Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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]

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 21, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 22, 2012 (final)
Competitors29 from 22 nations
Winning time2:08.41
Medalists
gold medal    France
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Spain

Records edit

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 edit

Heats edit

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 Marie Jugnet   France 2:14.14 Q
13 2 1 Kim Daniela Pavlin   Croatia 2:14.25 Q
14 3 1 Uschi Halbreiner   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 Camille Gheorghiu   France 2:18.08
22 4 7 Anna Volchkov   Israel 2:18.18
23 2 2 Therese Svendsen   Sweden 2:18.28
24 1 6 Veronica Orheim Bjørlykke   Norway 2:19.37
25 1 3 Alzbeta Rehorkova   Czech Republic 2:19.47
26 2 8 Boglárka Kapás   Hungary 2:19.56
27 1 5 Karin Tomecková   Slovakia 2:21.37
28 4 8 Hazal Sarikaya   Turkey 2:22.28
29 1 2 Monica Ramirez Abella   Andorra 2:24.65

Semifinals edit

The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]

Semifinal 1 edit

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 Marie Jugnet   France 2:14.41
7 8 Klaudia Nazieblo   Poland 2:17.22
8 1 Uschi Halbreiner   Austria 2:17.77

Semifinal 2 edit

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 edit

The final was held at 17:58.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Alexianne Castel   France 2:08.41
  5 Jenny Mensing   Germany 2:09.55
  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 edit