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

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 21, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 22, 2012 (final)
Competitors29 from 22 nations
Winning time2:08.41
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21 and 22. The heats and semifinals took place on May 21, the final on May 22. [1]

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World record Kirsty Coventry Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2:04.81 Rome August 1, 2009
European record Anastasia Zuyeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:04.94 Rome August 1, 2009
Championship record Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:06.62 Athens August 22, 1991

Results

Heats

29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134 Alexianne Castel Flag of France.svg  France 2:10.04Q
235 Jenny Mensing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:11.05Q
344 Daryna Zevina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:11.31Q
446 Anja Čarman Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:12.55Q
523 Simona Baumrtová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:12.66Q
645 Duane da Rocha Marce Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:12.73Q
724 Alessia Filippi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:12.89Q
836 Melanie Nocher Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:13.09Q
933 Alicja Tchórz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:13.40Q
1032 Kira Toussaint Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:13.67Q
1125 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:13.81Q, NR
1226 Marie Jugnet Flag of France.svg  France 2:14.14Q
1321 Kim Daniela Pavlin Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2:14.25Q
1431 Uschi Halbreiner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:14.40Q, NR
1542 Annemarie Worst Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:14.82Q
1641 Klaudia Nazieblo Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:15.72Q
1727 Dorina Szekeres Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:16.67
1838 Eszter Povázsay Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:17.05
1943 Ekaterina Avramova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2:17.11
2014 Martina van Berkel Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2:17.94
2137 Camille Gheorghiu Flag of France.svg  France 2:18.08
2247 Anna Volchkov Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:18.18
2322 Therese Svendsen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:18.28
2416 Veronica Orheim Bjørlykke Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:19.37
2513 Alzbeta Rehorkova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:19.47
2628 Boglárka Kapás Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:19.56
2715 Karin Tomecková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2:21.37
2848 Hazal Sarikaya Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:22.28
2912 Monica Ramirez Abella Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2:24.65

Semifinals

The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final. [3]

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Jenny Mensing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:09.49Q
26 Melanie Nocher Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:11.68Q
33 Duane da Rocha Marce Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:11.86Q
45 Anja Čarman Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:12.10Q
52 Kira Toussaint Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:13.09
67 Marie Jugnet Flag of France.svg  France 2:14.41
78 Klaudia Nazieblo Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:17.22
81 Uschi Halbreiner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:17.77

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Alexianne Castel Flag of France.svg  France 2:09.03Q
25 Daryna Zevina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:10.17Q
36 Alessia Filippi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:10.89Q
43 Simona Baumrtová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:11.20Q
51 Kim Daniela Pavlin Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2:12.79
67 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:13.77 NR
78 Annemarie Worst Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:13.92
82 Alicja Tchórz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:13.95

Final

The final was held at 17:58. [4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Alexianne Castel Flag of France.svg  France 2:08.41
Silver medal icon.svg5 Jenny Mensing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:09.55
Bronze medal icon.svg1 Duane Da Rocha Marce Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:09.56
43 Daryna Zevina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:09.57
57 Melanie Nocher Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:10.75 NR
62 Simona Baumrtová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:10.85
76 Alessia Filippi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:11.20
88 Anja Čarman Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:12.51

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