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.
| 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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Records edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Heats edit
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[7]
Semifinals edit
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 edit
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia |
2:04.68 | |
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6 | Kylie Masse | Canada |
2:05.42 | NR |
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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 edit
- ^ 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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.