Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly
| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
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| Date | July 31, 2012 (heats & semifinals) August 1, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:04.06 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]
China's Jiao Liuyang stormed home on the final stretch to upgrade her silver from Beijing four years earlier with an Olympic title in the event. She produced a striking effort on the last lap to come from behind and demolish the field with a gold-medal time and a new Olympic record in 2:04.06, shaving 0.12 seconds off the standard set by teammate Liu Zige.[2][3] Meanwhile, Mireia Belmonte García made an Olympic milestone to become Spain's first ever female medalist and fourth overall in swimming, as she brought home the silver in 2:05.25, the ninth-fastest of all time.[4][5] Japan's Natsumi Hoshi added a sixth bronze to her swimming squad at these Games, in a sterling time of 2:05.48.[6][7]
Leading through the prelims and the semifinals, U.S. swimmer Kathleen Hersey finished off the podium with a fourth-place time in 2:05.78, a full second ahead of her teammate Cammile Adams (2:06.78).[8] Great Britain's Jemma Lowe (2:06.80), Hungary's Zsuzsanna Jakabos (2:07.33) and defending champion Liu Zige (2:07.77) rounded out the field.[7][9]
Notable swimmers missed the final roster featuring Australia's Jessicah Schipper, a former world record holder; and Poland's Otylia Jędrzejczak, a 2004 Olympic champion, both of whom placed thirteenth (2:08.21) and sixteenth (2:13.09) respectively in the semifinals.[10]
Records
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 | Liu Zige (CHN) | 2:04.18 | Beijing, China | 14 August 2008 | [13] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | Final | Jiao Liuyang | China | 2:04.06 | OR |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jiao Liuyang | China | 2:06.10 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Natsumi Hoshi |  Japan | 2:06.37 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Cammile Adams |  United States | 2:07.33 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary | 2:07.69 | |
| 5 | 1 | Anja Klinar |  Slovenia | 2:07.84 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jessicah Schipper |  Australia | 2:08.21 | |
| 7 | 2 | Choi Hye-Ra |  South Korea | 2:08.32 | |
| 8 | 8 | Otylia Jędrzejczak |  Poland | 2:13.09 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kathleen Hersey | United States | 2:05.90 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mireia Belmonte García |  Spain | 2:06.62 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:06.82 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Liu Zige | China | 2:06.99 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Jemma Lowe |  Great Britain | 2:07.37 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Martina Granström |  Sweden | 2:07.83 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Audrey Lacroix |  Canada | 2:08.00 | |
| 8 | 6 | Judit Ignacio Sorribes | Spain | 2:08.96 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Jiao Liuyang | China | 2:04.06 | OR |
 | 6 | Mireia Belmonte García | Spain | 2:05.25 | NR |
 | 3 | Natsumi Hoshi | Japan | 2:05.48 | |
| 4 | 4 | Kathleen Hersey | United States | 2:05.78 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cammile Adams | United States | 2:06.78 | |
| 6 | 8 | Jemma Lowe | Great Britain | 2:06.80 | |
| 7 | 2 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:07.33 | |
| 8 | 7 | Liu Zige | China | 2:07.77 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: China's Jiao wins 200m butterfly gold". Reuters. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "World champion Jiao captures butterfly gold". Xinhua (China Daily). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Spain’s Mireia Belmonte wins silver in 200m butterfly". EITB. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Dillman, Lisa (1 August 2012). "London Olympics: Jiao wins 200 butterfly, Hersey places fourth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Odeven, Ed (3 August 2012). "Kitajima fourth in 200 as Tateishi gets bronze". The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Heartbroken Hersey falls short in final". Reuters. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "London 2012 Olympics: Jemma Lowe finishes outside medals in 200m butterfly final". London Evening Standard. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Kathleen Hersey Tops 200 Fly Semis; China's Jiao Liuyang Close Behind; Cammile Adams Makes Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Chinese National Games: Liu Zige Shocks World With Astounding 200 Fly World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 21 October 2009. 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.
- ↑ "Double delight for China". South China Morning Post. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly – Semifinals". London 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.