Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 May 2016.[1][2]

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships
Dates16–17 May
Competitors34 from 24 nations
Winning time2:07.01
Medalists
gold medal    Hungary
silver medal    Ukraine
bronze medal    Croatia
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Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Missy Franklin   United States 2:04.06 London 28 July 2012
European record Anastasia Zuyeva   Russia 2:04.94 Rome 1 August 2009
Championship record Krisztina Egerszegi   Hungary 2:06.62 Athens 22 August 1991

Results

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The heats were held on 16 May at 11:28.[3]

Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 2:08.44 Q
2 2 5 Daryna Zevina   Ukraine 2:09.90 Q
3 3 8 Ekaterina Avramova   Turkey 2:11.21 Q
4 3 5 Matea Samardžić   Croatia 2:11.25 Q
5 3 4 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir   Iceland 2:11.30 Q
6 4 5 Margherita Panziera   Italy 2:11.45 Q
7 2 3 Simona Baumrtová   Czech Republic 2:11.53 Q
8 4 6 Kata Burián   Hungary 2:11.92 Q
9 3 6 Réka György   Hungary 2:12.24
10 3 3 Alicja Tchórz   Poland 2:12.87
11 2 2 Zülal Zeren   Turkey 2:12.99 Q
12 4 3 Africa Zamorano   Spain 2:13.03 Q
13 4 7 Kathleen Dawson   Great Britain 2:13.24 Q
14 4 2 Charlotte Evans   Great Britain 2:13.35 Q
14 3 7 Ugnė Mažutaitytė   Lithuania 2:13.35 Q
16 2 6 Maxine Wolters   Germany 2:13.57 Q
17 2 4 Irina Prikhodko   Russia 2:13.77 Q
18 2 1 Henriette Stenkvist   Sweden 2:15.26
19 1 5 Věra Kopřivová   Czech Republic 2:15.40
20 3 2 Camille Gheorghiu   France 2:15.90
21 2 7 Martina van Berkel   Switzerland 2:15.97
22 3 0 Karolína Hájková   Slovakia 2:16.26
23 4 9 Alina Kendzior   Estonia 2:16.58
24 2 8 Karin Tomečková   Slovakia 2:16.67
25 4 0 Tereza Grusová   Czech Republic 2:16.75
26 4 1 Tatiana Salcutan   Moldova 2:17.59
27 2 0 Francisca Azevedo   Portugal 2:19.31
28 3 1 Jördis Steinegger   Austria 2:20.33
29 4 8 Ludwika Szynal   Poland 2:20.61
30 1 4 Danielle Hill   Ireland 2:21.55
31 1 3 Signhild Joensen   Faroe Islands 2:21.58
32 3 9 Kätlin Sepp   Estonia 2:22.67
33 1 6 Eline van den Bossche   Luxembourg 2:23.65
34 2 9 Tatiana Perstniova   Moldova 2:25.11

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on 16 May at 18:52.[4]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Daryna Zevina   Ukraine 2:08.66 Q
2 5 Matea Samardžić   Croatia 2:09.87 Q
3 6 Kata Burián   Hungary 2:10.83 Q
4 2 Zülal Zeren   Turkey 2:11.71 Q
5 3 Margherita Panziera   Italy 2:11.80
6 7 Kathleen Dawson   Great Britain 2:11.81
7 8 Irina Prikhodko   Russia 2:12.05
8 1 Charlotte Evans   Great Britain 2:13.15

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 2:09.98 Q
2 3 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir   Iceland 2:10.87 Q
3 6 Simona Baumrtová   Czech Republic 2:11.26 Q
4 2 Alicja Tchórz   Poland 2:11.63 Q
5 7 Africa Zamorano   Spain 2:11.96
6 5 Ekaterina Avramova   Turkey 2:12.11
7 8 Maxine Wolters   Germany 2:12.55
8 1 Ugnė Mažutaitytė   Lithuania 2:13.25

Final

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The final was held on 17 May at 19:09.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 2:07.01
  4 Daryna Zevina   Ukraine 2:07.48
  5 Matea Samardžić   Croatia 2:09.24
4 6 Kata Burián   Hungary 2:10.17
5 7 Simona Baumrtová   Czech Republic 2:10.57
6 2 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir   Iceland 2:11.03
7 8 Zülal Zeren   Turkey 2:11.91
8 1 Alicja Tchórz   Poland 2:13.48

References

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