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

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 24, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 25, 2012 (final)
Competitors35 from 23 nations
Winning time2:26.91
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place on May 24, the final on May 25. [1]

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Records

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

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World record Annamay Pierse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:20.12 Rome July 30, 2009
European record Nađa Higl Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2:21.62 Rome July 31, 2009
Championship record Anastasia Chaun Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:23.50 Budapest August 13, 2010

Results

Heats

36 swimmers participated in 5 heats. [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
145 Joline Höstman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:28.06Q
244 Nađa Higl Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2:28.59Q
354 Irina Novikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:29.19Q
456 Sara Nordenstam Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:29.22Q
543 Sarah Poewe Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:29.84Q
634 Fanny Lecluyse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:30.17Q
737 Martina Moravciková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:30.50Q
846 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:30.54Q
953 Caroline Ruhnau Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:30.55Q
1042 Dilara Buse Günaydin Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:31.38Q
1157 Tjasa Vozel Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:31.50Q
1236 Ganna Dzerkaľ Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:31.71Q
1341 Shani Stallard Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:31.87Q
1351 Anna Sztankovics Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:31.87Q
1523 Neza Marcun Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:32.07Q
1658 Fiona Doyle Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:32.20Q
1731 Noora Laukkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:32.21
1826 Alona Ribakova Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:32.53 NR
1947 Concepcion Badillo Diaz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:32.69
2035 Chiara Boggiatto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:32.73
2132 Jenna Laukkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:33.33
2252 Tanja Šmid Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:33.38
2333 Vanessa Crimberg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:33.59
2438 Raminta Dvariškytė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2:33.62
2555 Lisa Fissneider Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:33.79
2648 Anastasiya Malyavina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:34.19
2725 Sandra Swierczewska Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:34.79
2814 Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:36.25
2927 Mariya Liver Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:38.11
3024 Maria Georgia Michalaka Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2:38.42
3115 Zuzana Mimovicová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2:39.52
3213 Vangelina Draganova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2:39.97
3321 Evghenia Tanasienco Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2:40.15
3416 Tatiana Chisca Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2:41.49
3528 Helena Pikhartová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:42.01
22 Stina Gardell Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Sara Nordenstam Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:27.91Q
24 Nađa Higl Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2:28.28Q
37 Ganna Dzerkaľ Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:28.88Q
43 Fanny Lecluyse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:28.93Q
56 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:28.99Q
61 Anna Sztankovics Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:30.26
72 Dilara Buse Günaydin Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:30.70
88 Fiona Doyle Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:33.97

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Irina Novikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:26.39Q
24 Joline Höstman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:27.89Q
33 Sarah Poewe Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:28.72Q
46 Martina Moravciková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:29.27
52 Caroline Ruhnau Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:29.47
67 Tjasa Vozel Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:29.86
78 Neza Marcun Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:30.99
81 Shani Stallard Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:32.11

Final

The final was held at 17:38. [4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Sara Nordenstam Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:26.91
Silver medal icon.svg4 Irina Novikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:27.25
Bronze medal icon.svg2 Sarah Poewe Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:27.80
45 Joline Höstman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:27.87
58 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:27.92
66 Nađa Higl Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2:28.24
77 Ganna Dzerkaľ Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:28.37
81 Fanny Lecluyse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:30.12

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