Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle

sport event

Na dem hold de women's 200 metre freestyle event for de 2024 Summer Olympics from 28 den 29 July 2024 for de Paris Aquatics Centre.[1] Dis go be de fifteenth running of de event since de first insyd 1968.

Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle
Olympic sporting event
Part ofswimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics Edit
Competition classwomen's 200 metre freestyle Edit
Sportswimming Edit
CountryFrance Edit
Ein locationParis La Défense Arena Edit
Dey followswimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metre freestyle Edit
Tym dem start28 July 2024 Edit
End tym29 July 2024 Edit
ParticipantMollie O'Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus, Siobhán Haughey Edit
WinnerMollie O'Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus, Siobhán Haughey Edit

Records

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Prior to dis competition, na de existing world den Olympic records be as follows:

World record Ariarne Titmus (AUS) 1:52.23 Brisbane, Australia 12 June 2024
Olympic record Ariarne Titmus (AUS) 1:53.50 Tokyo, Japan 28 July 2021

Na dem establish de record wey dey follow during de competition:

Date Round Name Nationality Time Record
29 July Final Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 1:53.27 OR

Qualification

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National Olympic Committee (NOC) fi enter maximum of two qualified athletes insyd each individual event, buh only if both of dem attain de Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event fi potentially enter if dem meet de Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), anaa if de total quota of 852 athletes no be targeted. NOCs sanso fi permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under Universality place since dem get no swimmers wey dey attain either of de standard entry times (OQT/OCT).[2][3]

Dey follow de end of de qualification window, World Aquatics go assess de number of swimmers wey achieve de OQT, de number of relay-only swimmers, den de number of Universality places, before dem invite those plus OCT make dem fulfill de total quota of 852. Additionally, dem go distribute OCT places by event according to de position of de World Aquatics Rankings during de qualifying deadline.[2]

Time standards

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Dem for obtain de qualifying time standards for de 2023 den 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships den selection trials, den various international meets dem approve by World Aquatics insyd de period between 1 March 2023 den 23 June 2024.[4]

De table wey dey follow dey outline de qualifying time standards for Paris 2024 for dis event:

Women's events
Event OQT* OCT^
200 m freestyle 1:57.26 1:57.85

* OQTs dey correspond to de time dem achieve by fourteenth-place swimmer for ein respective preliminary heat of each event for de previous Games.

ª Secof de fourteenth-place swimmer achieve standard slower dan de OQT insyd Tokyo 2020, de OQT dem use for de previous Games go remain constant.

^ Dem dey derive OCTs by adding 0.5% of de OQT standard.

Competition format

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De competition dey consist of three rounds: heats, semifinals, den final. De swimmers plus de best 16 times insyd de heats advance go de semifinals. De swimmers plus de best 8 times insyd de semifinals advance go de final. Dem dey use swim-offs as necessary make dem break ties for advancement to de next round.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
28 July 2024 12:00 Heats
21:50 Semifinals
29 July 2024 21:53 Final

Results

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Heats

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31 swimmers, wey dey represent 27 nations, enter de event.

