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200 metres Backstroke, Women

Date	21 – 22 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	35 from 29 countries

The 200 metres backstroke turned in to a battle between Romanians, although one was competing in the colours of France. The world champion was the Bucharest-born Frenchwoman Roxana Maracineanu, who had already placed fourth in the 100 behind teenager Diana Mocanu. Mocanu bided her time at the back of the field over the first 50 metres before gradually moving through the pack into second by halfway. She then sprinted past Maracineanu and pulled out a two-second lead over her by the finish of the race to complete the double of backstroke titles.

Mocanu won a world title in 2001 but failed to build more upon her successes and retired at the age of 21 in 2005 after missing the chance to defend her Olympic titles in Athens. After retiring she revealed to a Romanian newspaper that she had suffered physical and mental abuse at the hands of one of her coaches

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Diana Mocanu	ROU	2:09.21 (1 h3)	2:09.64 (1 h2)	2:08.16 (1)	Gold
2	Roxana Maracineanu	FRA	2:11.01 (1 h5)	2:11.93 (1 h1)	2:10.25 (2)	Silver
3	Miki Nakao	JPN	2:11.69 (1 h4)	2:12.49 (2 h1)	2:11.05 (3)	Bronze
4	Tomoko Hagiwara	JPN	2:12.15 (2 h3)	2:11.02 (2 h2)	2:11.21 (4)
5	Amanda Adkins	USA	2:13.54 (4 h5)	2:12.97 (4 h2)	2:12.35 (5)
6	Nina Zhivanevskaya	ESP	2:11.60 (2 h5)	2:11.93 (3 h2)	2:12.75 (6)
7	Antje Buschschulte	GER	2:13.42 (3 h5)	2:12.64 (3 h1)	2:13.31 (7)
8	Kelly Stefanyshyn	CAN	2:14.28 (4 h3)	2:13.39 (5 h2)	2:14.57 (8)
9	Jo Fargus	GBR	2:12.99 (3 h4)	2:13.57 (6 h2)	–
10	Lindsay Benko	USA	2:12.72 (2 h4)	2:13.73 (4 h1)	–
11	Cathleen Rund	GER	2:13.87 (3 h3)	2:13.85 (7 h2)	–
12	Louise Ørnstedt	DEN	2:13.61 (5 h5)	2:14.24 (5 h1)	–
13	Clementine Stoney	AUS	2:14.61 (5 h3)	2:14.25 (6 h1)	–
14	Charlene Wittstock	RSA	2:15.10 (7 h3)	2:14.95 (7 h1)	–
15	Helen Don-Duncan	GBR	2:14.18 (4 h4)	2:14.97 (8 h1)	–
16	Ivette María	ESP	2:14.78 (6 h3)	2:15.11 (8 h2)	–
17	Nadiya Beshevli	UKR	2:15.86 (1 h2)	–	–
18	Zhan Shu	CHN	2:15.97 (5 h4)	–	–
19	Irina Rayevskaya	RUS	2:16.13 (6 h4)	–	–
20	Helen Norfolk	NZL	2:16.22 (7 h4)	–	–
21	Anu Koivisto	FIN	2:16.23 (2 h2)	–	–
22	Yseult Gervy	BEL	2:16.67 (6 h5)	–	–
23	Aleksandra Miciul	POL	2:16.71 (7 h5)	–	–
24	Dyana Calub	AUS	2:17.05 (8 h4)	–	–
25	Katerina Bliamou	GRE	2:18.07 (3 h2)	–	–
26	Ana María González	CUB	2:19.35 (4 h2)	–	–
27	Jana Korbasová	SVK	2:19.37 (5 h2)	–	–
28	Annamária Kiss	HUN	2:20.40 (6 h2)	–	–
29	Şadan Derya Erke	TUR	2:21.28 (7 h2)	–	–
30	Chonlathorn Vorathamrong	THA	2:21.59 (8 h2)	–	–
31	Marica Stražmešter	SCG	2:22.59 (1 h1)	–	–
32	Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir	ISL	2:24.33 (2 h1)	–	–
33	Kuan Chia-Hsien	TPE	2:24.61 (3 h1)	–	–
34	Petra Banović	CRO	2:25.42 (4 h1)	–	–
35	Choi Su-Min	KOR	2:26.42 (8 h3)	–	–
DNS	Yuliya Fomenko	RUS	– (DNS h5)	–	–

