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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates28 July 2021 (heats)
29 July 2021 (semifinals)
30 July 2021 (final)
Competitors31 from 24 nations
Winning time2:18.95 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lilly King  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Annie Lazor  United States
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Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 30 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's twenty-third consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1924.

Summary

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South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker came from behind to become her nation's first Olympic champion in this event since Penny Heyns in 1996. Trailing the U.S.' Lilly King at the halfway mark, Schoenmaker moved through the field in the penultimate lap. Almost half a second ahead of world record pace at the final turn, Schoenmaker closed strongly to become the first woman to break the 2:19 barrier and win gold in a world record time of 2:18.95.

King, a 100 m breaststroke specialist over the years, established an early lead out of lane 2. However, King could not hold off Schoenmaker's ferocious charge over the back-half and settled for silver in 2:19.92. Meanwhile, King's teammate Annie Lazor (2:20.84) had the fastest final lap in the field, edging out ROC's Evgeniia Chikunova (2:20.88) by four one-hundredths of a second to claim bronze. More than a second back, Schoenmaker's teammate Kaylene Corbett (2:22.06) took fifth, while 2016 Olympian Molly Renshaw of Great Britain (2:22.65) and her teammate Abbie Wood (2:23.72) placed sixth and seventh. Belgium's Fanny Lecluyse (2:24.57) rounded out the championship field.

Records

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

World record  Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) 2:19.11 Barcelona, Spain 1 August 2013 [2]
Olympic record  Rebecca Soni (USA) 2:19.59 London, United Kingdom 2 August 2012 [3]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Swimmer Nation Time Record
July 28 Heat 4 Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 2:19.16 OR
July 30 Final Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 2:18.95 WR

Qualification

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 2:25.52. 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 2:29.89. 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.[4]

Competition format

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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.[5]

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
28 July 2021 19:36 Heats
29 July 2021 11:54 Semifinals
30 July 2021 10:41 Final

Results

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Heats

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The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 4 4 Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 2:19.16 Q, OR, AF
2 3 5 Lilly King  United States 2:22.10 Q
3 4 5 Evgenia Chikunova  ROC 2:22.16 Q
4 2 7 Kaylene Corbett  South Africa 2:22.48 Q
5 3 4 Annie Lazor  United States 2:22.76 Q
6 2 4 Molly Renshaw  Great Britain 2:22.99 Q
7 2 3 Maria Temnikova  ROC 2:23.13 Q
8 2 1 Yu Jingyao  China 2:23.17 Q
9 4 2 Jenna Strauch  Australia 2:23.30 Q
10 3 2 Jessica Vall  Spain 2:23.31 Q
11 2 2 Fanny Lecluyse  Belgium 2:23.42 Q
12 4 8 Sophie Hansson  Sweden 2:23.82 Q
13 2 6 Francesca Fangio  Italy 2:23.89 Q
14 4 3 Lisa Mamié  Switzerland 2:23.91 Q
15 2 5 Abbie Wood  Great Britain 2:24.13 Q
16 4 6 Kelsey Wog  Canada 2:24.27 Q
17 4 7 Abbey Harkin  Australia 2:24.41
18 3 6 Kanako Watanabe  Japan 2:24.73
19 1 4 Kristýna Horská  Czech Republic 2:25.03 NR
20 1 6 Mona McSharry  Ireland 2:25.08 NR
21 4 1 Martina Carraro  Italy 2:26.17
22 3 7 Marina García Urzainqui  Spain 2:26.21
23 1 2 Kotryna Teterevkova  Lithuania 2:26.82
24 1 3 Melissa Rodríguez  Mexico 2:26.87
25 1 5 Eszter Békési  Hungary 2:26.89
26 3 1 Alina Zmushka  Belarus 2:27.59
27 1 7 Eneli Jefimova  Estonia 2:27.87
28 2 8 Anastasia Gorbenko  Israel 2:28.41
29 3 8 Julia Sebastián  Argentina 2:29.55
30 1 1 Andrea Podmaníková  Slovakia 2:29.56
31 1 8 Phee Jinq En  Malaysia 2:32.57
3 3 Sydney Pickrem  Canada DNS

Semifinals

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The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 2:19.33 Q
2 2 5 Evgenia Chikunova  ROC 2:20.57 Q
3 2 3 Annie Lazor  United States 2:21.94 Q
4 1 5 Kaylene Corbett  South Africa 2:22.08 Q
5 1 4 Lilly King  United States 2:22.27 Q
6 2 8 Abbie Wood  Great Britain 2:22.35 Q
7 1 3 Molly Renshaw  Great Britain 2:22.70 Q
8 2 7 Fanny Lecluyse  Belgium 2:23.73 Q
9 2 2 Jenna Strauch  Australia 2:24.25
10 1 7 Sophie Hansson  Sweden 2:24.28
11 2 6 Maria Temnikova  ROC 2:24.69
12 1 6 Yu Jingyao  China 2:24.76
13 1 2 Jessica Vall  Spain 2:24.87
14 1 1 Lisa Mamié  Switzerland 2:25.11
15 2 1 Francesca Fangio  Italy 2:27.56
1 8 Kelsey Wog  Canada DSQ

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 2:18.95 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Lilly King  United States 2:19.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Annie Lazor  United States 2:20.84
4 5 Evgenia Chikunova  ROC 2:20.88
5 6 Kaylene Corbett  South Africa 2:22.06
6 1 Molly Renshaw  Great Britain 2:22.65
7 7 Abbie Wood  Great Britain 2:23.72
8 8 Fanny Lecluyse  Belgium 2:24.57

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Pedersen sets 200 meters breaststroke world record". Reuters. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (2 August 2012). "Rebecca Soni sets world record in winning gold". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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