The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21 and 22. The heats and semifinals took place on May 21, the final on May 22.[1]
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 21, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 22, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:08.41 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe |
2:04.81 | Rome | August 1, 2009 |
| European record | Anastasia Zuyeva |  Russia |
2:04.94 | Rome | August 1, 2009 |
| Championship record | Krisztina Egerszegi |  Hungary |
2:06.62 | Athens | August 22, 1991 |
Results
editHeats
edit29 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[2]
Semifinals
editThe eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenny Mensing |  Germany |
2:09.49 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Melanie Nocher |  Ireland |
2:11.68 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Duane da Rocha Marce |  Spain |
2:11.86 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Anja Čarman |  Slovenia |
2:12.10 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Kira Toussaint |  Netherlands |
2:13.09 | |
| 6 | 7 | Marie Jugnet |  France |
2:14.41 | |
| 7 | 8 | Klaudia Nazieblo |  Poland |
2:17.22 | |
| 8 | 1 | Uschi Halbreiner |  Austria |
2:17.77 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Alexianne Castel | France |
2:09.03 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
2:10.17 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Alessia Filippi |  Italy |
2:10.89 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
2:11.20 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Kim Daniela Pavlin |  Croatia |
2:12.79 | |
| 6 | 7 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir |  Iceland |
2:13.77 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Annemarie Worst | Netherlands |
2:13.92 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland |
2:13.95 |
Final
editThe final was held at 17:58.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Alexianne Castel | France |
2:08.41 | |
 |
5 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
2:09.55 | |
 |
1 | Duane Da Rocha Marce | Spain |
2:09.56 | |
| 4 | 3 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
2:09.57 | |
| 5 | 7 | Melanie Nocher | Ireland |
2:10.75 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
2:10.85 | |
| 7 | 6 | Alessia Filippi | Italy |
2:11.20 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anja Čarman | Slovenia |
2:12.51 |
References
edit- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.