Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates28 July 2021 (heats)
29 July 2021 (semifinals)
30 July 2021 (final)
Competitors31 from 24 nations
Winning time2:18.95 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lilly King  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Annie Lazor  United States

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 30 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's twenty-third consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1924.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN)2:19.11 Barcelona, Spain1 August 2013[2]
Olympic record Rebecca Soni (USA)2:19.59 London, United Kingdom2 August 2012[3]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventSwimmerNationTimeRecord
July 28Heat 4Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa2:19.16OR
July 30FinalTatjana Schoenmaker South Africa2:18.95OR
July 30FinalTatjana Schoenmaker South Africa2:18.95WR

Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 2:25.52. 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 2:29.89. 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.[4]

Competition format

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.[5]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
28 July 202119:36Heats
29 July 202111:54Semifinals
30 July 202110:41Final

Results

Heats

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[6]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
144Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa2:19.16Q, OR, AF
235Lilly King United States2:22.10Q
345Evgenia Chikunova ROC2:22.16Q
427Kaylene Corbett South Africa2:22.48Q
534Annie Lazor United States2:22.76Q
624Molly Renshaw Great Britain2:22.99Q
723Maria Temnikova ROC2:23.13Q
821Yu Jingyao China2:23.17Q
942Jenna Strauch Australia2:23.30Q
1032Jessica Vall Spain2:23.31Q
1122Fanny Lecluyse Belgium2:23.42Q
1248Sophie Hansson Sweden2:23.82Q
1326Francesca Fangio Italy2:23.89Q
1443Lisa Mamié Switzerland2:23.91Q
1525Abbie Wood Great Britain2:24.13Q
1646Kelsey Wog Canada2:24.27Q
1747Abbey Harkin Australia2:24.41
1836Kanako Watanabe Japan2:24.73
1914Kristýna Horská Czech Republic2:25.03NR
2016Mona McSharry Ireland2:25.08NR
2141Martina Carraro Italy2:26.17
2237Marina García Urzainqui Spain2:26.21
2312Kotryna Teterevkova Lithuania2:26.82
2413Melissa Rodríguez Mexico2:26.87
2515Eszter Békési Hungary2:26.89
2631Alina Zmushka Belarus2:27.59
2717Eneli Jefimova Estonia2:27.87
2828Anastasia Gorbenko Israel2:28.41
2938Julia Sebastián Argentina2:29.55
3011Andrea Podmaníková Slovakia2:29.56
3118Phee Jinq En Malaysia2:32.57
33Sydney Pickrem CanadaDNS

Semifinals

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[7]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
124Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa2:19.33Q
225Evgenia Chikunova ROC2:20.57Q
323Annie Lazor United States2:21.94Q
415Kaylene Corbett South Africa2:22.08Q
514Lilly King United States2:22.27Q
628Abbie Wood Great Britain2:22.35Q
713Molly Renshaw Great Britain2:22.70Q
827Fanny Lecluyse Belgium2:23.73Q
922Jenna Strauch Australia2:24.25
1017Sophie Hansson Sweden2:24.28
1126Maria Temnikova ROC2:24.69
1216Yu Jingyao China2:24.76
1312Jessica Vall Spain2:24.87
1411Lisa Mamié Switzerland2:25.11
1521Francesca Fangio Italy2:27.56
18Kelsey Wog CanadaDSQ

Final

[8]

RankLaneNameNationTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa2:18.95WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)2Lilly King United States2:19.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3Annie Lazor United States2:20.84
45Evgenia Chikunova ROC2:20.88
56Kaylene Corbett South Africa2:22.06
61Molly Renshaw Great Britain2:22.65
77Abbie Wood Great Britain2:23.72
88Fanny Lecluyse Belgium2:24.57

References

  1. 1 2 "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Pedersen sets 200 meters breaststroke world record". Reuters. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (2 August 2012). "Rebecca Soni sets world record in winning gold". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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