U.S. swimmer Allison Schmitt blasted a new Olympic record with a stunning effort to capture the gold medal in the event for the first time, since Nicole Haislett topped the podium in 1992. She pulled away from a tightly packed field on the final lap to hit the wall first in a sterling time of 1:53.61, shaving 1.21 seconds off the record set by Italy's Federica Pellegrini from Beijing in 2008.[2][3] After defeating Schmitt in a close duel to grab the 400 m freestyle title two days earlier, France's Camille Muffat trailed behind her rival by almost a body length for the silver in 1:55.58.[4] Meanwhile, Australia's Bronte Barratt produced a striking touch to take home the bronze in 1:55.81, edging out American teenage star Missy Franklin by a hundredth of a second.[5][6][7]
Franklin missed a chance to add her third career medal with a fourth-place time in 1:55.82, while Pellegrini, the defending Olympic champion, dropped off the podium to fifth in 1:56.73.[8][9] Russia's Veronika Popova (1:57.25), Great Britain's home favorite Caitlin McClatchey (1:57.60) and Barratt's teammate Kylie Palmer (1:57.68) closed out the field.[5][7]
Notable swimmers failed to reach the top-eight final roster including Slovenia's Sara Isaković, the defending silver medalist, who placed fourteenth (1:58.47) in the semifinals; and Romania's Camelia Potec, a four-time Olympian and 2004 Olympic champion, who posted a twenty-fifth place time (2:01.15) on the morning prelims.[10]
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The women s 200 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 30 31 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London United Kingdom 1 Women s 200 metre freestyleat the Games of the XXX OlympiadVenueLondon Aquatics CentreDateJuly 30 2012 heats amp semifinals July 31 2012 final Competitors37 from 31 nationsWinning time1 53 61 ORMedalistsAllison Schmitt United StatesCamille Muffat FranceBronte Barratt Australia 20082016 U S swimmer Allison Schmitt blasted a new Olympic record with a stunning effort to capture the gold medal in the event for the first time since Nicole Haislett topped the podium in 1992 She pulled away from a tightly packed field on the final lap to hit the wall first in a sterling time of 1 53 61 shaving 1 21 seconds off the record set by Italy s Federica Pellegrini from Beijing in 2008 2 3 After defeating Schmitt in a close duel to grab the 400 m freestyle title two days earlier France s Camille Muffat trailed behind her rival by almost a body length for the silver in 1 55 58 4 Meanwhile Australia s Bronte Barratt produced a striking touch to take home the bronze in 1 55 81 edging out American teenage star Missy Franklin by a hundredth of a second 5 6 7 Franklin missed a chance to add her third career medal with a fourth place time in 1 55 82 while Pellegrini the defending Olympic champion dropped off the podium to fifth in 1 56 73 8 9 Russia s Veronika Popova 1 57 25 Great Britain s home favorite Caitlin McClatchey 1 57 60 and Barratt s teammate Kylie Palmer 1 57 68 closed out the field 5 7 Notable swimmers failed to reach the top eight final roster including Slovenia s Sara Isakovic the defending silver medalist who placed fourteenth 1 58 47 in the semifinals and Romania s Camelia Potec a four time Olympian and 2004 Olympic champion who posted a twenty fifth place time 2 01 15 on the morning prelims 10 Contents 1 Records 2 Results 2 1 Heats 2 2 Semifinals 2 2 1 Semifinal 1 2 2 2 Semifinal 2 2 3 Final 3 References 4 External linksRecords editPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Federica Pellegrini ITA 1 52 98 Rome Italy 29 July 2009 11 12 Olympic record nbsp Federica Pellegrini ITA 1 54 82 Beijing China 13 August 2008 13 The following records were established during the competition Date Event Name Nationality Time RecordJuly 31 Final Allison Schmitt nbsp United States 1 53 61 ORResults editHeats edit 14 Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 3 5 Federica Pellegrini nbsp Italy 1 57 16 Q2 5 4 Allison Schmitt nbsp United States 1 57 33 Q3 3 4 Missy Franklin nbsp United States 1 57 62 Q4 3 3 Veronika Popova nbsp Russia 1 57 79 Q5 7 Melania Costa Schmid nbsp Spain Q6 3 6 Barbara Jardin nbsp Canada 1 57 92 Q7 5 5 Sarah Sjostrom nbsp Sweden 1 58 03 Q4 2 Caitlin McClatchey nbsp Great Britain Q9 3 7 Samantha Cheverton nbsp Canada 1 58 11 Q10 4 3 Bronte Barratt nbsp Australia 1 58 12 Q11 5 3 Kylie Palmer nbsp Australia 1 58 16 Q12 4 4 