Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 18–19 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:09.37 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Individual | Solo | Duet |
| Team | Team | Combination |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18–19 August.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Missy Franklin | .png){kind=small} United States |
2:04.06 | London | 28 July 2012 |
| European record | Anastasia Zuyeva |  Russia |
2:04.94 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Krisztina Egerszegi |  Hungary |
2:06.62 | Athens | 22 August 1991 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 11:02.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Jenny Mensing |  Germany |
2:10.33 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Duane Da Rocha |  Spain |
2:10.34 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Lisa Graf | Germany |
2:10.75 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:11.09 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Melani Costa | Spain |
2:11.63 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Carlotta Zofkova |  Italy |
2:11.74 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
2:11.88 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Elizabeth Simmonds |  Great Britain |
2:12.32 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Sonnele Öztürk | Germany |
2:13.15 | |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Daria Ustinova | Russia |
2:13.93 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Alicja Tchórz |  Poland |
2:14.51 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
2:14.79 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Jördis Steinegger |  Austria |
2:15.14 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Klaudia Nazieblo | Poland |
2:15.69 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Matea Samardžić |  Croatia |
2:15.80 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Ida Lindborg |  Sweden |
2:16.23 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Ekaterina Tomashevskaya | Russia |
2:16.30 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Sarah Bro |  Denmark |
2:16.76 | |
| 19 | 2 | 8 | Věra Kopřivová | Czech Republic |
2:17.67 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Martina van Berkel | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
2:17.90 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Justine Ress |  France |
2:17.91 | |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Camille Gheorghiu | France |
2:18.78 | |
| 23 | 3 | 8 | Karin Tomecková |  Slovakia |
2:19.04 | |
| 24 | 3 | 0 | Aliaksandra Kavaleva |  Belarus |
2:22.75 | |
| 25 | 1 | 8 | Andrea Basaraba |  Serbia |
2:23.13 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held 18:52.[3]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Duane Da Rocha | Spain |
2:09.13 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Great Britain |
2:09.71 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
2:12.06 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland |
2:13.29 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ekaterina Tomashevskaya | Russia |
2:14.27 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jördis Steinegger | Austria |
2:16.10 | |
| 7 | 1 | Matea Samardžić | Croatia |
2:16.26 | |
| 8 | 5 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:20.04 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
2:10.22 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
2:10.26 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Lisa Graf | Germany |
2:10.29 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Melani Costa | Spain |
2:10.83 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Daria Ustinova | Russia |
2:11.40 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
2:13.58 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ida Lindborg | Sweden |
2:15.03 | |
| 8 | 1 | Klaudia Nazieblo | Poland |
2:15.98 |
Final
The final was held at 19:03.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Duane Da Rocha | Spain |
2:09.37 | |
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5 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Great Britain |
2:09.66 | |
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1 | Daria Ustinova | Russia |
2:09.79 | |
| 4 | 2 | Lisa Graf | Germany |
2:10.64 | |
| 5 | 3 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
2:10.99 | |
| 6 | 7 | Melani Costa | Spain |
2:11.15 | |
| 7 | 6 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
2:11.77 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
2:13.49 |