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200 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	8 – 9 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	42 from 27 countries

Katie Ledecky had won this event at the 2014 Pan-Pacific Championship and the 2015 World Championships, but it was a little on the short side for the premier distance freestyler, and if she was vulnerable in any event, this was the one. She would be challenged by Sweden’s Sarah Sjoström, who was #4 on the world list in 2016, but had not usually swum this event at international meets. Other medal contenders included Italy’s Federica Pellegrini, the world record holder, although she set that in the high-tech suit era; American Missy Franklin, gold medalist at the 2013 Worlds; and Australians Emma McKeon, ranked #3 in the world in 2016, and Bronte Barratt, the London bronze medalist.

The race went according to form, with Ledecky winning her second individual gold medal (after the 400 free) in 1:53.73, with Sjoström second in a national record 1:54.08, and McKeon taking the bronze medal. Pellegrini placed fourth, while Barratt tied for fifth with China’s Shen Duo. Franklin, not the swimmer she had been in 2012, did not make the final after finishing last her in her semi.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Katie Ledecky	USA	1:55.01 (1 h5)	1:54.81 (2 h2)	1:53.73 (1)	Gold
2	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	1:56.11 (1 h6)	1:54.65 (1 h2)	1:54.08 (2)	Silver
3	Emma McKeon	AUS	1:55.80 (2 h5)	1:56.29 (2 h1)	1:54.92 (3)	Bronze
4	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	1:56.37 (1 h4)	1:55.42 (3 h2)	1:55.18 (4)
=5	Shen Duo	CHN	1:56.52 (3 h6)	1:56.03 (1 h1)	1:55.25 (=5)
=5	Bronte Barratt	AUS	1:56.93 (4 h5)	1:56.63 (4 h1)	1:55.25 (=5)
7	Michelle Coleman	SWE	1:56.54 (3 h5)	1:56.05 (4 h2)	1:56.27 (7)
8	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	1:56.26 (2 h6)	1:56.38 (3 h1)	1:56.29 (8)
9	Veronika Popova	RUS	1:57.08 (3 h4)	1:57.22 (5 h2)	–
10	Brittany MacLean	CAN	1:57.74 (6 h6)	1:57.36 (5 h1)	–
11	Ai Yanhan	CHN	1:56.77 (2 h4)	1:57.41 (6 h1)	–
12	Manuella Lyrio	BRA	1:57.28 (4 h6)	1:57.43 (7 h1)	–
13	Missy Franklin	USA	1:57.12 (4 h4)	1:57.56 (8 h1)	–
14	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	1:56.91 (1 h3)	1:57.56 (6 h2)	–
15	Katerine Savard	CAN	1:57.15 (2 h3)	1:57.80 (7 h2)	–
16	Femke Heemskerk	NED	1:57.68 (5 h6)	1:57.82 (8 h2)	–
17	Chihiro Igarashi	JPN	1:57.88 (7 h6)	–	–
18	Arina Opyonysheva	RUS	1:58.05 (5 h4)	–	–
19	Melani Costa	ESP	1:58.19 (5 h5)	–	–
20	Annika Bruhn	GER	1:58.48 (3 h3)	–	–
21	Rikako Ikee	JPN	1:58.49 (6 h5)	–	–
22	Nina Rangelova	BUL	1:58.57 (4 h3)	–	–
23	Coralie Balmy	FRA	1:58.83 (7 h5)	–	–
24	Alice Mizzau	ITA	1:59.16 (6 h4)	–	–
25	Ajna Késely	HUN	1:59.20 (7 h4)	–	–
26	Robin Neumann	NED	1:59.23 (8 h4)	–	–
27	Georgia Coates	GBR	1:59.33 (5 h3)	–	–
28	Evelyn Verrasztó	HUN	1:59.44 (6 h3)	–	–
29	Camille Lily Cheng	HKG	1:59.71 (7 h3)	–	–
30	Katarina Simonović	SRB	2:00.06 (1 h2)	–	–
31	Barbora Seemanová	CZE	2:00.26 (2 h2)	–	–
32	Ellie Faulkner	GBR	2:00.51 (8 h5)	–	–
33	Anastasia Bogdanovski	MKD	2:00.52 (3 h2)	–	–
34	Patricia Castro	ESP	2:00.71 (8 h3)	–	–
35	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	2:00.76 (8 h6)	–	–
36	Elisbet Gámez	CUB	2:01.08 (4 h2)	–	–
37	Joanna Evans	BAH	2:01.27 (5 h2)	–	–
38	Sara Pastrana	HON	2:03.19 (6 h2)	–	–
39	Andrea Cedrón	PER	2:05.33 (7 h2)	–	–
40	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	2:05.49 (1 h1)	–	–
41	Shivani Kataria	IND	2:09.30 (2 h1)	–	–
42	Kaya Forson	GHA	2:16.02 (3 h1)	–	–
DNS	Andi Murez	ISR	– (DNS h2)	–	–

