34.20 (8) 37.09 (=4)	1:11.29 (7) 37.54 (5)	1:48.83 (6) 37.75 (4)	2:26.58	0.73
7	8	Anna Sztankovics	HUN	33.92 (7) 37.26 (6)	1:11.18 (6) 38.00 (7)	1:49.18 (7) 38.79 (7)	2:27.97	0.74
8	1	Baek Su-Yeon	KOR	33.58 (6) 37.77 (8)	1:11.35 (8) 39.70 (8)	1:51.05 (8) 41.74 (8)	2:32.79	0.79

Heat Three (13:57)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Rie Kaneto	JPN	33.31 (4) 36.12 (2)	1:09.43 (2) 36.56 (2)	1:45.99 (2) 36.87 (1)	2:22.86	0.80
2	5	Taylor McKeown	AUS	32.48 (1) 35.73 (1)	1:08.21 (1) 36.95 (3)	1:45.16 (1) 37.84 (3)	2:23.00	0.71
3	3	Chloé Tutton	GBR	33.66 (5) 36.50 (4)	1:10.16 (4) 36.05 (1)	1:46.21 (3) 37.13 (2)	2:23.34	0.76
4	6	Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir	ISL	33.12 (3) 36.37 (3)	1:09.49 (3) 37.08 (4)	1:46.57 (4) 37.86 (4)	2:24.43	0.68
5	1	Martina Moravčíková	CZE	33.73 (6) 37.41 (=6)	1:11.14 (6) 37.63 (5)	1:48.77 (6) 38.74 (6)	2:27.51	0.87
6	8	Dalma Sebestyén	HUN	33.87 (7) 37.41 (=6)	1:11.28 (8) 38.51 (8)	1:49.79 (8) 38.15 (5)	2:27.94	0.74
7	2	Georgia Bohl	AUS	32.77 (2) 37.60 (8)	1:10.37 (5) 38.23 (6)	1:48.60 (5) 39.64 (8)	2:28.24	0.69
8	7	Martha McCabe	CAN	33.97 (8) 37.25 (5)	1:11.22 (7) 38.44 (7)	1:49.66 (7) 38.96 (7)	2:28.62	0.73

Heat Four (14:02)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	6	Kierra Smith	CAN	33.30 (5) 36.47 (2)	1:09.77 (2) 36.75 (2)	1:46.52 (1) 37.17 (5)	2:23.69	0.78
2	4	Viktoria Zeynep Güneş	TUR	33.34 (6) 36.42 (1)	1:09.76 (1) 37.04 (5)	1:46.80 (2) 37.03 (4)	2:23.83	0.72
3	5	Yuliya Yefimova	RUS	34.70 (8) 36.88 (3)	1:11.58 (8) 36.08 (1)	1:47.66 (5) 36.24 (1)	2:23.90	0.75
4	3	Shi Jinglin	CHN	33.13 (1) 37.61 (7)	1:10.74 (5) 36.81 (3)	1:47.55 (4) 36.78 (2)	2:24.33	0.71
5	7	Molly Hannis	USA	33.28 (4) 37.17 (4)	1:10.45 (3) 37.29 (6)	1:47.74 (6) 37.00 (3)	2:24.74	0.67
6	1	Jenna Laukkanen	FIN	33.14 (2) 37.32 (5)	1:10.46 (4) 36.85 (4)	1:47.31 (3) 38.21 (6)	2:25.52	0.67
7	2	Fanny Lecluyse	BEL	33.27 (3) 37.69 (8)	1:10.96 (6) 37.81 (7)	1:48.77 (7) 38.39 (7)	2:27.16	0.72
8	8	Yu Jingyao	CHN	33.52 (7) 37.52 (6)	1:11.04 (7) 38.51 (8)	1:49.55 (8) 39.10 (8)	2:28.65	0.77

Semi-Finals (10 August 2016 — 23:11)

Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Heat One (23:11)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Rie Kaneto	JPN	32.66 (4) 36.14 (3)	1:08.80 (2) 36.33 (2)	1:45.13 (2) 36.98 (2)	2:22.11	0.86	Q
2	6	Yuliya Yefimova	RUS	33.84 (8) 35.67 (1)	1:09.51 (4) 36.21 (1)	1:45.72 (3) 36.80 (1)	2:22.52	0.73	Q
3	5	Chloé Tutton	GBR	32.55 (1) 35.69 (2)	1:08.24 (1) 36.72 (4)	1:44.96 (1) 37.75 (5)	2:22.71	0.80	Q
4	3	Kierra Smith	CAN	32.65 (3) 36.64 (4)	1:09.29 (3) 36.58 (3)	1:45.87 (4) 37.00 (3)	2:22.87	0.78	Q
5	2	Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir	ISL	32.63 (2) 37.15 (8)	1:09.78 (5) 36.82 (5)	1:46.60 (5) 37.81 (6)	2:24.41	0.71
6	1	Jenna Laukkanen	FIN	32.92 (5) 36.94 (7)	1:09.86 (6) 37.21 (6)	1:47.07 (6) 38.07 (7)	2:25.14	0.67
7	8	Sofya Andreyeva	RUS	33.70 (7) 36.91 (6)	1:10.61 (8) 37.74 (7)	1:48.35 (7) 37.55 (4)	2:25.90	0.74
8	7	Molly Hannis	USA	33.29 (6) 36.90 (5)	1:10.19 (7) 38.47 (8)	1:48.66 (8) 38.14 (8)	2:26.80	0.68

Heat Two (23:20)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Taylor McKeown	AUS	32.27 (2) 35.76 (1)	1:08.03 (1) 35.87 (1)	1:43.90 (1) 37.79 (6)	2:21.69	0.71	Q
2	3	Molly Renshaw	GBR	32.47 (3) 35.82 (2)	1:08.29 (2) 36.51 (3)	1:44.80 (3) 37.53 (4)	2:22.33	0.71	Q
3	2	Shi Jinglin	CHN	32.55 (4) 36.11 (4)	1:08.66 (4) 36.60 (4)	1:45.26 (4) 37.11 (1)	2:22.37	0.72	Q
4	4	Rikke Møller Pedersen	DEN	32.56 (5) 36.04 (3)	1:08.60 (3) 36.18 (2)	1:44.78 (2) 37.67 (5)	2:22.45	0.74	Q
5	6	Viktoria Zeynep Güneş	TUR	32.91 (7) 36.30 (5)	1:09.21 (6) 36.97 (5)	1:46.18 (5) 37.31 (2)	2:23.49	0.70
6	7	Jessica Vall	ESP	33.17 (8) 36.33 (6)	1:09.50 (8) 37.39 (7)	1:46.89 (8) 37.33 (3)	2:24.22	0.71
7	8	Lilly King	USA	32.07 (1) 36.70 (8)	1:08.77 (5) 37.89 (8)	1:46.66 (6) 37.93 (7)	2:24.59	0.70
8	1	Kanako Watanabe	JPN	32.87 (6) 36.58 (7)	1:09.45 (7) 37.24 (6)	1:46.69 (7) 38.41 (8)	2:25.10	0.71

Final (11 August 2016 — 22:17)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Rie Kaneto	JPN	32.74 (5) 35.52 (1)	1:08.26 (2) 35.97 (3)	1:44.23 (1) 36.07 (1)	2:20.30	0.78
2	7	Yuliya Yefimova	RUS	33.10 (8) 35.61 (2)	1:08.71 (=4) 35.84 (1)	1:44.55 (2) 37.42 (6)	2:21.97	0.72
3	6	Shi Jinglin	CHN	32.89 (6) 36.15 (6)	1:09.04 (6) 36.59 (6)	1:45.63 (7) 36.65 (2)	2:22.28	0.75
4	1	Chloé Tutton	GBR	32.39 (3) 36.75 (8)	1:09.14 (8) 35.91 (2)	1:45.05 (5) 37.29 (3)	2:22.34	0.75
5	4	Taylor McKeown	AUS	32.26 (2) 35.73 (3)	1:07.99 (1) 37.04 (8)	1:45.03 (4) 37.40 (5)	2:22.43	0.74
6	3	Molly Renshaw	GBR	32.66 (4) 36.05 (4)	1:08.71 (=4) 36.47 (4)	1:45.18 (6) 37.54 (7)	2:22.72	0.75
7	8	Kierra Smith	CAN	32.97 (7) 36.14 (5)	1:09.11 (7) 36.77 (7)	1:45.88 (8) 37.31 (4)	2:23.19	0.78
8	2	Rikke Møller Pedersen	DEN	32.08 (1) 36.34 (7)	1:08.42 (3) 36.53 (5)	1:44.95 (3) 38.79 (8)	2:23.74	0.72