Camille Muffat nbsp France 1 58 49 Q13 5 6 Silke Lippok nbsp Germany 1 58 59 Q14 4 6 Wang Shijia nbsp China 1 58 73 Q15 4 1 Hanae Ito nbsp Japan 1 58 93 Q16 5 1 Sara Isakovic nbsp Slovenia 1 58 96 Q17 3 2 Rebecca Turner nbsp Great Britain 1 58 9818 3 1 Ophelie Cyrielle Etienne nbsp France 1 59 1519 4 8 Nina Rangelova nbsp Bulgaria 1 59 21 NR20 5 8 Karin Prinsloo nbsp South Africa 1 59 2421 4 7 Song Wenyan nbsp China 1 59 4722 5 2 Agnes Mutina nbsp Hungary 1 59 5623 3 8 Sze Hang Yu nbsp Hong Kong 1 59 9224 2 5 Pernille Blume nbsp Denmark 2 00 9125 2 6 Camelia Potec nbsp Romania 2 01 1526 2 2 Liliana Ibanez nbsp Mexico 2 01 3627 2 1 Anna Stylianou nbsp Cyprus 2 01 8728 2 8 Katarina Filova nbsp Slovakia 2 02 0329 2 4 Jordis Steinegger nbsp Austria 2 02 3930 1 3 Natthanan Junkrajang nbsp Thailand 2 02 4931 1 5 Danielle Villars nbsp Switzerland 2 03 5532 2 7 Hanna Maria Seppala nbsp Finland 2 04 2133 1 4 Baek Il joo nbsp South Korea 2 04 3234 1 6 Heather Arseth nbsp Mauritius 2 07 8135 1 2 Aurelie Fanchette nbsp Seychelles 2 23 492 3 Grainne Murphy nbsp Ireland DNS4 5 Femke Heemskerk nbsp Netherlands DNSSemifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 2 Bronte Barratt nbsp Australia 1 56 08 Q2 4 Allison Schmitt nbsp United States 1 56 15 Q3 7 Camille Muffat nbsp France 1 56 18 Q4 5 Veronika Popova nbsp Russia 1 56 84 Q NR5 3 Barbara Jardin nbsp Canada 1 57 916 6 Sarah Sjostrom nbsp Sweden 1 58 127 8 Sara Isakovic nbsp Slovenia 1 58 478 1 Wang Shijia nbsp China 1 58 63Semifinal 2 edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 4 Federica Pellegrini nbsp Italy 1 56 67 Q2 6 Caitlin McClatchey nbsp Great Britain 1 57 33 Q3 7 Kylie Palmer nbsp Australia 1 57 44 Q4 5 Missy Franklin nbsp United States 1 57 57 Q5 3 Melania Costa Schmid nbsp Spain 1 57 766 2 Samantha Cheverton nbsp Canada 1 57 987 1 Silke Lippok nbsp Germany 1 58 248 8 Hanae Ito nbsp Japan 1 59 62Final edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes nbsp 5 Allison Schmitt nbsp United States 1 53 61 OR AM nbsp 3 Camille Muffat nbsp France 1 55 58 nbsp 4 Bronte Barratt nbsp Australia 1 55 814 8 Missy Franklin nbsp United States 1 55 825 6 Federica Pellegrini nbsp Italy 1 56 736 2 Veronika Popova nbsp Russia 1 57 257 7 Caitlin McClatchey nbsp Great Britain 1 57 608 1 Kylie Palmer nbsp Australia 1 57 68References edit Swimming Results amp Schedules London 2012 NBC Olympics 29 July 2012 Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Allison Schmitt wins gold medal for US Boston Globe 31 July 2012 Retrieved 9 July 2013 Olympics swimming Allison Schmitt wins with Games record BBC Sport 31 July 2012 Archived from the original on 29 August 2012 Retrieved 9 July 2013 Allison Schmitt wins 200 free ESPN 31 July 2012 Retrieved 9 July 2013 a b Bronte Barratt claims Olympic bronze medal in women s 200m freestyle News Corp Australia 1 August 2012 Retrieved 9 July 2013 Barratt snares bronze in 200m free ABC News Australia 1 August 2012 Retrieved 9 July 2013 a b 2012 London Olympics Allison Schmitt Torches 200 Free With Olympic American Record Missy Franklin Misses Podium Swimming World Magazine 31 July 2012 Archived from the original on 2013 01 28 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Das Andrew 31 July 2012 Schmitt Sets Mark in Winning Gold Franklin Fourth New York Times Retrieved 9 July 2013 Auerbach Nicole 31 July 2012 Missy Franklin finishes fourth in 200 free in London USA Today Retrieved 9 July 2013 2012 London Olympics Defending Champion Federica Pellegrini Leads Way in Women s 200 Free Prelims Schmitt and Franklin Fractions Behind Swimming World Magazine 30 July 2012 Archived from the original on 2013 01 28 Retrieved 7 July 2013 FINA World Championships Swimming Federica Pellegrini Puts on Show for Home Crowd With World Record U S Goes 2 3 With American Record Swimming World Magazine 31 July 2012 Archived from the original on 11 May 2013 Retrieved 9 July 2013 Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph Sydney Morning Herald 31 July 2012 Retrieved 9 July 2013 Pellegrini takes 200m free gold BBC Sport 12 August 2008 Retrieved 18 May 2013 Women s 200m Freestyle Heats London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 16 December 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2012 External links editNBC Olympics Coverage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics Women 27s 200 metre freestyle amp oldid 1127021305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
