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200 metres Butterfly, Women

Date	31 July – 1 August 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants	28 from 21 countries

The favorite was China’s Jiao Liuyang, who had won the 2011 World title, but she was expected to be challenged by her countrywoman, defending gold medalist Liu Zige, still the world record holder from the skinsuit era. But the fastest qualifier for the final was surprising American Kathleen Hersey. The final was a tactical race with Jiao staying back in the field for the first 100 metres, as Liu and Spain’s Mireia Belmonte led. But Liu had nothing left for the last 100, and would finish last. Jiao came on strong on the last lap to pass Belmonte 25 metres from the finish and win gold in 2:04.06, a textile world best, and the third fastest mark ever. Belmonte hung on for the silver in the 9th fastest performance ever, with Japan’s Natsumi Hoshi winning bronze. Hersey was never a factor for a medal but placed fourth with a strong last lap.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Jiao Liuyang	CHN	2:07.15 (1 h3)	2:06.10 (1 h1)	2:04.06 (1)	Gold
2	Mireia Belmonte	ESP	2:08.19 (3 h2)	2:06.62 (2 h2)	2:05.25 (2)	Silver
3	Natsumi Hoshi	JPN	2:08.04 (1 h2)	2:06.37 (2 h1)	2:05.48 (3)	Bronze
4	Kathleen Hersey	USA	2:06.41 (1 h4)	2:05.90 (1 h2)	2:05.78 (4)
5	Cammile Adams	USA	2:08.18 (3 h3)	2:07.33 (3 h1)	2:06.78 (5)
6	Jemma Lowe	GBR	2:07.64 (2 h4)	2:07.37 (5 h2)	2:06.80 (6)
7	Zsu Jakabos	HUN	2:07.79 (3 h4)	2:06.82 (3 h2)	2:07.33 (7)
8	Liu Zige	CHN	2:08.72 (4 h4)	2:06.99 (4 h2)	2:07.77 (8)
9	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	2:07.75 (2 h3)	2:07.69 (4 h1)	–
10	Martina Granström	SWE	2:08.94 (4 h3)	2:07.83 (6 h2)	–
11	Anja Klinar	SLO	2:09.24 (5 h4)	2:07.84 (5 h1)	–
12	Audrey Lacroix	CAN	2:09.25 (6 h2)	2:08.00 (7 h2)	–
13	Jess Schipper	AUS	2:08.74 (5 h2)	2:08.21 (6 h1)	–
14	Choi Hye-Ra	KOR	2:08.45 (4 h2)	2:08.32 (7 h1)	–
15	Judit Ignacio	ESP	2:08.14 (2 h2)	2:08.96 (8 h2)	–
16	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	2:09.33 (6 h4)	2:13.09 (8 h1)	–
17	Ellen Gandy	GBR	2:09.92 (5 h3)	–	–
18	Ingvild Snildal	NOR	2:10.99 (1 h1)	–	–
19	Katerine Savard	CAN	2:11.05 (7 h4)	–	–
20	Samantha Hamill	AUS	2:11.07 (6 h3)	–	–
21	Denisa Smolenová	SVK	2:11.10 (7 h3)	–	–
22	Andreína Pinto	VEN	2:11.23 (2 h1)	–	–
23	Rita Medrano	MEX	2:11.42 (8 h4)	–	–
24	Sara Oliveira	POR	2:11.54 (3 h1)	–	–
25	Martina van Berkel	SUI	2:12.25 (7 h2)	–	–
26	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	2:13.17 (8 h3)	–	–
27	Emilia Pikkarainen	FIN	2:13.81 (8 h2)	–	–
28	Cheng Wan-Jung	TPE	2:14.29 (4 h1)	–	–

Round One (31 July 2012 — 10:23)

Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Heat One (10:23)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Ingvild Snildal	NOR	29.12 (1) 33.22	1:02.34 (1) 33.95	1:36.29 (1) 34.70	2:10.99	0.81
2	3	Andreína Pinto	VEN	29.92 (4) 33.25	1:03.17 (4) 33.83	1:37.00 (3) 34.23	2:11.23	0.79
3	4	Sara Oliveira	POR	29.35 (2) 33.41	1:02.76 (2) 33.88	1:36.64 (2) 34.90	2:11.54	0.76
4	6	Cheng Wan-Jung	TPE	29.48 (3) 33.50	1:02.98 (3) 35.41	1:38.39 (4) 35.90	2:14.29	0.74