Round One (21 September 2000)

Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One (11:52)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	5	Marica Stražmešter	SCG	33.49 (2) 35.29 (1)	1:08.78 (1) 36.48 (1)	1:45.26 (1) 37.33 (3)	2:22.59
2	3	Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir	ISL	32.76 (1) 36.67 (4)	1:09.43 (3) 37.83 (4)	1:47.26 (3) 37.07 (2)	2:24.33
3	6	Kuan Chia-Hsien	TPE	34.00 (4) 36.33 (3)	1:10.33 (4) 37.24 (2)	1:47.57 (4) 37.04 (1)	2:24.61
4	4	Petra Banović	CRO	33.80 (3) 35.44 (2)	1:09.24 (2) 37.60 (3)	1:46.84 (2) 38.58 (4)	2:25.42

Heat Two (11:56)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	2	Nadiya Beshevli	UKR	31.89 (1) 33.80 (1)	1:05.69 (1) 34.73 (2)	1:40.42 (1) 35.44 (3)	2:15.86
2	4	Anu Koivisto	FIN	32.63 (5) 34.30 (2)	1:06.93 (3) 34.72 (1)	1:41.65 (2) 34.58 (1)	2:16.23
3	5	Katerina Bliamou	GRE	32.06 (2) 34.60 (3)	1:06.66 (2) 35.73 (4)	1:42.39 (3) 35.68 (4)	2:18.07
4	3	Ana María González	CUB	32.54 (3) 34.76 (5)	1:07.30 (4) 35.48 (3)	1:42.78 (4) 36.57 (6)	2:19.35
5	8	Jana Korbasová	SVK	32.94 (7) 34.79 (6)	1:07.73 (6) 35.90 (5)	1:43.63 (5) 35.74 (5)	2:19.37
6	6	Annamária Kiss	HUN	32.61 (4) 34.70 (4)	1:07.31 (5) 36.40 (7)	1:43.71 (6) 36.69 (7)	2:20.40
7	7	Şadan Derya Erke	TUR	33.62 (8) 36.28 (8)	1:09.90 (8) 36.22 (6)	1:46.12 (8) 35.16 (2)	2:21.28
8	1	Chonlathorn Vorathamrong	THA	32.65 (6) 35.24 (7)	1:07.89 (7) 36.45 (8)	1:44.34 (7) 37.25 (8)	2:21.59

Heat Three (12:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	5	Diana Mocanu	ROU	32.24 (4) 32.18 (1)	1:04.42 (1) 32.83 (1)	1:37.25 (1) 31.96 (1)	2:09.21	Q
2	4	Tomoko Hagiwara	JPN	31.36 (2) 33.25 (2)	1:04.61 (2) 33.40 (2)	1:38.01 (2) 34.14 (5)	2:12.15	Q
3	3	Cathleen Rund	GER	32.56 (5) 33.98 (4)	1:06.54 (6) 33.67 (3)	1:40.21 (4) 33.66 (4)	2:13.87	Q
4	6	Kelly Stefanyshyn	CAN	32.58 (6) 33.93 (3)	1:06.51 (5) 34.12 (4)	1:40.63 (6) 33.65 (3)	2:14.28	Q
5	2	Clementine Stoney	AUS	31.96 (3) 34.01 (5)	1:05.97 (4) 34.35 (5)	1:40.32 (5) 34.29 (6)	2:14.61	Q
6	7	Ivette María	ESP	32.65 (7) 34.10 (7)	1:06.75 (7) 34.46 (6)	1:41.21 (7) 33.57 (2)	2:14.78	Q
7	1	Charlene Wittstock	RSA	30.98 (1) 34.06 (6)	1:05.04 (3) 34.89 (7)	1:39.93 (3) 35.17 (7)	2:15.10	Q
8	8	Choi Su-Min	KOR	33.26 (8) 36.24 (8)	1:09.50 (8) 38.38 (8)	1:47.88 (8) 38.54 (8)	2:26.42

