Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
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The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13 | Heat 5 | Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major... |
2:22.17 | OR | ||
| August 15 | Final | Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major... |
2:20.22 | OR | WR |
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Raminta Dvariskyte | 2:33.32 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Noora Laukkanen | 2:38.97 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Tatiane Sakemi | 2:39.13 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Yi Ting Siow | 2:27.80 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Alia Atkinson Alia Atkinson Alia Shanee Atkinson is a Jamaican swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2004 Olympics, and four years later in the 2008 Olympics she finished 25th in the Women's 200 breaststroke.... |
2:29.53 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Marina Kuc | 2:31.24 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Dilara Buse Gunaydin | 2:31.86 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Smiljana Marinović Smiljana Marinovic Smiljana Marinović is a breaststroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000.-External links:*... |
2:32.80 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Nicolette Teo Nicolette Teo Nicolette Teo Wei-min is a Singaporean swimmer who specializes in breaststroke.-High school:Nicolette was a former student at Methodist Girls' School in Singapore. Nicolette represented Mission Viejo High School in the California Interscholastic Federation's swimming tournament... |
2:34.60 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Inna Kapishina | 2:27.34 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Adriana Marmolejo Adriana Marmolejo Adriana Marmolejo is a 3-time Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Mexico. She swam at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics;, making her the first Mexican woman to swim at 3 Olympic Games... |
2:28.10 | NR | |
| 3 | 1 | Katalin Bor | 2:29.95 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Sara Elbekri | 2:30.04 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Diana Gomes | 2:30.18 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Nadja Higl | 2:32.78 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Agustina De Giovanni | 2:34.94 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Angeliki Exarchou | 2:36.83 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Rie Kaneto | 2:24.62 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... |
2:25.01 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | 2:25.07 | Q | |
| 4 | 8 | Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen is a retired Belgian swimmer who specialised in breaststroke. During the 2008 European Aquatics Championships she came 4th in the final of the 100 m breaststroke in which she broke the national record of Brigitte Becue. With this excellent performance, she managed to qualify... |
2:27.04 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Jeong Darae Jeong Darae Jeong Darae is a South Korean swimmer. She is a member of the South Korean national swimming team, based in Taereung, Seoul.-Achievements:-National championships:... |
2:27.28 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | Amanda Beard Amanda Beard Amanda Ray Beard is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist . She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke .... |
2:27.70 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Olga Detenyuk | 2:27.87 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Mireia Belmonte | 2:29.46 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major... |
2:22.17 | Q, OR | |
| 2 | 5 | Megumi Taneda | 2:24.75 | Q | |
| 3 | 7 | Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics, and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.-External links:*... |
2:25.51 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Sally Foster Sally Foster Sally Foster is an Australian breaststroke swimmer.She won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke event at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships.... |
2:25.54 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Anne Poleska Anne Poleska Anne Poleska is a German breaststroke swimmer who has competed in international events and won a bronze medal at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
2:26.74 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour is a Scottish breaststroke swimmer.She won gold in the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Long-Course Championships in 2006, and took silver in same event at the World Championships in Melbourne in 2007.She announced her retirement from swimming on 7 November 2008 stating she... |
2:27.87 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Sophie de Ronchi Sophie de Ronchi Sophie de Ronchi is an Olympic and National-Record holding breaststroke swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics.... |
2:30.93 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe is an Olympic Breaststroke swimmer, who has swum internationally for both South Africa and Germany.... |
DNS |
Heat 6
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
2:23.81 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Mirna Jukić Mirna Jukic Mirna Jukić is an retired former Austrian swimmer of Croatian origin who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player... |
2:24.39 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Sara Nordenstam Sara Nordenstam Sara Maria Evelina Nordenstam is a Norwegian swimmer. Nordenstam was born to Swedish parents and lived in Sweden until she was 10, after which she moved to Oslo. From 2004 she is a naturalised citizen of Norway.... |
2:24.47 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Seulki Jung | 2:25.95 | Q | |
| 5 | 6 | Joline Höstman | 2:26.00 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Qi Hui | 2:26.16 | Q | |
| 7 | 8 | Yuliya Pidlisna | 2:28.84 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Luo Nan Luo Nan Luo Nan is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2001 National Games - 1st 200m breast/4x100m medley relay;... |
2:29.67 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
2:23.04 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Sara Nordenstam Sara Nordenstam Sara Maria Evelina Nordenstam is a Norwegian swimmer. Nordenstam was born to Swedish parents and lived in Sweden until she was 10, after which she moved to Oslo. From 2004 she is a naturalised citizen of Norway.... |
2:23.79 | Q, ER | |
| 3 | 6 | Yuliya Yefimova | 2:24.00 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Megumi Taneda | 2:25.42 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Sally Foster Sally Foster Sally Foster is an Australian breaststroke swimmer.She won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke event at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships.... |
2:26.33 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Anne Poleska Anne Poleska Anne Poleska is a German breaststroke swimmer who has competed in international events and won a bronze medal at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
2:26.71 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Joline Höstman | 2:27.14 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Jeong Darae Jeong Darae Jeong Darae is a South Korean swimmer. She is a member of the South Korean national swimming team, based in Taereung, Seoul.-Achievements:-National championships:... |
2:28.28 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major... |
2:22.64 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Mirna Jukić Mirna Jukic Mirna Jukić is an retired former Austrian swimmer of Croatian origin who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player... |
2:23.76 | Q, ER | |
| 3 | 6 | Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... |
2:23.94 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Rie Kaneto | 2:25.65 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Seulki Jung | 2:26.83 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Qi Hui | 2:27.63 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics, and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.-External links:*... |
2:28.45 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen is a retired Belgian swimmer who specialised in breaststroke. During the 2008 European Aquatics Championships she came 4th in the final of the 100 m breaststroke in which she broke the national record of Brigitte Becue. With this excellent performance, she managed to qualify... |
2:29.64 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major... |
2:20.22 | |||
| 5 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
2:22.05 | |||
| 6 | Sara Nordenstam Sara Nordenstam Sara Maria Evelina Nordenstam is a Norwegian swimmer. Nordenstam was born to Swedish parents and lived in Sweden until she was 10, after which she moved to Oslo. From 2004 she is a naturalised citizen of Norway.... |
2:23.02 | ER | ||
| 4 | 3 | Mirna Jukić Mirna Jukic Mirna Jukić is an retired former Austrian swimmer of Croatian origin who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player... |
2:23.24 | NR | |
| 5 | 7 | Yuliya Yefimova | 2:23.76 | NR | |
| 6 | 2 | Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... |
2:23.77 | NR | |
| 7 | 1 | Rie Kaneto | 2:25.14 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Megumi Taneda | 2:25.23 |