Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates29 July 2021 (heats)
30 July 2021 (semifinals)
31 July 2021 (final)
Competitors27 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kaylee McKeown  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kylie Masse  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emily Seebohm  Australia
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Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
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 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen
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The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 29 to 31 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's fourteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1968.

Records[]

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

World record  Regan Smith (USA) 2:03.35 Gwangju, South Korea 26 July 2019 [2]
Olympic record  Missy Franklin (USA) 2:04.06 London, United Kingdom 3 August 2012 [3][4]

Prior to this competition, the fastest time this year in the event was as follows:

World Lead  Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 2:04.28 OC Melbourne, Australia 17 June 2021

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 2:10.39. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 2:14.30. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[5]

Competition format[]

The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]

Schedule[]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
29 July 20:05 Heats
30 July 11:35 Semifinals
31 July 10:37 Final

Results[]

Heats[]

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 4 4 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 2:08.18 Q
2 4 5 Kylie Masse  Canada 2:08.23 Q
2 4 Rhyan White  United States Q
4 2 5 Phoebe Bacon  United States 2:08.30 Q
5 2 6 Liu Yaxin  China 2:08.36 Q
6 4 3 Taylor Ruck  Canada 2:08.87 Q
7 3 2 Peng Xuwei  China 2:09.03 Q
8 3 5 Emily Seebohm  Australia 2:09.10 Q
4 6 Katalin Burián  Hungary Q
10 3 6 Lena Grabowski  Austria 2:09.77 Q
11 2 1 Tatiana Salcuțan  Moldova 2:09.98 Q, NR
12 3 4 Margherita Panziera  Italy 2:10.26 Q
13 4 7 Laura Bernat  Poland 2:10.37 Q
14 4 2 África Zamorano  Spain 2:10.72 Q
15 4 8 Aviv Barzelay  Israel 2:11.13 Q
16 2 2 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 2:11.24 Q
17 1 4 Ingeborg Løyning  Norway 2:11.68 NR
18 2 7 Lee Eun-ji  South Korea 2:11.72
19 3 7 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 2:12.30
20 3 3 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 2:12.84
21 2 3 Cassie Wild  Great Britain 2:12.93
22 3 1 Daria Ustinova  ROC 2:13.72
23 1 5 Celina Márquez  El Salvador 2:14.72
24 4 1 Ali Galyer  New Zealand 2:15.16
25 3 8 Simona Kubová  Czech Republic 2:15.81
26 1 3 Felicity Passon  Seychelles 2:16.18
27 2 8 Krystal Lara  Dominican Republic 2:18.63

Semifinals[]

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 1 6 Emily Seebohm  Australia 2:07.09 Q
2 1 5 Phoebe Bacon  United States 2:07.10 Q
3 1 4 Rhyan White  United States 2:07.28 Q
4 2 5 Kylie Masse  Canada 2:07.82 Q
5 2 4 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 2:07.93 Q
6 2 3 Liu Yaxin  China 2:08.65 Q
7 1 3 Taylor Ruck  Canada 2:08.73 Q
8 2 6 Peng Xuwei  China 2:08.76 Q
9 1 7 Margherita Panziera  Italy 2:09.54
10 2 2 Katalin Burián  Hungary 2:09.65
11 2 7 Tatiana Salcuțan  Moldova 2:10.09
12 1 2 Lena Grabowski  Austria 2:10.10
13 1 1 África Zamorano  Spain 2:10.42
14 2 1 Laura Bernat  Poland 2:12.86
15 2 8 Aviv Barzelay  Israel 2:12.93
16 1 8 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 2:12.98

Final[]

[9]

Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 2:04.68
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Kylie Masse  Canada 2:05.42 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Emily Seebohm  Australia 2:06.17
4 3 Rhyan White  United States 2:06.39
5 5 Phoebe Bacon  United States 2:06.40
6 1 Taylor Ruck  Canada 2:08.24
7 8 Peng Xuwei  China 2:08.26
8 7 Liu Yaxin  China 2:08.48

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ Rieder, David (26 July 2019). "Regan Smith Shatters Missy Franklin's 200 Back World Record In 2:03.35". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "USA's Missy Franklin wins another gold, sets world record". USA Today. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ "US swimmer Missy Franklin sets world record, Phelps ends individual races with medal". Fox News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ Heats results
  8. ^ Semifinals results
  9. ^ Final results
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