Heat Four (12:05)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Miki Nakao	JPN	31.25 (1) 33.10 (1)	1:04.35 (1) 33.46 (1)	1:37.81 (1) 33.88 (3)	2:11.69	Q
2	6	Lindsay Benko	USA	32.18 (6) 33.31 (2)	1:05.49 (2) 33.66 (2)	1:39.15 (2) 33.57 (2)	2:12.72	Q
3	3	Jo Fargus	GBR	32.09 (5) 33.75 (4)	1:05.84 (4) 33.85 (3)	1:39.69 (3) 33.30 (1)	2:12.99	Q
4	5	Helen Don-Duncan	GBR	31.97 (4) 33.68 (3)	1:05.65 (3) 34.36 (4)	1:40.01 (4) 34.17 (4)	2:14.18	Q
5	7	Zhan Shu	CHN	31.90 (3) 34.27 (8)	1:06.17 (6) 34.82 (6)	1:40.99 (5) 34.98 (7)	2:15.97
6	1	Irina Rayevskaya	RUS	32.27 (7) 34.08 (5)	1:06.35 (7) 34.90 (7)	1:41.25 (6) 34.88 (6)	2:16.13
7	8	Helen Norfolk	NZL	32.80 (8) 34.20 (7)	1:07.00 (8) 34.63 (5)	1:41.63 (8) 34.59 (5)	2:16.22
8	2	Dyana Calub	AUS	31.88 (2) 34.19 (6)	1:06.07 (5) 35.21 (8)	1:41.28 (7) 35.77 (8)	2:17.05

Heat Five (12:10)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	3	Roxana Maracineanu	FRA	31.37 (1) 33.54 (2)	1:04.91 (1) 33.17 (1)	1:38.08 (1) 32.93 (1)	2:11.01	Q
2	4	Nina Zhivanevskaya	ESP	31.44 (2) 33.79 (4)	1:05.23 (2) 33.20 (2)	1:38.43 (2) 33.17 (=2)	2:11.60	Q
3	5	Antje Buschschulte	GER	32.30 (4) 33.76 (3)	1:06.06 (4) 33.91 (3)	1:39.97 (4) 33.45 (4)	2:13.42	Q
4	6	Amanda Adkins	USA	32.34 (5) 34.06 (7)	1:06.40 (5) 33.97 (4)	1:40.37 (5) 33.17 (=2)	2:13.54	Q
5	7	Louise Ørnstedt	DEN	31.94 (3) 33.37 (1)	1:05.31 (3) 34.40 (5)	1:39.71 (3) 33.90 (5)	2:13.61	Q
6	8	Yseult Gervy	BEL	33.10 (7) 34.05 (6)	1:07.15 (7) 34.83 (6)	1:41.98 (7) 34.69 (6)	2:16.67
7	1	Aleksandra Miciul	POL	32.60 (6) 33.90 (5)	1:06.50 (6) 34.88 (7)	1:41.38 (6) 35.33 (7)	2:16.71
DNS	2	Yuliya Fomenko	RUS	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Semi-Finals (21 September 2000)

Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Heat One (19:41)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Roxana Maracineanu	FRA	31.25 (=1) 33.23 (1)	1:04.48 (1) 33.92 (2)	1:38.40 (1) 33.53 (2)	2:11.93	Q
2	5	Miki Nakao	JPN	31.34 (3) 33.35 (2)	1:04.69 (2) 33.74 (1)	1:38.43 (2) 34.06 (4)	2:12.49	Q
3	6	Antje Buschschulte	GER	31.56 (4) 33.70 (4)	1:05.26 (5) 33.96 (3)	1:39.22 (4) 33.42 (1)	2:12.64	Q
4	3	Lindsay Benko	USA	31.60 (5) 33.51 (3)	1:05.11 (4) 34.09 (4)	1:39.20 (3) 34.53 (7)	2:13.73
5	2	Louise Ørnstedt	DEN	31.67 (6) 33.85 (6)	1:05.52 (6) 34.61 (7)	1:40.13 (6) 34.11 (5)	2:14.24
6	1	Clementine Stoney	AUS	31.25 (=1) 33.77 (5)	1:05.02 (3) 34.53 (5)	1:39.55 (5) 34.70 (8)	2:14.25
7	8	Charlene Wittstock	RSA	32.00 (7) 34.00 (7)	1:06.00 (7) 35.08 (8)	1:41.08 (8) 33.87 (3)	2:14.95
8	7	Helen Don-Duncan	GBR	32.18 (8) 34.07 (8)	1:06.25 (8) 34.55 (6)	1:40.80 (7) 34.17 (6)	2:14.97

Heat Two (19:47)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Diana Mocanu	ROU	31.85 (4) 32.48 (1)	1:04.33 (2) 32.87 (1)	1:37.20 (1) 32.44 (1)	2:09.64	Q
2	3	Tomoko Hagiwara	JPN	31.13 (1) 33.11 (=2)	1:04.24 (1) 33.36 (2)	1:37.60 (2) 33.42 (5)	2:11.02	Q
3	5	Nina Zhivanevskaya	ESP	31.41 (2) 33.11 (=2)	1:04.52 (3) 33.79 (3)	1:38.31 (3) 33.62 (6)	2:11.93	Q
4	2	Amanda Adkins	USA	31.58 (3) 33.46 (4)	1:05.04 (4) 33.99 (5)	1:39.03 (4) 33.94 (8)	2:12.97	Q
5	1	Kelly Stefanyshyn	CAN	32.05 (5) 33.90 (5)	1:05.95 (5) 34.14 (6)	1:40.09 (5) 33.30 (=2)	2:13.39	Q
6	6	Jo Fargus	GBR	32.14 (6) 33.91 (6)	1:06.05 (6) 34.22 (7)	1:40.27 (6) 33.30 (=2)	2:13.57
7	7	Cathleen Rund	GER	32.47 (8) 34.09 (7)	1:06.56 (7) 33.91 (4)	1:40.47 (7) 33.38 (4)	2:13.85
8	8	Ivette María	ESP	32.35 (7) 34.30 (8)	1:06.65 (8) 34.70 (8)	1:41.35 (8) 33.76 (7)	2:15.11

Final (22 September 2000 — 19:03)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Diana Mocanu	ROU	31.56 (7) 32.11 (1)	1:03.67 (2) 32.54 (1)	1:36.21 (1) 31.95 (1)	2:08.16
2	3	Roxana Maracineanu	FRA	30.88 (1) 32.61 (2)	1:03.49 (1) 33.19 (2)	1:36.68 (2) 33.57 (2)	2:10.25
3	2	Miki Nakao	JPN	31.01 (2) 32.90 (3)	1:03.91 (3) 33.51 (4)	1:37.42 (3) 33.63 (3)	2:11.05
4	5	Tomoko Hagiwara	JPN	31.17 (3) 32.93 (4)	1:04.10 (4) 33.45 (3)	1:37.55 (4) 33.66 (4)	2:11.21
5	1	Amanda Adkins	USA	31.51 (6) 33.23 (5)	1:04.74 (6) 33.58 (5)	1:38.32 (5) 34.03 (5)	2:12.35
6	6	Nina Zhivanevskaya	ESP	31.37 (=4) 33.26 (6)	1:04.63 (5) 33.92 (6)	1:38.55 (6) 34.20 (6)	2:12.75
7	7	Antje Buschschulte	GER	31.37 (=4) 33.54 (7)	1:04.91 (7) 34.11 (7)	1:39.02 (7) 34.29 (8)	2:13.31
8	8	Kelly Stefanyshyn	CAN	31.73 (8) 33.90 (8)	1:05.63 (8) 34.69 (8)	1:40.32 (8) 34.25 (7)	2:14.57