Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats and semifinals took place on May 23, the final on May 24.[1]
| Women's 200 metre individual medley at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 23, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 24, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:10.84 | |||||||||
| 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 | Ariana Kukors |  United States |
2:06.15 | Rome | July 27, 2009 |
| European record | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
2:07.46 | Rome | July 27, 2009 |
| Championship record | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:10.09 | Budapest | August 12, 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
26 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[2]
Semifinals edit
The eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary |
2:12.67 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Theresa Michalak |  Germany |
2:12.76 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sophie Allen |  Great Britain |
2:13.29 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Beatriz Gomez Cortes |  Spain |
2:14.21 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Lisa Zaiser |  Austria |
2:14.90 | |
| 6 | 8 | Lara Grangeon |  France |
2:15.79 | |
| 7 | 2 | Stefania Pirozzi |  Italy |
2:16.56 | |
| 8 | 7 | Noora Laukkanen |  Finland |
2:17.30 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:11.89 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Stina Gardell |  Sweden |
2:12.29 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Amit Ivri |  Israel |
2:13.77 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Ganna Dzerkaľ |  Ukraine |
2:14.25 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Alexandra Wenk | Germany |
2:14.44 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Sophie de Ronchi | France |
2:16.05 | |
| 7 | 8 | Barbora Závadová |  Czech Republic |
2:16.09 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kim Daniela Pavlin |  Croatia |
2:16.35 | NR |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:13.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:10.84 | |
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2 | Sophie Allen | Great Britain |
2:11.49 | |
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3 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary |
2:11.63 | |
| 4 | 6 | Theresa Michalak | Germany |
2:12.26 | |
| 5 | 5 | Stina Gardell | Sweden |
2:12.29 | =NR |
| 6 | 1 | Ganna Dzerkaľ | Ukraine |
2:12.33 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alexandra Wenk | Germany |
2:12.95 | |
| 7 | Beatriz Gomez Cortes | Spain |
DSQ |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre individual medley entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre individual medley Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre individual medley Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre individual medley Final results Ayoub , from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.