| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | September 19, 2000 (heats & semifinals) September 20, 2000 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:05.88 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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 |
The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 19–20 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.
U.S. swimmer Misty Hyman stunned Australia's defending champion Susie O'Neill to claim the Olympic title in front of a raucous home crowd. Seen as almost a lock victory for O'Neill, Hyman seized off a powerful lead and held a full body length over the champion at the 150-metre turn to maintain her relentless pace and touch the wall first in one of the oldest Olympic records in the book. She improved a sterling lifetime best of 2:05.88 to erase Mary T. Meagher's 1984 record by 1.02 seconds, but her time was just a 0.07-margin closer to O'Neill's world record. In a signature race, O'Neill ended up with only a silver in 2:06.58, adding it to her gold from Atlanta in 1996 and bronze from Barcelona in 1992. Meanwhile, Petria Thomas took home the bronze in 2:07.12, handing the entire medal lock for the Aussies with a two–three finish.
Danish star Mette Jacobsen, competing in her fourth Olympics, finished off the podium by over a second in 2:08.24, while Poland's Otylia Jędrzejczak posted a fifth-place time of 2:08.48. Racing next to her teammate Hyman in lane seven, Kaitlin Sandeno picked up a sixth spot with a time of 2:08.81. Japanese duo Yuko Nakanishi (2:09.66) and Maki Mita (2:10.72) closed out the field.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Susie O'Neill (AUS) |
2:05.81 | Sydney, Australia | 17 May 2000 | |
| Olympic record |  Mary T. Meagher (USA) |
2:06.90 | Los Angeles, United States | 4 August 1984 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September | Final | Misty Hyman | United States |
2:05.88 | OR |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Susie O'Neill |  Australia |
2:07.57 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Petria Thomas | Australia |
2:07.63 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Maki Mita |  Japan |
2:09.88 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Yuko Nakanishi | Japan |
2:09.89 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mireia García |  Spain |
2:10.24 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mandy Loots |  South Africa |
2:10.58 | AF |
| 7 | 8 | Elizabeth van Welie |  New Zealand |
2:11.68 | |
| 8 | 7 | Éva Risztov |  Hungary |
2:11.83 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Otylia Jędrzejczak |  Poland |
2:07.81 | Q, EU |
| 2 | 4 | Misty Hyman | United States |
2:07.96 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Mette Jacobsen |  Denmark |
2:08.11 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 6 | Kaitlin Sandeno | United States |
2:09.40 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Georgina Lee |  Great Britain |
2:10.33 | NR |
| 6 | 8 | Margaretha Pedder | Great Britain |
2:10.49 | |
| 7 | 2 | Cécile Jeanson |  France |
2:10.78 | =NR |
| 8 | 1 | Sophia Skou | Denmark |
2:11.07 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Misty Hyman | United States |
2:05.88 | OR* |
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4 | Susie O'Neill | Australia |
2:06.58 | |
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5 | Petria Thomas | Australia |
2:07.12 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mette Jacobsen | Denmark |
2:08.24 | |
| 5 | 3 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | Poland |
2:08.48 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kaitlin Sandeno | United States |
2:08.81 | |
| 7 | 8 | Yuko Nakanishi | Japan |
2:09.66 | |
| 8 | 1 | Maki Mita | Japan |
2:10.72 |
* Also an American record.
References
- "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- "Hyman, Van den Hoogenband win gold". ESPN. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- Fitzpatrick, Frank (20 September 2000). "Misty Hops Up A Golden Mountain Hyman Tops Aussie Icon In Butterfly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- "Misty day: American Hyman upsets O'Neill in 200 butterfly". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 20 September 2000. Archived from the original on April 29, 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- Longman, Jere (20 September 2000). "Sydney 2000: Swimming; Hyman, in Surprise, Joins No. 1 van den Hoogenband". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ Whitten, Phillip (20 September 2000). "Olympic Day 5 Finals (200 Breast, 100 Free, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay)". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- "Thompson Wins Seventh Swimming Gold". ABC News. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 235–236. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
External links
| Olympic champions in women's 200 m butterfly | |
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