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200 metres Freestyle, Women

Date16 – 17 August 2004
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool)
Participants41 from 36 countries

The 200 metres freestyle was a difficult event to predict. The turnover between the 2003 World Championships final and the 2004 Olympic final was such that only two swimmers competed in both and all three of the 2003 medallists were eliminated at the semi-final stage in Athens. Italian Federica Pellegrini, at only 16-years-old, burst into contention for the title when she easily won the first semi-final with Solenne Figuès of France winning the second semi in a much slower time. As the early leaders dropped away in the final Pellegrini and Figuès battled away for the lead in the middle lanes and what seemed to be an Olympic title for one of them. What nobody could anticipate was the finishing kick of European champion Camelia Potec of Romania from out in the wastelands of lane one. Potec had crept into the final as the second slowest qualifier but, in a race that never threatened to produce a genuinely fast time; she took the lead in the last ten metres to record a victory that seemed impossible when the race started.

PosCompetitorNOCR1SFFinal
1Camelia PotecROU2:00.50 (3 h4)1:59.25 (5 h2)1:58.03 (1)Gold
2Federica PellegriniITA1:59.80 (2 h5)1:58.02 (1 h1)1:58.22 (2)Silver
3Solenne FiguèsFRA1:59.90 (2 h6)1:58.65 (1 h2)1:58.45 (3)Bronze
4Paulina BarzyckaPOL1:59.52 (1 h5)1:59.10 (3 h2)1:58.62 (4)
5Franziska van AlmsickGER2:00.23 (5 h6)1:59.13 (4 h2)1:58.88 (5)
6Dana VollmerUSA1:59.49 (1 h4)1:59.04 (2 h2)1:58.98 (6)
7Pang JiayingCHN2:00.80 (5 h5)1:58.68 (2 h1)1:59.16 (7)
8Josefin LillhageSWE2:00.04 (3 h6)1:59.31 (3 h1)1:59.20 (8)
9Elka GrahamAUS2:00.13 (2 h4)1:59.44 (6 h2)
10Claudia PollCRC1:59.50 (1 h6)1:59.79 (4 h1)
11Alena PopchankaBLR2:00.67 (4 h5)1:59.87 (5 h1)
12Martina MoravcováSVK2:01.00 (5 h4)1:59.96 (7 h2)
13Tomoko NagaiJPN2:00.73 (4 h4)2:00.09 (8 h2)
14Lindsay BenkoUSA2:00.21 (4 h6)2:00.22 (6 h1)
15Yang YuCHN2:01.33 (6 h4)2:00.52 (7 h1)
16Melanie MarshallGBR2:00.46 (3 h5)2:01.06 (8 h1)
17Brittany ReimerCAN2:01.39 (6 h6)
18Sara IsakovičSLO2:01.71 (7 h4)
19Linda MacKenzieAUS2:02.04 (7 h6)
20Sara HarstickGER2:02.25 (6 h5)
21Nataliya ShalaginaRUS2:02.37 (7 h5)
22Olena LapunovaUKR2:02.71 (1 h3)
23Mariana BrochadoBRA2:02.91 (8 h5)
24Hanna MiluskaSUI2:03.28 (2 h3)
25Florencia SzigetiARG2:03.29 (3 h3)
26Kim Hyeon-JuKOR2:03.33 (8 h4)
27Zoi DimoschakiGRE2:03.38 (8 h6)
28Elina PartõkaEST2:03.54 (4 h3)
29Alison FitchNZL2:03.58 (5 h3)
30Janelle AtkinsonJAM2:04.06 (6 h3)
31Katinka HosszúHUN2:04.22 (7 h3)
32Petra BanovićCRO2:04.24 (8 h3)
33Jana MyškováCZE2:04.62 (1 h2)
34Vesna StojanovskaMKD2:04.64 (2 h2)
35Pilin TachakittirananTHA2:05.29 (1 h1)
36Yang Chin-KueiTPE2:05.65 (2 h1)
37Louise JansenDEN2:06.06 (3 h2)
38Larisa LăcusțăROU2:06.62 (4 h2)
39Rosanna SzeHKG2:07.55 (5 h2)
40Khadija CissSEN2:09.04 (6 h2)
41Yuliya RisikKAZ2:09.93 (3 h1)

