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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle

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Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates8 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
9 August 2016 (final)
Competitors43 from 28 nations
Winning time1:53.73
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katie Ledecky  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sarah Sjöström  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emma McKeon  Australia
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The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place 8–9 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Summary

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After a world-record breaking victory in the 400 m freestyle two days earlier, U.S. distance ace Katie Ledecky pulled away from the field to capture the Olympic mid-distance freestyle crown and her second individual gold at these Games. Hanging with the leaders at the 150-metre turn, Ledecky fended off Sweden's Sarah Sjöström towards a gold-medal finish in 1:53.73.[2][3] Despite trying to hold on Ledecky at the final lap, Sjöström was unable to catch her near the wall, and settled for the silver in 1:54.08.[4] Meanwhile, Australia's Emma McKeon moved up from one of the outside lanes to take home the bronze in 1:54.92.[5][6]

Italy's world-record holder Federica Pellegrini dropped off the podium for the second straight Olympics to fourth in 1:55.18, charging a 0.07-second edge ahead of China's Shen Duo and McKeon's countrywoman Bronte Barratt, bronze medalist from London 2012, both of whom shared the fifth-place time with a matching 1:55.25.[6] Sjöström's teammate Michelle Coleman grabbed the penultimate spot of the top eight in 1:56.27, with France's Charlotte Bonnet (1:56.29) narrowly trailing her by 0.02 of a second to round out the field.[5]

Notable swimmers missed the final roster, including four-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin, who tied for thirteenth with Hong Kong's Siobhán Haughey (1:57.56) in the semifinals.[7]

In the medal ceremony, the medals for the competition were presented by Franco Carraro, Italy, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Paolo Barelli, Italy, Honorary Secretary of FINA.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:52.98 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009 [8][9]
Olympic record  Allison Schmitt (USA) 1:53.61 London, United Kingdom 31 July 2012 [10]

Competition format

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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

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 1:55.01 Q
2 5 5 Emma McKeon  Australia 1:55.80 Q
3 6 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 1:56.11 Q
4 6 6 Charlotte Bonnet  France 1:56.26 Q
5 4 4 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 1:56.37 Q
6 6 3 Shen Duo  China 1:56.52 Q
7 5 3 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 1:56.54 Q
8 4 6 Ai Yanhan  China 1:56.77 Q
9 3 6 Siobhán Haughey  Hong Kong 1:56.91 Q, NR
10 5 6 Bronte Barratt  Australia 1:56.93 Q
11 4 3 Veronika Popova  Russia 1:57.08 Q
12 4 5 Missy Franklin  United States 1:57.12 Q
13 3 5 Katerine Savard  Canada 1:57.15 Q
14 6 8 Manuella Lyrio  Brazil 1:57.28 Q, SA
15 6 5 Femke Heemskerk  Netherlands 1:57.68 Q
16 6 2 Brittany MacLean  Canada 1:57.74 Q
17 6 1 Chihiro Igarashi  Japan 1:57.88
18 4 7 Arina Openysheva  Russia 1:58.05
19 5 1 Melania Costa Schmid  Spain 1:58.19
20 3 7 Annika Bruhn  Germany 1:58.48
21 5 7 Rikako Ikee  Japan 1:58.49
22 5 3 Nina Rangelova  Bulgaria 1:58.57
23 5 2 Coralie Balmy  France 1:58.83
24 4 2 Alice Mizzau  Italy 1:59.16
25 4 8 Ajna Késely  Hungary 1:59.20
26 4 1 Robin Neumann  Netherlands 1:59.23
27 3 2 Georgia Coates  Great Britain 1:59.33
28 3 4 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 1:59.44
29 3 8 Camille Cheng  Hong Kong 1:59.71
30 2 4 Katarina Simonović  Serbia 2:00.06
31 2 3 Barbora Seemanová  Czech Republic 2:00.26
32 5 8 Eleanor Faulkner  Great Britain 2:00.51
33 2 6 Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 2:00.52 NR
34 3 1 Patricia Castro  Spain 2:00.71
35 6 7 Larissa Oliveira  Brazil 2:00.76
36 2 7 Elisbet Gámez  Cuba 2:01.08
37 2 2 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 2:01.27 NR
38 2 1 Sara Pastrana  Honduras 2:03.19
39 2 8 Andrea Cedrón  Peru 2:05.33
40 1 5 Matelita Buadromo  Fiji 2:05.49
41 1 4 Shivani Kataria  India 2:09.30
42 1 3 Kaya Forson  Ghana 2:16.02
2 5 Andrea Murez  Israel DNS

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Shen Duo  China 1:56.03 Q
2 4 Emma McKeon  Australia 1:56.29 Q
3 5 Charlotte Bonnet  France 1:56.38 Q
4 2 Bronte Barratt  Australia 1:56.63 Q
5 8 Brittany MacLean  Canada 1:57.36
6 6 Ai Yanhan  China 1:57.41
7 1 Manuella Lyrio  Brazil 1:57.43
8 7 Missy Franklin  United States 1:57.56

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 1:54.65 Q
2 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 1:54.81 Q
3 3 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 1:55.42 Q
4 6 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 1:56.05 Q
5 7 Veronika Popova  Russia 1:57.22
6 2 Siobhán Haughey  Hong Kong 1:57.56
7 1 Katerine Savard  Canada 1:57.80
8 8 Femke Heemskerk  Netherlands 1:57.82

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Katie Ledecky  United States 1:53.73
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 1:54.08 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Emma McKeon  Australia 1:54.92
4 3 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 1:55.18
5 6 Shen Duo  China 1:55.25
8 Bronte Barratt  Australia
7 2 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 1:56.27
8 1 Charlotte Bonnet  France 1:56.29

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's 200m Freestyle". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (9 August 2016). "Katie Ledecky wins gold in women's 200 free". USA Today. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ Sheinin, Dave (9 August 2016). "Katie Ledecky just keeps on winning, captures second gold in 200 freestyle". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ^ Crouse, Karen; Mills, Doug (9 August 2016). "Katie Ledecky's Gold Medal Haul Continues". New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Katie Ledecky Claims Victory in 200 Free; Adds Second Individual Gold Medal". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b Pentony, Luke (9 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Australia's Emma McKeon takes out bronze in women's 200m freestyle fina". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ^ Fenno, Nathan (9 August 2016). "Missy Franklin fails to advance in 200 freestyle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Federica Pellegrini Puts on Show for Home Crowd With World Record, U.S. Goes 2-3 With American Record". Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Olympics swimming: Allison Schmitt wins with Games record". BBC Sport. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.