Swimming at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly explained

Event:Women's 200 metre butterfly
Competition:2020 European Aquatics Championships
Venue:Danube Arena
Dates:19 May 2021 (heats and semifinals)
20 May 2021 (final)
Competitors:28
Nations:18
Win Value:2:06.50
Gold:Boglárka Kapás
Gold Nation:HUN
Silver:Katinka Hosszú
Silver Nation:HUN
Bronze:Svetlana Chimrova
Bronze Nation:RUS
Prev:2018
Next:2022

The Women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19 and 20 May 2021.[1] [2]

Records

Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

Name Nationality Time Location Date
World record 2:01.81 20 October 2009
European record 2:04.27 29 July 2009
Championship record 2:04.79 24 August 2014

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 19 May at 10:18.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 2:07.61 Q
2 3 4 2:08.36 Q
3 2 5 2:09.15 Q
4 3 5 2:09.35
5 3 6 2:09.42 Q
6 1 5 2:09.48 Q
7 1 3 2:09.82 Q
8 2 6 2:10.18 Q
9 2 3 2:10.73 Q
10 2 7 2:10.75
11 1 2 2:10.84 Q
12 1 7 2:11.02 Q
13 3 3 2:11.08
14 1 4 2:11.51
15 2 2 2:11.85 Q
16 3 1 2:12.82 Q
17 3 2 2:12.87 Q
18 1 8 2:13.33 Q
19 2 1 2:14.69 Q,
20 3 8 2:14.98 Q
21 2 0 2:15.83 Q
22 2 8 2:16.09
22 3 7 2:16.09
24 1 0 2:17.04
25 3 0 2:17.48
26 1 1 2:19.20
27 3 9 2:23.73
28 2 9 2:30.07
1 6 Did not start

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 19 May at 18:44.[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 2:08.75 Q
2 5 2:08.95 Q
3 3 2:09.76 q
4 6 2:10.07
5 2 2:10.11
6 7 2:12.57
7 1 2:14.53
8 8 2:15.79

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 2:07.25 Q
2 3 2:09.08 Q
3 6 2:09.32 q
4 5 2:09.39 q
5 2 2:09.59 q
6 7 2:10.74
7 1 2:12.32
8 8 2:15.52

Final

The final was held on 20 May at 18:00.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 2:06.50
5 2:08.14
6 2:08.55
4 3 2:08.89
5 2 2:08.91
6 7 2:09.42
7 1 2:09.94
8 8 2:10.25

Notes and References

  1. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWM_Schedule_1.2.pdf Schedule
  2. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW200MBF------------HEAT--------_51A1%201.0.pdf Start list
  3. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW200MBF------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf Heats results
  4. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW200MBF------------SFNL--------_73A2%201.0.pdf Semifinals results
  5. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW200MBF------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf Final results