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 3 4 Mollie O'Callaghan Australia 1:55.79 Q
2 4 3 Mary-Sophie Harvey Canada 1:56.21 Q
3 4 4 Ariarne Titmus Australia 1:56.23 Q
4 2 3 Li Bingjie China 1:56.28 Q
5 2 4 Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong 1:56.38 Q
6 2 5 Claire Weinstein United States 1:56.48 Q
7 3 3 Erika Fairweather New Zealand 1:56.54 Q
8 2 6 Maria Fernanda Costa Brazil 1:56.65 Q
9 4 5 Yang Junxuan China 1:56.83 Q
10 3 5 Barbora Seemanová Czech Republic 1:57.02 Q
11 4 6 Erin Gemmell United States 1:57.23 Q
12 3 2 Valentine Dumont Belgium 1:57.50 Q
13 2 2 Lilla Minna Ábrahám Hungary 1:57.77 Q
14 4 2 Aimee Canny South Africa 1:57.81 Q
15 3 7 Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir Iceland 1:58.32 Q
16 4 1 Rebecca Diaconescu Romania 1:59.29 Q
17 4 7 Julia Mrozinski Germany 1:59.87
18 2 1 Enkhkhuslen Batbayar Mongolia 1:59.94
19 2 7 Lea Polonsky Israel 2:00.38
20 3 1 María Yegres Venezuela 2:00.66
21 4 8 Andrea Becali Cuba 2:03.38
22 3 8 Julimar Ávila Honduras 2:04.88
23 1 4 Dhinidhi Desinghu India 2:06.96
24 2 8 Lojine Abdalla Salah Egypt 2:07.19
25 1 5 Ariana Southa Dirkzwager Laos 2:07.22
26 1 3 Jehanara Nabi Pakistan 2:10.69
27 1 6 Kaltra Meca Albania 2:12.21
28 1 7 Maha Alshehhi United Arab Emirates 2:17.17
29 1 1 Mashael Meshari A Alayed Saudi Arabia 2:19.61
30 1 2 Duana Lama Nepal 2:20.74
3 6 Nikolett Pádár Hungary DSQ

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Semifinals

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De swimmers plus de best 8 times, regardless of heat, advance go de final.

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 5 Ariarne Titmus Australia 1:54.64 Q
2 2 4 Mollie O'Callaghan Australia 1:54.70 Q
3 1 3 Claire Weinstein United States 1:55.24 Q
4 2 3 Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong 1:55.51 Q
5 2 2 Yang Junxuan China 1:55.90 Q
6 1 2 Barbora Seemanová Czech Republic 1:56.06 Q
7 2 6 Erika Fairweather New Zealand 1:56.31 Q
8 1 4 Mary-Sophie Harvey Canada 1:56.37 Q
9 2 7 Erin Gemmell United States 1:56.46
10 1 5 Li Bingjie China 1:56.56
11 1 6 Maria Fernanda Costa Brazil 1:56.89
12 1 1 Aimee Canny South Africa 1:57.34
13 1 7 Valentine Dumont Belgium 1:57.50
14 2 1 Lilla Minna Ábrahám Hungary 1:57.78
15 2 8 Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir Iceland 1:58.78
16 1 8 Rebecca Diaconescu Romania 1:59.58

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Final

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Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
5 Mollie O'Callaghan Australia 1:53.27 OR
4 Ariarne Titmus Australia 1:53.81
6 Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong 1:54.55
4 8 Mary-Sophie Harvey Canada 1:55.29
5 2 Yang Junxuan China 1:55.38
6 7 Barbora Seemanová Czech Republic 1:55.47
7 1 Erika Fairweather New Zealand 1:55.59
8 3 Claire Weinstein United States 1:56.60

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References

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  1. "Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Schedule". Paris 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. Rieder, David (3 April 2022). "Event Changes Likely as Paris 2024 Moves to Nine-Day Schedule of Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 3 October 2022.
  5. "Women's 200m Freestyle - Heats results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. "Women's 200m Freestyle - Heats results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. "Women's 200m Freestyle - Semifinals results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. "Women's 200m Freestyle - Semifinals results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. "Women's 200m Freestyle - Finals results" (PDF). Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
Olympic champions insyd women's 200 m freestyle
  • 1968:  Debbie Meyer (USA)
  • 1972:  Shane Gould (AUS)
  • 1976:  Kornelia Ender (GDR)
  • 1980:  Barbara Krause (GDR)
  • 1984:  Mary Wayte (USA)
  • 1988:  Heike Friedrich (GDR)
  • 1992:  Nicole Haislett (USA)
  • 1996:  Claudia Poll (CRC)
  • 2000:  Susie O'Neill (AUS)
  • 2004:  Camelia Potec (ROU)
  • 2008:  Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
  • 2012:  Allison Schmitt (USA)
  • 2016:  Katie Ledecky (USA)
  • 2020:  Ariarne Titmus (AUS)
  • 2024:  Mollie O'Callaghan (AUS)