Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle

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Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates8 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
9 August 2016 (final)
Competitors43 from 28 nations
Winning time1:53.73
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katie Ledecky  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sarah Sjöström  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emma McKeon  Australia
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Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen
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The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place 8–9 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Summary[]

After a world-record breaking victory in the 400 m freestyle two days earlier, U.S. distance ace Katie Ledecky pulled away from the field to capture the Olympic mid-distance freestyle crown and her second individual gold at these Games. Hanging with the leaders at the 150-metre turn, Ledecky fended off Sweden's Sarah Sjöström towards a gold-medal finish in 1:53.73.[2][3] Despite trying to hold on Ledecky at the final lap, Sjöström was unable to catch her near the wall, and settled for the silver in 1:54.08.[4] Meanwhile, Australia's Emma McKeon moved up from one of the outside lanes to take home the bronze in 1:54.92.[5][6]

Italy's world-record holder Federica Pellegrini dropped off the podium for the second straight Olympics to fourth in 1:55.18, charging a 0.07-second edge ahead of China's Shen Duo and McKeon's countrywoman Bronte Barratt, bronze medalist from London 2012, both of whom shared the fifth-place time with a matching 1:55.25.[6] Sjöström's teammate Michelle Coleman grabbed the penultimate spot of the top eight in 1:56.27, with France's Charlotte Bonnet (1:56.29) narrowly trailing her by 0.02 of a second to round out the field.[5]

Notable swimmers missed the final roster, including four-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin, who tied for thirteenth with Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey (1:57.56) in the semifinals.[7]

In the medal ceremony, the medals for the competition were presented by Franco Carraro, Italy, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Paolo Barelli, Italy, Honorary Secretary of FINA.

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:52.98 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009 [8][9]
Olympic record  Allison Schmitt (USA) 1:53.61 London, United Kingdom 31 July 2012 [10]

Competition format[]

The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]

Results[]

Heats[]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 1:55.01 Q
2 5 5 Emma McKeon  Australia 1:55.80 Q
3 6 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 1:56.11 Q
4 6 6 Charlotte Bonnet  France 1:56.26 Q
5 4 4 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 1:56.37 Q
6 6 3 Shen Duo  China 1:56.52 Q
7 5 3 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 1:56.54 Q
8 4 6 Ai Yanhan  China 1:56.77 Q
9 3 6 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 1:56.91 Q, NR
10 5 6 Bronte Barratt  Australia 1:56.93 Q
11 4 3 Veronika Popova  Russia 1:57.08 Q
12 4 5 Missy Franklin  United States 1:57.12 Q
13 3 5 Katerine Savard  Canada 1:57.15 Q
14 6 8 Manuella Lyrio  Brazil 1:57.28 Q, SA
15 6 5 Femke Heemskerk  Netherlands 1:57.68 Q
16 6 2 Brittany MacLean  Canada 1:57.74 Q
17 6 1 Chihiro Igarashi  Japan 1:57.88
18 4 7 Arina Openysheva  Russia 1:58.05
19 5 1 Melania Costa Schmid  Spain 1:58.19
20 3 7 Annika Bruhn  Germany 1:58.48
21 5 7 Rikako Ikee  Japan 1:58.49
22 5 3 Nina Rangelova  Bulgaria 1:58.57
23 5 2 Coralie Balmy  France 1:58.83
24 4 2 Alice Mizzau  Italy 1:59.16
25 4 8 Ajna Késely  Hungary 1:59.20
26 4 1 Robin Neumann  Netherlands 1:59.23
27 3 2 Georgia Coates  Great Britain 1:59.33
28 3 4 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 1:59.44
29 3 8 Camille Cheng  Hong Kong 1:59.71
30 2 4 Katarina Simonović  Serbia 2:00.06
31 2 3 Barbora Seemanová  Czech Republic 2:00.26
32 5 8 Eleanor Faulkner  Great Britain 2:00.51
33 2 6 Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 2:00.52 NR
34 3 1 Patricia Castro  Spain 2:00.71
35 6 7 Larissa Oliveira  Brazil 2:00.76
36 2 7 Elisbet Gámez  Cuba 2:01.08
37 2 2 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 2:01.27 NR
38 2 1 Sara Pastrana  Honduras 2:03.19
39 2 8 Andrea Cedrón  Peru 2:05.33
40 1 5 Matelita Buadromo  Fiji 2:05.49
41 1 4 Shivani Kataria  India 2:09.30
42 1 3 Kaya Forson  Ghana 2:16.02
2 5 Andrea Murez  Israel DNS

Semifinals[]

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Shen Duo  China 1:56.03 Q
2 4 Emma McKeon  Australia 1:56.29 Q
3 5 Charlotte Bonnet  France 1:56.38 Q
4 2 Bronte Barratt  Australia 1:56.63 Q
5 8 Brittany MacLean  Canada 1:57.36
6 6 Ai Yanhan  China 1:57.41
7 1 Manuella Lyrio  Brazil 1:57.43
8 7 Missy Franklin  United States 1:57.56

Semifinal 2[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 1:54.65 Q
2 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 1:54.81 Q
3 3 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 1:55.42 Q
4 6 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 1:56.05 Q
5 7 Veronika Popova  Russia 1:57.22
6 2 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 1:57.56
7 1 Katerine Savard  Canada 1:57.80
8 8 Femke Heemskerk  Netherlands 1:57.82

Final[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Katie Ledecky  United States 1:53.73
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 1:54.08 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Emma McKeon  Australia 1:54.92
4 3 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 1:55.18
5 6 Shen Duo  China 1:55.25
8 Bronte Barratt  Australia
7 2 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 1:56.27
8 1 Charlotte Bonnet  France 1:56.29

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Women's 200m Freestyle". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (9 August 2016). "Katie Ledecky wins gold in women's 200 free". USA Today. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ Sheinin, Dave (9 August 2016). "Katie Ledecky just keeps on winning, captures second gold in 200 freestyle". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ^ Crouse, Karen; Mills, Doug (9 August 2016). "Katie Ledecky's Gold Medal Haul Continues". New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Katie Ledecky Claims Victory in 200 Free; Adds Second Individual Gold Medal". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b Pentony, Luke (9 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Australia's Emma McKeon takes out bronze in women's 200m freestyle fina". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ^ Fenno, Nathan (9 August 2016). "Missy Franklin fails to advance in 200 freestyle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Federica Pellegrini Puts on Show for Home Crowd With World Record, U.S. Goes 2-3 With American Record". Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Olympics swimming: Allison Schmitt wins with Games record". BBC Sport. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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