Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke
Women's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 29 July 2021 (heats) 30 July 2021 (semifinals) 31 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
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 | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Breaststroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Butterfly | |||
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 | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
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 | ![]() |
2:03.35 | Gwangju, South Korea | 26 July 2019 | [2] |
Olympic record | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
2:04.28 OC | Melbourne, Australia | 17 June 2021 |
No new records were set during the competition.
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 |
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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]
Semifinals[]
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 6 | Emily Seebohm | ![]() |
2:07.09 | Q |
2 | 1 | 5 | Phoebe Bacon | ![]() |
2:07.10 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Rhyan White | ![]() |
2:07.28 | Q |
4 | 2 | 5 | Kylie Masse | ![]() |
2:07.82 | Q |
5 | 2 | 4 | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() |
2:07.93 | Q |
6 | 2 | 3 | Liu Yaxin | ![]() |
2:08.65 | Q |
7 | 1 | 3 | Taylor Ruck | ![]() |
2:08.73 | Q |
8 | 2 | 6 | Peng Xuwei | ![]() |
2:08.76 | Q |
9 | 1 | 7 | Margherita Panziera | ![]() |
2:09.54 | |
10 | 2 | 2 | Katalin Burián | ![]() |
2:09.65 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | Tatiana Salcuțan | ![]() |
2:10.09 | |
12 | 1 | 2 | Lena Grabowski | ![]() |
2:10.10 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | África Zamorano | ![]() |
2:10.42 | |
14 | 2 | 1 | Laura Bernat | ![]() |
2:12.86 | |
15 | 2 | 8 | Aviv Barzelay | ![]() |
2:12.93 | |
16 | 1 | 8 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | ![]() |
2:12.98 |
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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2 | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() |
2:04.68 | |
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6 | Kylie Masse | ![]() |
2:05.42 | NR |
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4 | Emily Seebohm | ![]() |
2:06.17 | |
4 | 3 | Rhyan White | ![]() |
2:06.39 | |
5 | 5 | Phoebe Bacon | ![]() |
2:06.40 | |
6 | 1 | Taylor Ruck | ![]() |
2:08.24 | |
7 | 8 | Peng Xuwei | ![]() |
2:08.26 | |
8 | 7 | Liu Yaxin | ![]() |
2:08.48 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "USA's Missy Franklin wins another gold, sets world record". USA Today. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "US swimmer Missy Franklin sets world record, Phelps ends individual races with medal". Fox News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results
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