Round One

Date	8 August 2016 — 13:02
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Katie Ledecky	USA	1:55.01	Q
2	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	1:55.80	Q
3	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	1:56.11	Q
4	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	1:56.26	Q
5	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	1:56.37	Q
6	–	Shen Duo	CHN	1:56.52	Q
7	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	1:56.54	Q
8	–	Ai Yanhan	CHN	1:56.77	Q
9	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	1:56.91	Q
10	–	Bronte Barratt	AUS	1:56.93	Q
11	–	Veronika Popova	RUS	1:57.08	Q
12	–	Missy Franklin	USA	1:57.12	Q
13	–	Katerine Savard	CAN	1:57.15	Q
14	–	Manuella Lyrio	BRA	1:57.28	Q
15	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	1:57.68	Q
16	–	Brittany MacLean	CAN	1:57.74	Q
17	–	Chihiro Igarashi	JPN	1:57.88
18	–	Arina Opyonysheva	RUS	1:58.05
19	–	Melani Costa	ESP	1:58.19
20	–	Annika Bruhn	GER	1:58.48
21	–	Rikako Ikee	JPN	1:58.49
22	–	Nina Rangelova	BUL	1:58.57
23	–	Coralie Balmy	FRA	1:58.83
24	–	Alice Mizzau	ITA	1:59.16
25	–	Ajna Késely	HUN	1:59.20
26	–	Robin Neumann	NED	1:59.23
27	–	Georgia Coates	GBR	1:59.33
28	–	Evelyn Verrasztó	HUN	1:59.44
29	–	Camille Lily Cheng	HKG	1:59.71
30	–	Katarina Simonović	SRB	2:00.06
31	–	Barbora Seemanová	CZE	2:00.26
32	–	Ellie Faulkner	GBR	2:00.51
33	–	Anastasia Bogdanovski	MKD	2:00.52
34	–	Patricia Castro	ESP	2:00.71
35	–	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	2:00.76
36	–	Elisbet Gámez	CUB	2:01.08
37	–	Joanna Evans	BAH	2:01.27
38	–	Sara Pastrana	HON	2:03.19
39	–	Andrea Cedrón	PER	2:05.33
40	–	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	2:05.49
41	–	Shivani Kataria	IND	2:09.30
42	–	Kaya Forson	GHA	2:16.02
DNS	–	Andi Murez	ISR	–

Heat #1

Time	13:02

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	2:05.49	0.69	29.28 (2)	1:01.03 (1)	1:33.16 (1)	31.75 (2)	32.13 (1)	32.33 (1)
2	–	Shivani Kataria	IND	2:09.30	0.78	29.15 (1)	1:01.36 (2)	1:34.95 (2)	32.21 (3)	33.59 (2)	34.35 (2)
3	–	Kaya Forson	GHA	2:16.02	0.59	30.61 (3)	1:05.20 (3)	1:40.60 (3)	30.61 (1)	34.59 (3)	35.40 (3)

