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.
The following records were established during the competition:
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
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Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
References
- ^ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Double delight for China". South China Morning Post. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly – Heats". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly – Semifinals". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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