Round One

Date16 August 2004
FormatFastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1Dana VollmerUSA1:59.49Q
2Claudia PollCRC1:59.50Q
3Paulina BarzyckaPOL1:59.52Q
4Federica PellegriniITA1:59.80Q
5Solenne FiguèsFRA1:59.90Q
6Josefin LillhageSWE2:00.04Q
7Elka GrahamAUS2:00.13Q
8Lindsay BenkoUSA2:00.21Q
9Franziska van AlmsickGER2:00.23Q
10Melanie MarshallGBR2:00.46Q
11Camelia PotecROU2:00.50Q
12Alena PopchankaBLR2:00.67Q
13Tomoko NagaiJPN2:00.73Q
14Pang JiayingCHN2:00.80Q
15Martina MoravcováSVK2:01.00Q
16Yang YuCHN2:01.33Q
17Brittany ReimerCAN2:01.39
18Sara IsakovičSLO2:01.71
19Linda MacKenzieAUS2:02.04
20Sara HarstickGER2:02.25
21Nataliya ShalaginaRUS2:02.37
22Olena LapunovaUKR2:02.71
23Mariana BrochadoBRA2:02.91
24Hanna MiluskaSUI2:03.28
25Florencia SzigetiARG2:03.29
26Kim Hyeon-JuKOR2:03.33
27Zoi DimoschakiGRE2:03.38
28Elina PartõkaEST2:03.54
29Alison FitchNZL2:03.58
30Janelle AtkinsonJAM2:04.06
31Katinka HosszúHUN2:04.22
32Petra BanovićCRO2:04.24
33Jana MyškováCZE2:04.62
34Vesna StojanovskaMKD2:04.64
35Pilin TachakittirananTHA2:05.29
36Yang Chin-KueiTPE2:05.65
37Louise JansenDEN2:06.06
38Larisa LăcusțăROU2:06.62
39Rosanna SzeHKG2:07.55
40Khadija CissSEN2:09.04
41Yuliya RisikKAZ2:09.93

Heat #1

Time10:00
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Pilin TachakittirananTHA2:05.290.9330.01 (2)1:02.14 (3)1:33.70 (1)32.13 (3)31.56 (1)31.59 (1)
2Yang Chin-KueiTPE2:05.650.9029.30 (1)1:00.88 (1)1:33.84 (2)31.58 (1)32.96 (2)31.81 (2)
3Yuliya RisikKAZ2:09.930.9230.06 (3)1:02.13 (2)1:35.44 (3)32.07 (2)33.31 (3)34.49 (3)

Heat #2

Time10:04
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Jana MyškováCZE2:04.620.9128.82 (1)1:00.90 (3)1:32.57 (2)32.08 (3)31.67 (1)32.05 (1)
2Vesna StojanovskaMKD2:04.640.7929.06 (2)59.75 (1)1:32.09 (1)30.69 (1)32.34 (2)32.55 (4)
3Louise JansenDEN2:06.060.7829.31 (3)1:00.77 (2)1:33.24 (3)31.46 (2)32.47 (3)32.82 (5)
4Larisa LăcusțăROU2:06.620.8829.67 (4)1:01.98 (4)1:34.50 (4)32.31 (6)32.52 (4)32.12 (2)
5Rosanna SzeHKG2:07.550.8129.85 (5)1:02.03 (5)1:35.24 (5)32.18 (4)33.21 (5)32.31 (3)
6Khadija CissSEN2:09.040.9030.07 (6)1:02.28 (6)1:35.62 (6)32.21 (5)33.34 (6)33.42 (6)

Heat #3

Time10:08
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Olena LapunovaUKR2:02.710.8928.57 (=3)59.24 (4)1:31.01 (2)30.67 (3)31.77 (2)31.70 (1)
2Hanna MiluskaSUI2:03.280.8828.39 (1)59.20 (2)1:31.27 (4)30.81 (5)32.07 (7)32.01 (3)
3Florencia SzigetiARG2:03.290.7528.91 (6)59.25 (5)1:31.09 (3)30.34 (1)31.84 (4)32.20 (6)
4Elina PartõkaEST2:03.540.8428.68 (5)59.59 (6)1:31.48 (5)30.91 (7)31.89 (5)32.06 (4)
5Alison FitchNZL2:03.580.9328.57 (=3)59.01 (1)1:30.57 (1)30.44 (2)31.56 (1)33.01 (8)
6Janelle AtkinsonJAM2:04.060.6729.15 (7)1:00.25 (7)1:32.23 (8)31.10 (8)31.98 (6)31.83 (2)
7Katinka HosszúHUN2:04.220.9528.52 (2)59.21 (3)1:31.64 (6)30.69 (4)32.43 (8)32.58 (7)
8Petra BanovićCRO2:04.240.8129.43 (8)1:00.32 (8)1:32.12 (7)30.89 (6)31.80 (3)32.12 (5)

