The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 9–10 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 10 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:04.85 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Summary edit
Spain's Mireia Belmonte stormed home on the final lap to upgrade her silver from London 2012 with an Olympic title in this event, writing a historic milestone to become the country's first female swimming champion.[2] Closing the gap between herself and Madeline Groves at the 150-metre turn, she pipped the Australian challenger with a half-stroke swim on the final stretch to a striking gold-medal triumph in 2:04.85.[3][4] Groves commanded a solid lead through the first half of the race, but could not catch the Spaniard near the wall, stopping just 0.03 seconds behind with a 2:04.88 for the silver.[5] Meanwhile, Japan's Natsumi Hoshi delivered a powerful back-half strategy to hold on the two leaders and repeat her bronze-medal feat from London 2012 in 2:05.20.[6][7]
Swimming in lane eight, Cammile Adams of the United States missed out on the podium by seven tenths of a second, as she moved up from the outside to fourth with a lifetime best of 2:05.90.[8] Separated from each other by a 0.03-second gap, Chinese duo Zhou Yilin (2:07.37) and Zhang Yufei (2:07.40) picked up the fifth and sixth spots respectively.[9] Adams' teammate Hali Flickinger (2:07.71) and Australian youngster Brianna Throssell (2:07.87) closed out the field.[7]
Notable swimmers missed the final roster, including British duo Hannah Miley and Aimee Willmott, Germany's Franziska Hentke, the reigning European champion, and Hungary's Katinka Hosszú, who later scratched the afternoon prelims to prepare herself instead for a historic medley double that happened in the evening session of the same day.[10]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Liu Zige (CHN) |
2:01.81 | Jinan, China | 21 October 2009 | [11][12] |
| Olympic record |  Jiao Liuyang (CHN) |
2:04.06 | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 | [13] |
Competition format edit
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 edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Zhou Yilin | China |
2:06.52 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Zhang Yufei | China |
2:06.95 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Brianna Throssell |  Australia |
2:07.19 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Cammile Adams |  United States |
2:07.22 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Suzuka Hasegawa |  Japan |
2:07.33 | |
| 6 | 5 | Liliána Szilágyi |  Hungary |
2:07.34 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anja Klinar |  Slovenia |
2:09.44 | |
| 8 | 8 | Audrey Lacroix |  Canada |
2:09.95 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Madeline Groves | Australia |
2:05.66 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
2:06.06 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Natsumi Hoshi | Japan |
2:06.74 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Hali Flickinger | United States |
2:07.02 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Franziska Hentke |  Germany |
2:07.67 | |
| 6 | 7 | Martina van Berkel |  Switzerland |
2:07.90 | NR |
| 7 | 1 | An Se-hyeon |  South Korea |
2:08.69 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alessia Polieri |  Italy |
2:09.35 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain |
2:04.85 | |
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4 | Madeline Groves | Australia |
2:04.88 | |
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6 | Natsumi Hoshi | Japan |
2:05.20 | |
| 4 | 8 | Cammile Adams | United States |
2:05.90 | |
| 5 | 3 | Zhou Yilin | China |
2:07.37 | |
| 6 | 2 | Zhang Yufei | China |
2:07.40 | |
| 7 | 7 | Hali Flickinger | United States |
2:07.71 | |
| 8 | 1 | Brianna Throssell | Australia |
2:07.87 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Women's 200m Butterfly". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Catalan swimmer Mireia Belmonte brings first gold for Spain at Rio Olympics". Catalan News Agency. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Romano, Javier (10 August 2016). "Mireia Belmonte wins first Spanish medal of Rio 2016". Marca. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Spain's Mireia Belmonte Garcia earns her first gold with women's 200 butterfly victory". Los Angeles Times. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Madeline Groves wins Olympic silver in 200 metres butterfly". ABC News Australia. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ McKirdy, Andrew (11 August 2016). "World champ Hoshi settles for bronze in 200 butterfly". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Mireia Belmonte Powers To First In 200 Fly Finals; Earns Spain's First Gold Ever In 200 Fly". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Fowler, Scott (10 August 2016). "Charlotte swimmer Cammile Adams just misses a medal in 200 butterfly". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Male swimmers keep China's swimming dream alive". China News Service. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Katinka Hosszu Scratches 200 Fly Prelims; Schedule Down to Four Individual Events in Rio". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Chinese National Games: Liu Zige Shocks World With Astounding 200 Fly World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Chinese Olympic champion Liu Zige breaks women's 200m butterfly world record". People's Daily. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "2012 London Olympics: China's Jiao Liuyang Goes Silver-to-Gold With Olympic Record in Women's 200 Fly; Kathleen Hersey, Cammile Adams Miss Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.