Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 9 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:53.73 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| 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 freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place 8–9 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
Summary
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
Records
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
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
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| 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
| 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
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
1:53.73 | |
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4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
1:54.08 | NR |
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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 |
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| 7 | 2 | Michelle Coleman | Sweden |
1:56.27 | |
| 8 | 1 | Charlotte Bonnet | France |
1:56.29 |
References
- ^ Rio 2016. Archived from the originalon 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (9 August 2016). "Katie Ledecky wins gold in women's 200 free". USA Today. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Sheinin, Dave (9 August 2016). "Katie Ledecky just keeps on winning, captures second gold in 200 freestyle". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ ABC News Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Fenno, Nathan (9 August 2016). "Missy Franklin fails to advance in 200 freestyle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2012. Archived from the originalon 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "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.
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