Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 26 to 28 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's fourteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1968.

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates
  • 26 July 2021 (heats)
  • 27 July 2021 (semifinals)
  • 28 July 2021 (final)
Competitors29 from 22 nations
Winning time1:53.50
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ariarne Titmus  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Siobhán Haughey  Hong Kong
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Penny Oleksiak  Canada
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Summary

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After a victory in the 400 m freestyle two days earlier, Australia's Ariarne Titmus 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, Titmus overtook Hong Kong's Siobhán Haughey in the final 25 m to establish a new Olympic Record of 1:53.50. Despite leading for the first three laps, Haughey was unable to catch a fast-finishing Titmus near the wall, winning silver in an Asian record of 1:53.92. Haughey's silver also marked Hong Kong's first ever Olympic medal in swimming. Meanwhile, Canada's Penny Oleksiak moved up from one of the outside lanes to take home the bronze in 1:54.70.

China's Yang Junxuan was second at the 150-metre turn though ultimately slipped off the podium to fourth in 1:55.01. The U.S.' defending Olympic champion Katie Ledecky finished fifth with a time of 1:55.21 while the Czech Republic's Barbora Seemanova recorded a national record of 1:55.45 to touch sixth. Italy's world-record holder Federica Pellegrini grabbed the penultimate spot of the top eight in 1:55.91 with Titmus' teammate Madison Wilson (1:56.39) trailing her to round out the field.

The medals for competition were presented by Giovanni Malagò, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Donald Rukare, FINA Bureau Member.

Records

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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 [2][3]
Olympic record   Allison Schmitt (USA) 1:53.61 London, United Kingdom 31 July 2012 [4]

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Event Swimmer Nation Time Record
July 28 Final Ariarne Titmus   Australia 1:53.50 OR

Qualification

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The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 1:57.28. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 2:00.80. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[5]

Competition format

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The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
Monday, 26 July 2021 19:00 Heats
Tuesday, 27 July 2021 10:30 Semifinals
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 10:41 Final

Results

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Heats

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The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Katie Ledecky   United States 1:55.28 Q
2 2 6 Penny Oleksiak   Canada 1:55.38 Q
3 2 5 Madison Wilson   Australia 1:55.87 Q
4 4 4 Ariarne Titmus   Australia 1:55.88 Q
5 4 6 Summer McIntosh   Canada 1:56.11 Q
6 4 5 Yang Junxuan   China 1:56.17 Q
7 3 6 Barbora Seemanová   Czech Republic 1:56.38 Q
8 3 5 Siobhán Haughey   Hong Kong 1:56.48 Q
9 3 2 Isabel Marie Gose   Germany 1:56.80 Q
10 2 3 Charlotte Bonnet   France 1:56.88 Q
11 3 3 Freya Anderson   Great Britain 1:56.96 Q
12 4 3 Allison Schmitt   United States 1:57.10 Q
13 4 7 Annika Bruhn   Germany 1:57.15 Q
14 2 7 Erika Fairweather   New Zealand 1:57.26 Q
15 3 4 Federica Pellegrini   Italy 1:57.33 Q
16 3 7 Valeriya Salamatina   ROC 1:58.33 Q
17 2 1 Janja Šegel   Slovenia 1:58.38
18 3 1 Joanna Evans   Bahamas 1:58.40
19 4 1 Andrea Murez   Israel 1:58.97
20 4 2 Li Bingjie   China 1:59.03
21 2 2 Veronika Andrusenko   ROC 1:59.17
22 3 8 Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir   Iceland 2:00.20 NR
23 4 8 Elisbet Gámez   Cuba 2:00.56
24 1 4 Ieva Maļuka   Latvia 2:03.75
25 1 3 Beatriz Padrón   Costa Rica 2:04.56
26 2 8 Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên   Vietnam 2:05.30
27 1 5 Gabriela Santis   Guatemala 2:07.24
28 1 6 Lina Khiyara   Morocco 2:08.80
29 1 2 Gabriella Doueihy   Lebanon 2:11.29

Semifinals

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The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 1 5 Ariarne Titmus   Australia 1:54.82 Q
2 1 6 Siobhán Haughey   Hong Kong 1:55.16 Q
3 2 4 Katie Ledecky   United States 1:55.34 Q
4 1 3 Yang Junxuan   China 1:55.98 Q
5 2 6 Barbora Seemanová   Czech Republic 1:56.14 Q, NR
6 1 4 Penny Oleksiak   Canada 1:56.39 Q
7 2 8 Federica Pellegrini   Italy 1:56.44 Q
8 2 5 Madison Wilson   Australia 1:56.58 Q
9 2 3 Summer McIntosh   Canada 1:56.82
10 1 7 Allison Schmitt   United States 1:56.87
11 2 2 Isabel Marie Gose   Germany 1:57.07
12 2 7 Freya Anderson   Great Britain 1:57.10
13 1 2 Charlotte Bonnet   France 1:57.35
14 2 1 Annika Bruhn   Germany 1:57.62
15 1 8 Valeriya Salamatina   ROC 1:58.98
16 1 1 Erika Fairweather   New Zealand 1:59.14

Final

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[9]

Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
  4 Ariarne Titmus   Australia 1:53.50 OR
  5 Siobhán Haughey   Hong Kong 1:53.92 AS
  7 Penny Oleksiak   Canada 1:54.70
4 6 Yang Junxuan   China 1:55.01
5 3 Katie Ledecky   United States 1:55.21
6 2 Barbora Seemanová   Czech Republic 1:55.45 NR
7 1 Federica Pellegrini   Italy 1:55.91
8 8 Madison Wilson   Australia 1:56.39

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Federica Pellegrini Puts on Show for Home Crowd With World Record, U.S. Goes 2-3 With American Record". Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.