The women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 26 and 27. The heats and semifinals took place on May 26, the final on May 27.[1]
| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 26, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 27, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.28 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Liu Zige |  China |
2:01.81 | Ji Nan | October 21, 2009 |
| European record | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
2:04.27 | Rome | July 29, 2009 |
| Championship record | Otylia Jędrzejczak |  Poland |
2:05.78 | Berlin | August 4, 2002 |
Results edit
Heats edit
19 swimmers participated in 3 heats.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:07.79 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary |
2:09.17 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Martina Granström |  Sweden |
2:10.35 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Mireia Belmonte García |  Spain |
2:11.10 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Denisa Smolenová |  Slovakia |
2:12.14 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Sara Freitas Oliveira |  Portugal |
2:12.23 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Franziska Hentke |  Germany |
2:12.65 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Liliána Szilágyi | Hungary |
2:12.84 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Ingvild Snildal |  Norway |
2:13.09 | Q, NR |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Alessia Polieri |  Italy |
2:13.57 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Martina van Berkel |  Switzerland |
2:13.81 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Maria Novikova |  Russia |
2:15.23 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Emilia Pikkarainen |  Finland |
2:15.56 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | Judit Ignacio Sorribes | Spain |
2:15.61 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Jasmin Rosenberger |  Turkey |
2:17.01 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Simona Muccioli |  San Marino |
2:19.85 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Vaiva Gimbutytė |  Lithuania |
2:21.59 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Emilie Loevberg | Norway |
2:29.22 | |
| 1 | 5 | Anja Klinar |  Slovenia |
DNS |
Semifinals edit
The eight fastert swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary |
2:09.09 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Mireia Belmonte García | Spain |
2:09.14 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Martina van Berkel | Switzerland |
2:11.31 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Ingvild Snildal | Norway |
2:11.47 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | Sara Freitas Oliveira | Portugal |
2:11.98 | |
| 6 | 7 | Emilia Pikkarainen | Finland |
2:14.75 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jasmin Rosenberger | Turkey |
2:16.44 | |
| 8 | 8 | Vaiva Gimbutytė | Lithuania |
2:24.83 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:07.03 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Martina Granström | Sweden |
2:08.65 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Franziska Hentke | Germany |
2:09.40 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Judit Ignacio Sorribes | Spain |
2:10.47 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Denisa Smolenová | Slovakia |
2:11.08 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | Alessia Polieri | Italy |
2:11.46 | |
| 7 | 7 | Maria Novikova | Russia |
2:16.42 | |
| 8 | 8 | Simona Muccioli | San Marino |
2:19.70 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:20.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:07.28 | |
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3 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary |
2:07.86 | |
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5 | Martina Granström | Sweden |
2:08.22 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mireia Belmonte García | Spain |
2:08.91 | |
| 5 | 2 | Franziska Hentke | Germany |
2:09.01 | |
| 6 | 7 | Judit Ignacio Sorribes | Spain |
2:09.14 | |
| 7 | 1 | Denisa Smolenová | Slovakia |
2:10.70 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Martina van Berkel | Switzerland |
2:11.69 |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre butterfly entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre butterfly Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre butterfly Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre butterfly Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-27.