Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 21, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 22, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:08.41 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Individual | Solo | Duet |
| Team | Team | Combination |
The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21 and 22. The heats and semifinals took place on May 21, the final on May 22.[1]
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe |
2:04.81 | Rome | August 1, 2009 |
| European record | Anastasia Zuyeva |  Russia |
2:04.94 | Rome | August 1, 2009 |
| Championship record | Krisztina Egerszegi |  Hungary |
2:06.62 | Athens | August 22, 1991 |
Results[]
Heats[]
29 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Alexianne Castel |  France |
2:10.04 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Jenny Mensing |  Germany |
2:11.05 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
2:11.31 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Anja Čarman |  Slovenia |
2:12.55 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
2:12.66 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Duane da Rocha Marce |  Spain |
2:12.73 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Alessia Filippi |  Italy |
2:12.89 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Melanie Nocher |  Ireland |
2:13.09 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Alicja Tchórz |  Poland |
2:13.40 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Kira Toussaint |  Netherlands |
2:13.67 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir |  Iceland |
2:13.81 | Q, NR |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | France |
2:14.14 | Q | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Kim Daniela Pavlin |  Croatia |
2:14.25 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 1 |  Austria |
2:14.40 | Q, NR | |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Annemarie Worst | Netherlands |
2:14.82 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Klaudia Nazieblo | Poland |
2:15.72 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Dorina Szekeres | Hungary |
2:16.67 | |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | Eszter Povázsay | Hungary |
2:17.05 | |
| 19 | 4 | 3 | Ekaterina Avramova |  Bulgaria |
2:17.11 | |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | Martina van Berkel |  Switzerland |
2:17.94 | |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | France |
2:18.08 | ||
| 22 | 4 | 7 |  Israel |
2:18.18 | ||
| 23 | 2 | 2 | Therese Svendsen |  Sweden |
2:18.28 | |
| 24 | 1 | 6 |  Norway |
2:19.37 | ||
| 25 | 1 | 3 | Czech Republic |
2:19.47 | ||
| 26 | 2 | 8 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary |
2:19.56 | |
| 27 | 1 | 5 |  Slovakia |
2:21.37 | ||
| 28 | 4 | 8 | Hazal Sarikaya |  Turkey |
2:22.28 | |
| 29 | 1 | 2 | Monica Ramirez Abella |  Andorra |
2:24.65 |
Semifinals[]
The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
2:09.49 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Melanie Nocher | Ireland |
2:11.68 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Duane da Rocha Marce | Spain |
2:11.86 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Anja Čarman | Slovenia |
2:12.10 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands |
2:13.09 | |
| 6 | 7 | France |
2:14.41 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Klaudia Nazieblo | Poland |
2:17.22 | |
| 8 | 1 | Austria |
2:17.77 |
Semifinal 2[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Alexianne Castel | France |
2:09.03 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
2:10.17 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Alessia Filippi | Italy |
2:10.89 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
2:11.20 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Kim Daniela Pavlin | Croatia |
2:12.79 | |
| 6 | 7 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland |
2:13.77 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Annemarie Worst | Netherlands |
2:13.92 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland |
2:13.95 |
Final[]
The final was held at 17:58.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Alexianne Castel | France |
2:08.41 | |
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5 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
2:09.55 | |
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1 | Duane Da Rocha Marce | Spain |
2:09.56 | |
| 4 | 3 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
2:09.57 | |
| 5 | 7 | Melanie Nocher | Ireland |
2:10.75 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
2:10.85 | |
| 7 | 6 | Alessia Filippi | Italy |
2:11.20 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anja Čarman | Slovenia |
2:12.51 |
References[]
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.
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