Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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
DatesMay 24, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 25, 2012 (final)
Competitors35 from 23 nations
Winning time2:26.91
Medalists
gold medal    Norway
silver medal    Russia
bronze medal    Germany

Records edit

Prior 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 edit

Heats edit

36 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 5 Joline Höstman   Sweden 2:28.06 Q
2 4 4 Nađa Higl   Serbia 2:28.59 Q
3 5 4 Irina Novikova   Russia 2:29.19 Q
4 5 6 Sara Nordenstam   Norway 2:29.22 Q
5 4 3 Sarah Poewe   Germany 2:29.84 Q
6 3 4 Fanny Lecluyse   Belgium 2:30.17 Q
7 3 7 Martina Moravciková   Czech Republic 2:30.50 Q
8 4 6 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 2:30.54 Q
9 5 3 Caroline Ruhnau   Germany 2:30.55 Q
10 4 2 Dilara Buse Günaydin   Turkey 2:31.38 Q
11 5 7 Tjasa Vozel   Slovenia 2:31.50 Q
12 3 6 Ganna Dzerkaľ   Ukraine 2:31.71 Q
13 4 1 Shani Stallard   Ireland 2:31.87 Q
13 5 1 Anna Sztankovics   Hungary 2:31.87 Q
15 2 3 Neza Marcun   Slovenia 2:32.07 Q
16 5 8 Fiona Doyle   Ireland 2:32.20 Q
17 3 1 Noora Laukkanen   Finland 2:32.21
18 2 6 Alona Ribakova   Latvia 2:32.53 NR
19 4 7 Concepcion Badillo Diaz   Spain 2:32.69
20 3 5 Chiara Boggiatto   Italy 2:32.73
21 3 2 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 2:33.33
22 5 2 Tanja Šmid   Slovenia 2:33.38
23 3 3 Vanessa Crimberg   Germany 2:33.59
24 3 8 Raminta Dvariškytė   Lithuania 2:33.62
25 5 5 Lisa Fissneider   Italy 2:33.79
26 4 8 Anastasiya Malyavina   Ukraine 2:34.19
27 2 5 Sandra Swierczewska   Austria 2:34.79
28 1 4 Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir   Iceland 2:36.25
29 2 7 Mariya Liver   Ukraine 2:38.11
30 2 4 Maria Georgia Michalaka   Greece 2:38.42
31 1 5 Zuzana Mimovicová   Slovakia 2:39.52
32 1 3 Vangelina Draganova   Bulgaria 2:39.97
33 2 1 Evghenia Tanasienco   Moldova 2:40.15
34 1 6 Tatiana Chisca   Moldova 2:41.49
35 2 8 Helena Pikhartová   Czech Republic 2:42.01
2 2 Stina Gardell   Sweden DNS

Semifinals edit

The 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 edit

The final was held at 17:38.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Sara Nordenstam   Norway 2:26.91
  4 Irina Novikova   Russia 2:27.25
  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