Heat #2

Time	13:07

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Katarina Simonović	SRB	2:00.06	0.65	28.04 (2)	58.20 (1)	1:28.99 (1)	30.16 (1)	30.79 (2)	31.07 (5)
2	–	Barbora Seemanová	CZE	2:00.26	0.70	28.00 (1)	58.71 (2)	1:29.76 (3)	30.71 (5)	31.05 (=4)	30.50 (2)
3	–	Anastasia Bogdanovski	MKD	2:00.52	0.80	28.48 (4)	58.72 (3)	1:29.50 (2)	30.24 (2)	30.78 (1)	31.02 (4)
4	–	Elisbet Gámez	CUB	2:01.08	0.61	29.30 (6)	59.77 (5)	1:30.71 (5)	30.47 (3)	30.94 (3)	30.37 (1)
5	–	Joanna Evans	BAH	2:01.27	0.78	28.57 (5)	59.23 (4)	1:30.28 (4)	30.66 (4)	31.05 (=4)	30.99 (3)
6	–	Sara Pastrana	HON	2:03.19	0.76	28.25 (3)	59.95 (6)	1:31.29 (6)	31.70 (7)	31.34 (6)	31.90 (6)
7	–	Andrea Cedrón	PER	2:05.33	0.71	29.70 (7)	1:01.06 (7)	1:33.26 (7)	31.36 (6)	32.20 (7)	32.07 (7)
DNS	–	Andi Murez	ISR	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

Heat #3

Time	13:12

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	1:56.91	0.70	27.18 (1)	56.60 (1)	1:26.82 (2)	29.42 (2)	30.22 (3)	30.09 (1)	Q
2	–	Katerine Savard	CAN	1:57.15	0.68	27.28 (2)	56.72 (2)	1:26.71 (1)	29.44 (3)	29.99 (2)	30.44 (3)	Q
3	–	Annika Bruhn	GER	1:58.48	0.77	28.13 (8)	57.46 (4)	1:28.10 (5)	29.33 (1)	30.64 (7)	30.38 (2)
4	–	Nina Rangelova	BUL	1:58.57	0.66	27.64 (4)	57.96 (5)	1:27.79 (3)	30.32 (7)	29.83 (1)	30.78 (5)
5	–	Georgia Coates	GBR	1:59.33	0.73	28.04 (7)	58.07 (=6)	1:28.39 (6)	30.03 (5)	30.32 (4)	30.94 (6)
6	–	Evelyn Verrasztó	HUN	1:59.44	0.77	27.93 (6)	58.37 (8)	1:28.87 (8)	30.44 (8)	30.50 (5)	30.57 (4)
7	–	Camille Lily Cheng	HKG	1:59.71	0.70	27.63 (3)	57.39 (3)	1:27.93 (4)	29.76 (4)	30.54 (6)	31.78 (7)
8	–	Patricia Castro	ESP	2:00.71	0.74	27.86 (5)	58.07 (=6)	1:28.78 (7)	30.21 (6)	30.71 (8)	31.93 (8)

Heat #4

Time	13:17

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	1:56.37	0.69	27.45 (3)	57.26 (3)	1:27.08 (3)	29.81 (5)	29.82 (2)	29.29 (1)	Q
2	–	Ai Yanhan	CHN	1:56.77	0.67	27.19 (1)	56.51 (1)	1:26.55 (1)	29.32 (1)	30.04 (4)	30.22 (4)	Q
3	–	Veronika Popova	RUS	1:57.08	0.73	27.24 (2)	57.16 (2)	1:26.82 (2)	29.92 (6)	29.66 (1)	30.26 (5)	Q
4	–	Missy Franklin	USA	1:57.12	0.79	27.70 (4)	57.36 (4)	1:27.29 (4)	29.66 (4)	29.93 (3)	29.83 (3)	Q
5	–	Arina Opyonysheva	RUS	1:58.05	0.67	28.38 (8)	57.89 (6)	1:28.37 (7)	29.51 (2)	30.48 (6)	29.68 (2)
6	–	Alice Mizzau	ITA	1:59.16	0.74	27.83 (6)	58.10 (7)	1:28.28 (5)	30.27 (7)	30.18 (5)	30.88 (7)
7	–	Ajna Késely	HUN	1:59.20	0.75	28.02 (7)	57.63 (5)	1:28.30 (6)	29.61 (3)	30.67 (8)	30.90 (8)
8	–	Robin Neumann	NED	1:59.23	0.67	27.77 (5)	58.18 (8)	1:28.68 (8)	30.41 (8)	30.50 (7)	30.55 (6)