Heat #4

Time10:12
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Dana VollmerUSA1:59.490.7228.23 (2)58.34 (1)1:28.95 (1)30.11 (1)30.61 (1)30.54 (3)Q
2Elka GrahamAUS2:00.130.8628.76 (6)59.17 (6)1:29.99 (4)30.41 (=2)30.82 (3)30.14 (1)Q
3Camelia PotecROU2:00.500.9229.02 (8)59.46 (7)1:30.24 (6)30.44 (=4)30.78 (2)30.26 (2)Q
4Tomoko NagaiJPN2:00.730.7528.09 (1)58.59 (2)1:29.44 (2)30.50 (6)30.85 (4)31.29 (7)Q
5Martina MoravcováSVK2:01.000.8328.36 (4)58.80 (3)1:29.84 (3)30.44 (=4)31.04 (5)31.16 (5)Q
6Yang YuCHN2:01.330.7528.41 (5)58.82 (4)1:30.09 (5)30.41 (=2)31.27 (6)31.24 (6)Q
7Sara IsakovičSLO2:01.710.8928.91 (7)59.51 (8)1:30.85 (7)30.60 (7)31.34 (7)30.86 (4)
8Kim Hyeon-JuKOR2:03.330.7728.34 (3)58.97 (5)1:30.95 (8)30.63 (8)31.98 (8)32.38 (8)

Heat #5

Time10:16
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Paulina BarzyckaPOL1:59.520.8828.43 (4)58.68 (3)1:29.27 (1)30.25 (=5)30.59 (2)30.25 (1)Q
2Federica PellegriniITA1:59.800.8529.01 (7)59.02 (6)1:29.39 (2)30.01 (1)30.37 (1)30.41 (2)Q
3Melanie MarshallGBR2:00.460.7128.28 (1)58.52 (1)1:29.69 (3)30.24 (4)31.17 (4)30.77 (4)Q
4Alena PopchankaBLR2:00.670.7528.57 (5)58.79 (4)1:30.15 (5)30.22 (3)31.36 (5)30.52 (3)Q
5Pang JiayingCHN2:00.800.8228.39 (=2)58.64 (2)1:29.76 (4)30.25 (=5)31.12 (3)31.04 (5)Q
6Sara HarstickGER2:02.250.8728.77 (6)59.23 (7)1:30.74 (6)30.46 (7)31.51 (6)31.51 (7)
7Nataliya ShalaginaRUS2:02.370.8629.30 (8)59.49 (8)1:31.01 (8)30.19 (2)31.52 (7)31.36 (6)
8Mariana BrochadoBRA2:02.910.7928.39 (=2)58.94 (5)1:30.85 (7)30.55 (8)31.91 (8)32.06 (8)

Heat #6

Time10:20
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Claudia PollCRC1:59.500.8728.69 (5)58.94 (5)1:29.39 (2)30.25 (4)30.45 (1)30.11 (1)Q
2Solenne FiguèsFRA1:59.900.8528.61 (3)58.37 (2)1:29.18 (1)29.76 (1)30.81 (3)30.72 (5)Q
3Josefin LillhageSWE2:00.040.8128.66 (4)58.86 (3)1:29.58 (4)30.20 (3)30.72 (2)30.46 (3)Q
4Lindsay BenkoUSA2:00.210.7928.37 (1)58.34 (1)1:29.40 (3)29.97 (2)31.06 (5)30.81 (6)Q
5Franziska van AlmsickGER2:00.230.8928.38 (2)58.87 (4)1:29.74 (5)30.49 (5)30.87 (4)30.49 (4)Q
6Brittany ReimerCAN2:01.390.9129.20 (7)59.71 (7)1:31.01 (7)30.51 (6)31.30 (6)30.38 (2)
7Linda MacKenzieAUS2:02.040.7828.80 (6)59.50 (6)1:30.95 (6)30.70 (8)31.45 (=7)31.09 (7)
8Zoi DimoschakiGRE2:03.380.8629.59 (8)1:00.27 (8)1:31.72 (8)30.68 (7)31.45 (=7)31.66 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date16 August 2004
FormatFastest eight advanced to the final.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1Federica PellegriniITA1:58.02Q
2Solenne FiguèsFRA1:58.65Q
3Pang JiayingCHN1:58.68Q
4Dana VollmerUSA1:59.04Q
5Paulina BarzyckaPOL1:59.10Q
6Franziska van AlmsickGER1:59.13Q
7Camelia PotecROU1:59.25Q
8Josefin LillhageSWE1:59.31Q
9Elka GrahamAUS1:59.44
10Claudia PollCRC1:59.79
11Alena PopchankaBLR1:59.87
12Martina MoravcováSVK1:59.96
13Tomoko NagaiJPN2:00.09
14Lindsay BenkoUSA2:00.22
15Yang YuCHN2:00.52
16Melanie MarshallGBR2:01.06

