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200 metres Individual Medley, Women

Date	30 – 31 July 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants	34 from 28 countries

Ye Shiwen of China had won this event at the 2011 World Championships, had already won the 400 IM in London, and was heavily favored when this final started. The defending champion was Australian Steph Rice, and she was back but was considered only a long shot for a medal. Rice led the field through the butterfly leg with the only sub-28 second split, but Ye moved ahead on the backstroke and Rice fell well back on the breaststroke leg. After 150 metres, the race was between Ye, Australian Alicia Coutts and American Caitlin Leverenz, but Ye was simply too strong for the others and pulled away to win in 2:07.57, with Coutts coming in second in 2:08.15. Leverenz was third, just ahead of Rice, equaling her result in both IMs from the 2010 Pan-Pacs. Ye’s time was an all-time textile best and an Olympic record.

Ye became the sixth swimmer to double in the 200/400 IM, and the fifth in a row. This had been done previously by Claudia Kolb (USA) in 1968, and since 1996, consecutively by Michelle Smith (IRL), Yana Klochkova (UKR) (2000-04), and Rice in 2008. Ye’s two gold medals while still only 16-years-old made her the first to do that since Diana Mocanu (ROU) in 2000.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Ye Shiwen	CHN	2:08.90 (1 h5)	2:08.39 (1 h2)	2:07.57 (1)	Gold
2	Alicia Coutts	AUS	2:10.74 (3 h4)	2:09.83 (2 h2)	2:08.15 (2)	Silver
3	Caitlin Leverenz	USA	2:10.63 (1 h4)	2:10.06 (3 h2)	2:08.95 (3)	Bronze
4	Steph Rice	AUS	2:12.23 (3 h5)	2:10.80 (5 h2)	2:09.55 (4)
5	Ariana Kukors	USA	2:11.94 (2 h3)	2:10.08 (4 h2)	2:09.83 (5)
6	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	2:10.51 (2 h5)	2:10.93 (3 h1)	2:11.13 (6)
7	Hannah Miley	GBR	2:12.27 (4 h5)	2:10.89 (2 h1)	2:11.29 (7)
8	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	2:10.68 (2 h4)	2:10.74 (1 h1)	2:14.19 (8)
9	Evelyn Verrasztó	HUN	2:12.17 (3 h3)	2:11.53 (4 h1)	–
10	Mireia Belmonte	ESP	2:11.73 (1 h3)	2:11.54 (5 h1)	–
11	Li Jiaxing	CHN	2:13.43 (6 h3)	2:12.69 (6 h2)	–
12	Theresa Michalak	GER	2:12.75 (4 h3)	2:13.24 (7 h2)	–
13	Amit Ivry	ISR	2:13.29 (5 h3)	2:13.31 (6 h1)	–
14	Izumi Kato	JPN	2:13.85 (5 h5)	2:14.47 (7 h1)	–
15	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	2:14.26 (7 h3)	2:14.74 (8 h1)	–
16	Beatriz Gómez	ESP	2:13.93 (4 h4)	2:15.12 (8 h2)	–
17	Erica Morningstar	CAN	2:14.32 (8 h3)	–	–
18	Hanna Dzerkal	UKR	2:14.55 (1 h2)	–	–
19	Lisa Zaiser	AUT	2:14.56 (2 h2)	–	–
20	Stina Gardell	SWE	2:14.70 (6 h5)	–	–
21	Sophie Allen	GBR	2:14.72 (5 h4)	–	–
22	Sycerika McMahon	IRL	2:14.76 (3 h2)	–	–
23	Choi Hye-Ra	KOR	2:14.91 (6 h4)	–	–
24	Kathryn Meaklim	RSA	2:15.25 (7 h4)	–	–
25	Ranokhon Omonova	UZB	2:15.37 (4 h2)	–	–
26	Natalie Wiegersma	NZL	2:16.24 (7 h5)	–	–
27	Erica Dittmer	MEX	2:16.54 (5 h2)	–	–
28	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	2:16.81 (6 h2)	–	–
29	Katarína Listopadová	SVK	2:16.81 (1 h1)	–	–
30	Kim Daniela Pavlin	CRO	2:17.17 (7 h2)	–	–
31	Cheng Wan-Jung	TPE	2:17.39 (2 h1)	–	–
32	Barbora Závadová	CZE	2:17.54 (8 h4)	–	–
33	Emilia Pikkarainen	FIN	2:17.66 (3 h1)	–	–
34	Yekaterina Andreyeva	RUS	2:17.84 (8 h5)	–	–

Round One (30 July 2012 — 10:00)

Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Heat One (10:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Katarína Listopadová	SVK	28.88 (1) 34.63	1:03.51 (1) 41.62	1:45.13 (=2) 31.68	2:16.81	0.72
2	3	Cheng Wan-Jung	TPE	29.50 (3) 35.22	1:04.72 (3) 40.37	1:45.09 (1) 32.30	2:17.39	0.77
3	5	Emilia Pikkarainen	FIN	28.90 (2) 35.51	1:04.41 (2) 40.72	1:45.13 (=2) 32.53	2:17.66	0.66

Heat Two (10:04)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Hanna Dzerkal	UKR	29.18 (4) 36.13	1:05.31 (6) 38.18	1:43.49 (4) 31.06	2:14.55	0.77
2	4	Lisa Zaiser	AUT	28.89 (1) 34.19	1:03.08 (1) 39.68	1:42.76 (2) 31.80	2:14.56	0.64
3	7	Sycerika McMahon	IRL	28.97 (2) 35.75	1:04.72 (5) 37.95	1:42.67 (1) 32.09	2:14.76	0.66
4	3	Ranokhon Omonova	UZB	28.99 (3) 34.15	1:03.14 (2) 40.03	1:43.17 (3) 32.20	2:15.37	0.73
5	2	Erica Dittmer	MEX	29.92 (=6) 36.11	1:06.03 (7) 38.12	1:44.15 (5) 32.39	2:16.54	0.81
6	6	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	29.23 (5) 33.98	1:03.21 (3) 41.46	1:44.67 (7) 32.14	2:16.81	0.80
7	1	Kim Daniela Pavlin	CRO	29.92 (=6) 33.70	1:03.62 (4) 40.71	1:44.33 (6) 32.84	2:17.17	0.71

Heat Three (10:08)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Mireia Belmonte	ESP	28.89 (8) 33.87	1:02.76 (6) 38.29	1:41.05 (3) 30.68	2:11.73	0.70	Q
2	4	Ariana Kukors	USA	28.49 (4) 33.46	1:01.95 (3) 38.17	1:40.12 (1) 31.82	2:11.94	0.76	Q
3	6	Evelyn Verrasztó	HUN	28.27 (2) 33.00	1:01.27 (1) 39.84	1:41.11 (4) 31.06	2:12.17	0.73	Q
4	2	Theresa Michalak	GER	28.35 (3) 34.75	1:03.10 (8) 38.11	1:41.21 (5) 31.54	2:12.75	0.68	Q
5	1	Amit Ivry	ISR	28.24 (1) 33.48	1:01.72 (2) 38.67	1:40.39 (2) 32.90	2:13.29	0.70	Q
6	7	Li Jiaxing	CHN	28.65 (5) 34.06	1:02.71 (5) 39.53	1:42.24 (7) 31.19	2:13.43	0.71	Q
7	8	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	28.72 (6) 34.36	1:03.08 (7) 40.40	1:43.48 (8) 30.78	2:14.26	0.76	Q
8	3	Erica Morningstar	CAN	28.83 (7) 33.65	1:02.48 (4) 38.85	1:41.33 (6) 32.99	2:14.32	0.76

Heat Four (10:12)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Caitlin Leverenz	USA	28.43 (2) 34.08	1:02.51 (3) 36.87	1:39.38 (1) 31.25	2:10.63	0.71	Q
2	3	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	28.44 (3) 33.75	1:02.19 (2) 38.52	1:40.71 (3) 29.97	2:10.68	0.73	Q
3	4	Alicia Coutts	AUS	28.23 (1) 33.38	1:01.61 (1) 38.56	1:40.17 (2) 30.57	2:10.74	0.75	Q
4	2	Beatriz Gómez	ESP	29.06 (7) 35.21	1:04.27 (8) 37.53	1:41.80 (4) 32.13	2:13.93	0.72	Q
5	6	Sophie Allen	GBR	28.62 (4) 34.98	1:03.60 (7) 38.54	1:42.14 (5) 32.58	2:14.72	0.69
6	7	Choi Hye-Ra	KOR	29.24 (8) 33.88	1:03.12 (5) 40.15	1:43.27 (7) 31.64	2:14.91	0.75
7	1	Kathryn Meaklim	RSA	29.01 (6) 34.40	1:03.41 (6) 39.17	1:42.58 (6) 32.67	2:15.25	0.82
8	8	Barbora Závadová	CZE	28.67 (5) 34.32	1:02.99 (4) 41.43	1:44.42 (8) 33.12	2:17.54	0.77

