Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 24, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 25, 2012 (final)
Competitors35 from 23 nations
Winning time2:26.91
Medalists
gold medal Sara Nordenstam   Norway
silver medal Irina Novikova   Russia
bronze medal Sarah Poewe   Germany
2012 European
Aquatics Championships
Swimming
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Diving
Individual
1 mmenwomen
3 mmenwomen
10 mmenwomen
Synchronised
3 mmenwomen
10 mmenwomen
Teamteam
Synchronised swimming
IndividualSoloDuet
TeamTeamCombination

The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place on May 24, the final on May 25.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Annamay Pierse  Canada 2:20.12 Rome July 30, 2009
European record Nađa Higl  Serbia 2:21.62 Rome July 31, 2009
Championship record Anastasia Chaun  Russia 2:23.50 Budapest August 13, 2010

Results

Heats

36 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 5 Joline Höstman  Sweden 2:28.06 Q
2 4 4 Nađa Higl  Serbia 2:28.59 Q
3 5 4 Irina Novikova  Russia 2:29.19 Q
4 5 6 Sara Nordenstam  Norway 2:29.22 Q
5 4 3 Sarah Poewe  Germany 2:29.84 Q
6 3 4 Fanny Lecluyse  Belgium 2:30.17 Q
7 3 7
Martina Moravciková
  Czech Republic 2:30.50 Q
8 4 6 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 2:30.54 Q
9 5 3 Caroline Ruhnau  Germany 2:30.55 Q
10 4 2
Dilara Buse Günaydin
  Turkey 2:31.38 Q
11 5 7
Tjasa Vozel
  Slovenia 2:31.50 Q
12 3 6 Ganna Dzerkaľ  Ukraine 2:31.71 Q
13 4 1 Shani Stallard  Ireland 2:31.87 Q
13 5 1 Anna Sztankovics  Hungary 2:31.87 Q
15 2 3 Neza Marcun  Slovenia 2:32.07 Q
16 5 8 Fiona Doyle  Ireland 2:32.20 Q
17 3 1 Noora Laukkanen  Finland 2:32.21
18 2 6
Alona Ribakova
  Latvia 2:32.53 NR
19 4 7
Concepcion Badillo Diaz
  Spain 2:32.69
20 3 5 Chiara Boggiatto  Italy 2:32.73
21 3 2 Jenna Laukkanen  Finland 2:33.33
22 5 2 Tanja Šmid  Slovenia 2:33.38
23 3 3 Vanessa Crimberg  Germany 2:33.59
24 3 8 Raminta Dvariškytė  Lithuania 2:33.62
25 5 5 Lisa Fissneider  Italy 2:33.79
26 4 8 Anastasiya Malyavina  Ukraine 2:34.19
27 2 5 Sandra Swierczewska  Austria 2:34.79
28 1 4 Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir  Iceland 2:36.25
29 2 7 Mariya Liver  Ukraine 2:38.11
30 2 4 Maria Georgia Michalaka  Greece 2:38.42
31 1 5 Zuzana Mimovicová  Slovakia 2:39.52
32 1 3 Vangelina Draganova  Bulgaria 2:39.97
33 2 1 Evghenia Tanasienco  Moldova 2:40.15
34 1 6
Tatiana Chisca
  Moldova 2:41.49
35 2 8 Helena Pikhartová  Czech Republic 2:42.01
2 2 Stina Gardell  Sweden DNS

Semifinals

The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Sara Nordenstam  Norway 2:27.91 Q
2 4 Nađa Higl  Serbia 2:28.28 Q
3 7 Ganna Dzerkaľ  Ukraine 2:28.88 Q
4 3 Fanny Lecluyse  Belgium 2:28.93 Q
5 6 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 2:28.99 Q
6 1 Anna Sztankovics  Hungary 2:30.26
7 2
Dilara Buse Günaydin
  Turkey 2:30.70
8 8 Fiona Doyle  Ireland 2:33.97

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Irina Novikova  Russia 2:26.39 Q
2 4 Joline Höstman  Sweden 2:27.89 Q
3 3 Sarah Poewe  Germany 2:28.72 Q
4 6
Martina Moravciková
  Czech Republic 2:29.27
5 2 Caroline Ruhnau  Germany 2:29.47
6 7
Tjasa Vozel
  Slovenia 2:29.86
7 8 Neza Marcun  Slovenia 2:30.99
8 1 Shani Stallard  Ireland 2:32.11

Final

The final was held at 17:38.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Sara Nordenstam  Norway 2:26.91
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Irina Novikova  Russia 2:27.25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Sarah Poewe  Germany 2:27.80
4 5 Joline Höstman  Sweden 2:27.87
5 8 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 2:27.92
6 6 Nađa Higl  Serbia 2:28.24
7 7 Ganna Dzerkaľ  Ukraine 2:28.37
8 1 Fanny Lecluyse  Belgium 2:30.12

References

  1. ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre breaststroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
  2. ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre breaststroke Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre breaststroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre breaststroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.
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