The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 27 to 29 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 butterfly at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 July 2021 (heats) 28 July 2021 (semifinals) 29 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:03.86 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The medals for the competition were presented by Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rica; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Andrey Kryukov, Kazakhstan; FINA Bureau Member.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Liu Zige (CHN) |
2:01.81 | Jinan, China | 21 October 2009 | [2][3] |
| Olympic record |  Jiao Liuyang (CHN) |
2:04.06 | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 | [4] |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July | Final | Zhang Yufei | China |
2:03.86 | OR |
Qualification edit
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 2:08.43. 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 2:12.28. 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 edit
The competition consists 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 edit
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 July | 19:25 | Heats |
| 28 July | 10:57 | Semifinals |
| 29 July | 11:28 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[7]
As Katinka Hosszú withdrew before the event, all sixteen remaining swimmers were guaranteed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Although FINA rules would have allowed the Heats to be scratched and two straight semi-finals held, the decision was made to keep the original schedule.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Zhang Yufei | China |
2:07.50 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Hali Flickinger |  United States |
2:08.31 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Yu Liyan | China |
2:08.36 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Regan Smith | United States |
2:08.46 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Boglárka Kapás |  Hungary |
2:08.58 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Svetlana Chimrova |  ROC |
2:08.84 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Laura Stephens |  Great Britain |
2:09.00 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Alys Thomas | Great Britain |
2:09.06 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Brianna Throssell |  Australia |
2:09.34 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Helena Bach |  Denmark |
2:09.37 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Franziska Hentke |  Germany |
2:09.98 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Defne Taçyıldız |  Turkey |
2:10.00 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Suzuka Hasegawa |  Japan |
2:10.43 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Ana Monteiro |  Portugal |
2:11.45 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Remedy Rule |  Philippines |
2:12.23 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Julimar Ávila |  Honduras |
2:15.36 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
DNS |
Semifinals edit
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Zhang Yufei | China |
2:04.89 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Hali Flickinger | United States |
2:06.23 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary |
2:06.59 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Regan Smith | United States |
2:06.64 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Yu Liyan | China |
2:07.04 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Brianna Throssell | Australia |
2:08.41 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Svetlana Chimrova | ROC |
2:08.62 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Alys Thomas | Great Britain |
2:09.07 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Suzuka Hasegawa | Japan |
2:09.42 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Laura Stephens | Great Britain |
2:09.49 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Ana Monteiro | Portugal |
2:09.82 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Helena Bach | Denmark |
2:10.05 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Franziska Hentke | Germany |
2:10.89 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Defne Taçyıldız | Turkey |
2:11.27 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Remedy Rule | Philippines |
2:12.89 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Julimar Ávila | Honduras |
2:16.38 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Zhang Yufei | China |
2:03.86 | OR |
 |
6 | Regan Smith | United States |
2:05.30 | |
 |
5 | Hali Flickinger | United States |
2:05.65 | |
| 4 | 3 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary |
2:06.53 | |
| 5 | 1 | Svetlana Chimrova | ROC |
2:07.70 | |
| 6 | 2 | Yu Liyan | China |
2:07.85 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alys Thomas | Great Britain |
2:07.90 | |
| 8 | 7 | Brianna Throssell | Australia |
2:09.48 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Chinese National Games: Liu Zige Shocks World With Astounding 200 Fly World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Chinese Olympic champion Liu Zige breaks women's 200m butterfly world record". People's Daily. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "2012 London Olympics: China's Jiao Liuyang Goes Silver-to-Gold With Olympic Record in Women's 200 Fly; Kathleen Hersey, Cammile Adams Miss Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.