Heat Five (10:15)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Ye Shiwen	CHN	28.16 (1) 37.63	1:00.54 (1) 30.73	1:38.17 (1) –	2:08.90	0.76	Q
2	6	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	29.28 (6) 32.30	1:01.58 (2) 37.89	1:39.47 (2) 31.04	2:10.51	0.76	Q
3	5	Steph Rice	AUS	28.53 (2) 33.64	1:02.17 (4) 38.79	1:40.96 (3) 31.27	2:12.23	0.74	Q
4	3	Hannah Miley	GBR	29.27 (5) 33.33	1:02.60 (5) 38.43	1:41.03 (4) 31.24	2:12.27	0.68	Q
5	2	Izumi Kato	JPN	28.99 (4) 34.45	1:03.44 (6) 38.37	1:41.81 (5) 32.04	2:13.85	0.74	Q
6	7	Stina Gardell	SWE	28.60 (3) 33.51	1:02.11 (3) 39.99	1:42.10 (6) 32.60	2:14.70	0.68
7	1	Natalie Wiegersma	NZL	29.73 (8) 34.84	1:04.57 (8) 39.32	1:43.89 (7) 32.35	2:16.24	0.68
8	8	Yekaterina Andreyeva	RUS	29.39 (7) 35.13	1:04.52 (7) 39.78	1:44.30 (8) 33.54	2:17.84	0.81

Semi-Finals (30 July 2012 — 20:55)

Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Heat One (20:55)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	28.26 (1) 33.48	1:01.74 (3) 38.68	1:40.42 (3) 30.32	2:10.74	0.74	Q
2	2	Hannah Miley	GBR	29.13 (7) 32.92	1:02.05 (5) 37.90	1:39.95 (1) 30.94	2:10.89	0.71	Q
3	4	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	29.39 (8) 32.28	1:01.67 (1) 38.32	1:39.99 (2) 30.94	2:10.93	0.78	Q
4	6	Evelyn Verrasztó	HUN	28.40 (3) 33.32	1:01.72 (2) 39.48	1:41.20 (6) 30.33	2:11.53	0.73
5	3	Mireia Belmonte	ESP	28.63 (5) 33.45	1:02.08 (6) 38.45	1:40.53 (4) 31.01	2:11.54	0.71
6	7	Amit Ivry	ISR	28.33 (2) 33.55	1:01.88 (4) 38.68	1:40.56 (5) 32.75	2:13.31	0.64
7	1	Izumi Kato	JPN	28.96 (6) 34.84	1:03.80 (8) 38.55	1:42.35 (7) 32.12	2:14.47	0.75
8	8	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	28.53 (4) 33.98	1:02.51 (7) 41.03	1:43.54 (8) 31.20	2:14.74	0.77

Heat Two (21:03)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Ye Shiwen	CHN	28.00 (2) 37.38	1:00.42 (1) 30.59	1:37.80 (1) –	2:08.39	0.76	QOR
2	3	Alicia Coutts	AUS	27.80 (1) 33.14	1:00.94 (2) 38.18	1:39.12 (4) 30.71	2:09.83	0.74	Q
3	5	Caitlin Leverenz	USA	28.32 (4) 34.02	1:02.34 (5) 36.59	1:38.93 (2) 31.13	2:10.06	0.71	Q
4	6	Ariana Kukors	USA	28.33 (5) 33.12	1:01.45 (4) 37.60	1:39.05 (3) 31.03	2:10.08	0.76	Q
5	2	Steph Rice	AUS	28.02 (3) 32.94	1:00.96 (3) 38.68	1:39.64 (5) 31.16	2:10.80	0.77	Q
6	1	Li Jiaxing	CHN	28.47 (6) 34.38	1:02.85 (6) 38.83	1:41.68 (6) 31.01	2:12.69	0.75
7	7	Theresa Michalak	GER	28.84 (7) 34.75	1:03.59 (7) 38.20	1:41.79 (7) 31.45	2:13.24	0.71
8	8	Beatriz Gómez	ESP	29.11 (8) 35.41	1:04.52 (8) 38.63	1:43.15 (8) 31.97	2:15.12	0.69

Final (31 July 2012 — 20:43)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Ye Shiwen	CHN	28.25 (4) 32.58	1:00.83 (1) 37.42	1:38.25 (3) 29.32	2:07.57	0.79	OR
2	5	Alicia Coutts	AUS	28.12 (3) 33.10	1:01.22 (5) 37.02	1:38.24 (2) 29.91	2:08.15	0.76
3	3	Caitlin Leverenz	USA	28.08 (2) 33.72	1:01.80 (6) 36.14	1:37.94 (1) 31.01	2:08.95	0.73
4	7	Steph Rice	AUS	27.98 (1) 32.86	1:00.84 (2) 37.83	1:38.67 (4) 30.88	2:09.55	0.76
5	6	Ariana Kukors	USA	28.3 (5) 32.68	1:00.98 (4) 37.75	1:38.73 (5) 31.10	2:09.83	0.75
6	8	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	28.74 (7) 32.17	1:00.91 (3) 38.64	1:39.55 (6) 31.58	2:11.13	0.75
7	1	Hannah Miley	GBR	29.18 (8) 33.39	1:02.57 (8) 37.88	1:40.45 (7) 30.84	2:11.29	0.69
8	2	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	28.39 (6) 33.88	1:02.27 (7) 40.52	1:42.79 (8) 31.40	2:14.19	0.74