Heat Two (10:27)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Natsumi Hoshi	JPN	29.00 (2) 32.61	1:01.61 (=2) 33.14	1:34.75 (1) 33.29	2:08.04	0.77	Q
2	6	Judit Ignacio	ESP	29.01 (3) 32.50	1:01.51 (1) 33.27	1:34.78 (2) 33.36	2:08.14	0.72	Q
3	5	Mireia Belmonte	ESP	29.58 (7) 33.12	1:02.70 (6) 32.84	1:35.54 (6) 32.65	2:08.19	0.75	Q
4	7	Choi Hye-Ra	KOR	29.07 (=4) 32.97	1:02.04 (5) 32.93	1:34.97 (4) 33.48	2:08.45	0.73	Q
5	3	Jess Schipper	AUS	28.84 (1) 32.77	1:01.61 (=2) 33.23	1:34.84 (3) 33.90	2:08.74	0.64	Q
6	2	Audrey Lacroix	CAN	29.07 (=4) 32.68	1:01.75 (4) 33.28	1:35.03 (5) 34.22	2:09.25	0.76	Q
7	1	Martina van Berkel	SUI	29.64 (8) 33.17	1:02.81 (7) 34.03	1:36.84 (7) 35.41	2:12.25	0.72
8	8	Emilia Pikkarainen	FIN	29.48 (6) 33.47	1:02.95 (8) 34.72	1:37.67 (8) 36.14	2:13.81	0.69

Heat Three (10:31)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Jiao Liuyang	CHN	28.45 (2) 32.87	1:01.32 (2) 33.00	1:34.32 (2) 32.83	2:07.15	0.69	Q
2	6	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	28.86 (3) 32.48	1:01.34 (3) 33.37	1:34.71 (3) 33.04	2:07.75	0.77	Q
3	3	Cammile Adams	USA	29.70 (8) 32.39	1:02.09 (4) 33.04	1:35.13 (4) 33.05	2:08.18	0.75	Q
4	2	Martina Granström	SWE	29.41 (6) 32.81	1:02.22 (6) 33.33	1:35.55 (5) 33.39	2:08.94	0.77	Q
5	5	Ellen Gandy	GBR	28.41 (1) 32.48	1:00.89 (1) 33.42	1:34.31 (1) 35.61	2:09.92	0.75
6	7	Samantha Hamill	AUS	29.21 (4) 33.06	1:02.27 (8) 33.94	1:36.21 (6) 34.86	2:11.07	0.73
7	8	Denisa Smolenová	SVK	29.23 (5) 32.95	1:02.18 (5) 34.48	1:36.66 (8) 34.44	2:11.10	0.83
8	1	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	29.50 (7) 32.75	1:02.25 (7) 34.20	1:36.45 (7) 36.72	2:13.17	0.77

Heat Four (10:35)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	6	Kathleen Hersey	USA	28.57 (3) 32.84	1:00.52 (2) 33.05	1:33.36 (1) –	2:06.41	0.75	Q
2	5	Jemma Lowe	GBR	28.66 (4) 32.02	1:00.68 (3) 33.20	1:33.88 (2) 33.76	2:07.64	0.70	Q
3	3	Zsu Jakabos	HUN	28.49 (2) 32.42	1:00.91 (5) 33.02	1:33.93 (4) 33.86	2:07.79	0.73	Q
4	4	Liu Zige	CHN	28.31 (1) 32.13	1:00.44 (1) 33.47	1:33.91 (3) 34.81	2:08.72	0.83	Q
5	1	Anja Klinar	SLO	29.37 (8) 32.51	1:01.88 (7) 33.40	1:35.28 (7) 33.96	2:09.24	0.85	Q
6	2	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	28.75 (5) 32.09	1:00.84 (4) 33.47	1:34.31 (5) 35.02	2:09.33	0.75	Q
7	7	Katerine Savard	CAN	28.93 (6) 32.68	1:01.61 (6) 33.42	1:35.03 (6) 36.02	2:11.05	0.66
8	8	Rita Medrano	MEX	29.36 (7) 33.08	1:02.44 (8) 33.88	1:36.32 (8) 35.10	2:11.42	0.74

