| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 31, 2012 (heats & semifinals) August 1, 2012 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:04.06 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2012 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 butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.
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. 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. Japan's Natsumi Hoshi added a sixth bronze to her swimming squad at these Games, in a sterling time of 2:05.48.
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). 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.
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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Liu Zige (CHN) |
2:01.81 | Jinan, China | 21 October 2009 | |
| Olympic record |  Liu Zige (CHN) |
2:04.18 | Beijing, China | 14 August 2008 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | Final | Jiao Liuyang | China |
2:04.06 | OR |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jiao Liuyang | China |
2:06.10 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Natsumi Hoshi |  Japan |
2:06.37 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Cammile Adams |  United States |
2:07.33 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
2:07.69 | |
| 5 | 1 | Anja Klinar |  Slovenia |
2:07.84 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jessicah Schipper |  Australia |
2:08.21 | |
| 7 | 2 | Choi Hye-Ra |  South Korea |
2:08.32 | |
| 8 | 8 | Otylia Jędrzejczak |  Poland |
2:13.09 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kathleen Hersey | United States |
2:05.90 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mireia Belmonte García |  Spain |
2:06.62 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary |
2:06.82 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Liu Zige | China |
2:06.99 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Jemma Lowe |  Great Britain |
2:07.37 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Martina Granström |  Sweden |
2:07.83 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Audrey Lacroix |  Canada |
2:08.00 | |
| 8 | 6 | Judit Ignacio Sorribes | Spain |
2:08.96 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Jiao Liuyang | China |
2:04.06 | OR |
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6 | Mireia Belmonte García | Spain |
2:05.25 | NR |
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3 | Natsumi Hoshi | Japan |
2:05.48 | |
| 4 | 4 | Kathleen Hersey | United States |
2:05.78 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cammile Adams | United States |
2:06.78 | |
| 6 | 8 | Jemma Lowe | Great Britain |
2:06.80 | |
| 7 | 2 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary |
2:07.33 | |
| 8 | 7 | Liu Zige | China |
2:07.77 |
References
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- "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
| Olympic champions in women's 200 m butterfly | |
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