Heat #5

Time	13:22

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Katie Ledecky	USA	1:55.01	0.72	27.12 (2)	56.10 (1)	1:25.49 (1)	28.98 (1)	29.39 (1)	29.52 (2)	Q
2	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	1:55.80	0.76	27.04 (1)	56.31 (2)	1:26.19 (2)	29.27 (2)	29.88 (4)	29.61 (3)	Q
3	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	1:56.54	0.79	27.15 (3)	56.78 (3)	1:26.53 (3)	29.63 (3)	29.75 (3)	30.01 (4)	Q
4	–	Bronte Barratt	AUS	1:56.93	0.67	27.93 (5)	57.59 (4)	1:27.49 (4)	29.66 (4)	29.90 (5)	29.44 (1)	Q
5	–	Melani Costa	ESP	1:58.19	0.69	28.06 (6)	58.41 (7)	1:27.88 (5)	30.35 (7)	29.47 (2)	30.31 (7)
6	–	Rikako Ikee	JPN	1:58.49	0.68	28.08 (7)	57.99 (5)	1:28.28 (6)	29.91 (5)	30.29 (6)	30.21 (6)
7	–	Coralie Balmy	FRA	1:58.83	0.69	27.88 (4)	58.37 (6)	1:28.68 (7)	30.49 (8)	30.31 (7)	30.15 (5)
8	–	Ellie Faulkner	GBR	2:00.51	0.72	28.30 (8)	58.58 (8)	1:29.80 (8)	30.28 (6)	31.22 (8)	30.71 (8)

Heat #6

Time	13:27

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	1:56.11	0.74	26.97 (1)	56.20 (1)	1:25.78 (1)	29.23 (3)	29.58 (1)	30.33 (5)	Q
2	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	1:56.26	0.68	27.47 (=4)	56.40 (2)	1:26.47 (2)	28.93 (2)	30.07 (4)	29.79 (1)	Q
3	–	Shen Duo	CHN	1:56.52	0.74	27.05 (2)	56.83 (4)	1:26.64 (3)	29.78 (6)	29.81 (2)	29.88 (2)	Q
4	–	Manuella Lyrio	BRA	1:57.28	0.68	27.80 (7)	56.71 (3)	1:26.87 (4)	28.91 (1)	30.16 (7)	30.41 (7)	Q
5	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	1:57.68	0.76	27.68 (6)	57.36 (6)	1:27.46 (6)	29.68 (4)	30.10 (6)	30.22 (4)	Q
6	–	Brittany MacLean	CAN	1:57.74	0.69	27.30 (3)	57.31 (5)	1:27.39 (5)	30.01 (7)	30.08 (5)	30.35 (6)	Q
7	–	Chihiro Igarashi	JPN	1:57.88	0.66	27.47 (=4)	57.80 (8)	1:27.82 (7)	30.33 (8)	30.02 (3)	30.06 (3)
8	–	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	2:00.76	0.70	27.85 (8)	57.54 (7)	1:28.45 (8)	29.69 (5)	30.91 (8)	32.31 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date	8 August 2016 — 22:03
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	1:54.65	Q
2	–	Katie Ledecky	USA	1:54.81	Q
3	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	1:55.42	Q
4	–	Shen Duo	CHN	1:56.03	Q
5	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	1:56.05	Q
6	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	1:56.29	Q
7	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	1:56.38	Q
8	–	Bronte Barratt	AUS	1:56.63	Q
9	–	Veronika Popova	RUS	1:57.22
10	–	Brittany MacLean	CAN	1:57.36
11	–	Ai Yanhan	CHN	1:57.41
12	–	Manuella Lyrio	BRA	1:57.43
=13	–	Missy Franklin	USA	1:57.56
=13	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	1:57.56
15	–	Katerine Savard	CAN	1:57.80
16	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	1:57.82