Semi-Finals (31 July 2012 — 19:57)

Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Heat One (19:57)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Jiao Liuyang	CHN	27.82 (1) 32.17	59.99 (1) 33.16	1:33.15 (1) 32.95	2:06.10	0.65	Q
2	3	Natsumi Hoshi	JPN	28.41 (2) 31.97	1:00.38 (2) 33.13	1:33.51 (2) 32.86	2:06.37	0.71	Q
3	6	Cammile Adams	USA	29.53 (7) 32.54	1:02.07 (7) 32.41	1:34.48 (4) 32.85	2:07.33	0.77	Q
4	5	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	28.70 (3) 32.44	1:01.14 (4) 33.50	1:34.64 (=5) 33.05	2:07.69	0.73
5	1	Anja Klinar	SLO	29.20 (6) 32.40	1:01.60 (5) 33.04	1:34.64 (=5) 33.20	2:07.84	0.84
6	7	Jess Schipper	AUS	29.12 (5) 32.79	1:01.91 (6) 33.14	1:35.05 (7) 33.16	2:08.21	0.64
7	2	Choi Hye-Ra	KOR	28.72 (4) 32.20	1:00.92 (3) 32.87	1:33.79 (3) 34.53	2:08.32	0.77
8	8	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	29.66 (8) 33.15	1:02.81 (8) 34.21	1:37.02 (8) 36.07	2:13.09	0.78

Heat Two (20:05)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Kathleen Hersey	USA	28.87 (=5) 32.52	1:00.49 (3) 32.89	1:33.01 (1) –	2:05.90	0.74	Q
2	2	Mireia Belmonte	ESP	28.83 (4) 32.32	1:01.15 (4) 32.58	1:33.73 (4) 32.89	2:06.62	0.74	Q
3	3	Zsu Jakabos	HUN	28.45 (2) 32.00	1:00.45 (2) 32.79	1:33.24 (3) 33.58	2:06.82	0.79	Q
4	7	Liu Zige	CHN	27.99 (1) 32.04	1:00.03 (1) 32.99	1:33.02 (2) 33.97	2:06.99	0.82	Q
5	5	Jemma Lowe	GBR	29.06 (8) 32.41	1:01.47 (7) 32.92	1:34.39 (5) 32.98	2:07.37	0.72	Q
6	1	Martina Granström	SWE	28.96 (7) 32.31	1:01.27 (6) 33.21	1:34.48 (7) 33.35	2:07.83	0.75
7	8	Audrey Lacroix	CAN	28.87 (=5) 32.72	1:01.59 (8) 32.81	1:34.40 (6) 33.60	2:08.00	0.73
8	6	Judit Ignacio	ESP	28.59 (3) 32.58	1:01.17 (5) 33.61	1:34.78 (8) 34.18	2:08.96	0.73

Final (1 August 2012 — 20:12)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Jiao Liuyang	CHN	28.49 (5) 32.13	1:00.62 (5) 32.13	1:32.75 (2) 31.31	2:04.06	0.7	OR
2	6	Mireia Belmonte	ESP	28.32 (2) 31.43	59.75 (1) 32.16	1:31.91 (1) 33.34	2:05.25	0.73
3	3	Natsumi Hoshi	JPN	28.61 (6) 32.05	1:00.66 (6) 32.32	1:32.98 (5) 32.50	2:05.48	0.73
4	4	Kathleen Hersey	USA	28.62 (7) 31.64	1:00.26 (4) 32.70	1:32.96 (4) 32.82	2:05.78	0.72
5	1	Cammile Adams	USA	29.11 (8) 32.60	1:01.71 (8) 32.84	1:34.55 (8) 32.23	2:06.78	0.78
6	8	Jemma Lowe	GBR	28.36 (3) 31.79	1:00.15 (3) 32.89	1:33.04 (6) 33.76	2:06.80	0.72
7	2	Zsu Jakabos	HUN	28.45 (4) 32.23	1:00.68 (7) 32.75	1:33.43 (7) 33.90	2:07.33	0.74
8	7	Liu Zige	CHN	28.08 (1) 31.73	59.81 (2) 33.00	1:32.81 (3) 34.96	2:07.77	0.82