The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place on May 24, the final on May 25.[1]
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 24, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 25, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:26.91 | |||||||||
| 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 | Annamay Pierse |  Canada |
2:20.12 | Rome | July 30, 2009 |
| European record | Nađa Higl |  Serbia |
2:21.62 | Rome | July 31, 2009 |
| Championship record | Anastasia Chaun |  Russia |
2:23.50 | Budapest | August 13, 2010 |
Results
editHeats
edit36 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[2]
Semifinals
editThe eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sara Nordenstam |  Norway |
2:27.91 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Nađa Higl | Serbia |
2:28.28 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Ganna Dzerkaľ |  Ukraine |
2:28.88 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
2:28.93 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland |
2:28.99 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Anna Sztankovics |  Hungary |
2:30.26 | |
| 7 | 2 | Dilara Buse Günaydin |  Turkey |
2:30.70 | |
| 8 | 8 | Fiona Doyle |  Ireland |
2:33.97 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Irina Novikova | Russia |
2:26.39 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Joline Höstman |  Sweden |
2:27.89 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sarah Poewe |  Germany |
2:28.72 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Martina Moravciková |  Czech Republic |
2:29.27 | |
| 5 | 2 | Caroline Ruhnau | Germany |
2:29.47 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tjasa Vozel |  Slovenia |
2:29.86 | |
| 7 | 8 | Neza Marcun | Slovenia |
2:30.99 | |
| 8 | 1 | Shani Stallard | Ireland |
2:32.11 |
Final
editThe final was held at 17:38.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Sara Nordenstam | Norway |
2:26.91 | |
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4 | Irina Novikova | Russia |
2:27.25 | |
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2 | Sarah Poewe | Germany |
2:27.80 | |
| 4 | 5 | Joline Höstman | Sweden |
2:27.87 | |
| 5 | 8 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland |
2:27.92 | |
| 6 | 6 | Nađa Higl | Serbia |
2:28.24 | |
| 7 | 7 | Ganna Dzerkaľ | Ukraine |
2:28.37 | |
| 8 | 1 | Fanny Lecluyse | Belgium |
2:30.12 |
References
edit- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre breaststroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre breaststroke Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre breaststroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre breaststroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.