Heat #1

Time	22:03

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Shen Duo	CHN	1:56.03	0.74	27.00 (2)	56.81 (5)	1:26.36 (1)	29.81 (8)	29.55 (1)	29.67 (2)	Q
2	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	1:56.29	0.75	26.94 (1)	56.54 (2)	1:26.49 (3)	29.60 (6)	29.95 (4)	29.80 (3)	Q
3	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	1:56.38	0.68	27.04 (4)	56.42 (1)	1:26.57 (4)	29.38 (3)	30.15 (5)	29.81 (4)	Q
4	–	Bronte Barratt	AUS	1:56.63	0.66	27.02 (3)	56.61 (3)	1:26.41 (2)	29.59 (5)	29.80 (3)	30.22 (6)	Q
5	–	Brittany MacLean	CAN	1:57.36	0.70	27.82 (8)	57.19 (8)	1:27.79 (8)	29.37 (2)	30.60 (7)	29.57 (1)
6	–	Ai Yanhan	CHN	1:57.41	0.65	27.26 (5)	56.68 (4)	1:27.13 (6)	29.42 (4)	30.45 (6)	30.28 (7)
7	–	Manuella Lyrio	BRA	1:57.43	0.70	27.39 (6)	57.08 (7)	1:26.87 (5)	29.69 (7)	29.79 (2)	30.56 (8)
8	–	Missy Franklin	USA	1:57.56	0.79	27.57 (7)	56.82 (6)	1:27.64 (7)	29.25 (1)	30.82 (8)	29.92 (5)

Heat #2

Time	22:12

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	1:54.65	0.76	27.07 (2)	56.23 (2)	1:25.65 (1)	29.16 (2)	29.42 (1)	29.00 (1)	Q
2	–	Katie Ledecky	USA	1:54.81	0.70	27.20 (4)	56.21 (1)	1:25.78 (3)	29.01 (1)	29.57 (3)	29.03 (2)	Q
3	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	1:55.42	0.70	26.98 (1)	56.25 (3)	1:25.76 (2)	29.27 (4)	29.51 (2)	29.66 (3)	Q
4	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	1:56.05	0.77	27.17 (3)	56.47 (4)	1:26.32 (4)	29.30 (5)	29.85 (4)	29.73 (4)	Q
5	–	Veronika Popova	RUS	1:57.22	0.76	27.52 (7)	56.71 (5)	1:26.93 (5)	29.19 (3)	30.22 (7)	30.29 (5)
6	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	1:57.56	0.69	27.27 (5)	57.08 (6)	1:27.19 (6)	29.81 (7)	30.11 (6)	30.37 (7)
7	–	Katerine Savard	CAN	1:57.80	0.68	27.30 (6)	57.36 (8)	1:27.36 (7)	30.06 (8)	30.00 (5)	30.44 (8)
8	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	1:57.82	0.76	27.59 (8)	57.09 (7)	1:27.52 (8)	29.50 (6)	30.43 (8)	30.30 (6)

Final Round

Date	9 August 2016 — 22:19

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Katie Ledecky	USA	1:53.73	0.69	27.00 (5)	55.43 (2)	1:24.55 (1)	28.43 (1)	29.12 (2)	29.18 (2)
2	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	1:54.08	0.76	26.84 (3)	55.86 (3)	1:24.95 (2)	29.02 (4)	29.09 (1)	29.13 (1)
3	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	1:54.92	0.74	26.64 (1)	55.37 (1)	1:25.17 (3)	28.73 (2)	29.8 (=6)	29.75 (6)
4	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	1:55.18	0.68	27.09 (7)	56.45 (8)	1:25.84 (5)	29.36 (7)	29.39 (3)	29.34 (4)
=5	–	Shen Duo	CHN	1:55.25	0.74	27.07 (6)	55.90 (4)	1:25.67 (4)	28.83 (3)	29.77 (5)	29.58 (5)
=5	–	Bronte Barratt	AUS	1:55.25	0.68	27.35 (8)	56.40 (6)	1:26.02 (7)	29.05 (5)	29.62 (4)	29.23 (3)
7	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	1:56.27	0.77	26.82 (2)	56.15 (5)	1:25.95 (6)	29.33 (6)	29.8 (=6)	30.32 (8)
8	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	1:56.29	0.66	26.95 (4)	56.43 (7)	1:26.28 (8)	29.48 (8)	29.85 (8)	30.01 (7)