Heat #1

Time19:30
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Federica PellegriniITA1:58.020.8228.39 (=5)58.34 (4)1:28.23 (1)29.95 (1)29.89 (1)29.79 (2)Q
2Pang JiayingCHN1:58.680.7728.15 (3)58.25 (2)1:28.98 (=4)30.10 (3)30.73 (5)29.70 (1)Q
3Josefin LillhageSWE1:59.310.8528.45 (7)58.64 (6)1:28.98 (=4)30.19 (4)30.34 (2)30.33 (4)Q
4Claudia PollCRC1:59.790.8928.47 (8)58.88 (8)1:29.49 (7)30.41 (7)30.61 (3)30.30 (3)
5Alena PopchankaBLR1:59.870.7328.08 (2)58.51 (5)1:29.40 (6)30.43 (8)30.89 (6)30.47 (5)
6Lindsay BenkoUSA2:00.220.8128.18 (4)58.27 (3)1:28.92 (2)30.09 (2)30.65 (4)31.30 (7)
7Yang YuCHN2:00.520.7428.39 (=5)58.78 (7)1:29.74 (8)30.39 (6)30.96 (7)30.78 (6)
8Melanie MarshallGBR2:01.060.7127.46 (1)57.66 (1)1:28.96 (3)30.20 (5)31.30 (8)32.10 (8)

Heat #2

Time19:38
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Solenne FiguèsFRA1:58.650.8128.23 (4)57.95 (1)1:28.54 (1)29.72 (1)30.59 (3)30.11 (4)Q
2Dana VollmerUSA1:59.040.7428.27 (5)58.19 (3)1:28.83 (3)29.92 (2)30.64 (4)30.21 (5)Q
3Paulina BarzyckaPOL1:59.100.8728.35 (6)58.67 (5)1:29.32 (4)30.32 (3)30.65 (5)29.78 (1)Q
4Franziska van AlmsickGER1:59.130.8627.66 (1)58.06 (2)1:28.79 (2)30.40 (4)30.73 (6)30.34 (7)Q
5Camelia PotecROU1:59.250.8928.54 (7)59.08 (8)1:29.44 (5)30.54 (7)30.36 (1)29.81 (2)Q
6Elka GrahamAUS1:59.440.8628.59 (8)59.05 (7)1:29.61 (7)30.46 (6)30.56 (2)29.83 (3)
7Martina MoravcováSVK1:59.960.7328.19 (2)58.86 (6)1:29.72 (8)30.67 (8)30.86 (7)30.24 (6)
8Tomoko NagaiJPN2:00.090.7328.21 (3)58.62 (4)1:29.49 (6)30.41 (5)30.87 (8)30.60 (8)

Final Round

Date17 August 2004 — 19:43
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Camelia PotecROU1:58.030.9028.24 (4)58.38 (6)1:28.35 (3)30.14 (7)29.97 (1)29.68 (2)
2Federica PellegriniITA1:58.220.8628.27 (6)58.08 (4)1:28.20 (1)29.81 (2)30.12 (2)30.02 (3)
3Solenne FiguèsFRA1:58.450.8228.26 (5)57.91 (3)1:28.33 (2)29.65 (1)30.42 (5)30.12 (4)
4Paulina BarzyckaPOL1:58.620.9028.28 (7)58.63 (8)1:29.01 (8)30.35 (8)30.38 (4)29.61 (1)
5Franziska van AlmsickGER1:58.880.8527.66 (2)57.64 (1)1:28.60 (5)29.98 (=3)30.96 (8)30.28 (6)
6Dana VollmerUSA1:58.980.7527.65 (1)57.73 (2)1:28.36 (4)30.08 (5)30.63 (6)30.62 (8)
7Pang JiayingCHN1:59.160.7828.45 (8)58.56 (7)1:28.90 (7)30.11 (6)30.34 (3)30.26 (5)
8Josefin LillhageSWE1:59.200.8628.12 (3)58.10 (5)1:28.83 (6)29.98 (=3)30.73 (7)30.37 (7)