Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley
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The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 | Semifinal 1 | Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... |
2:09.53 | OR | ||
| August 13 | Final | Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice OAM is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane... |
2:08.45 | OR | WR |
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ganna Dzerkal | 2:18.25 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Erika Stewardt | 2:18.54 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai | 2:18.91 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Erla Dogg | 2:20.53 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Man-Hsu Lin | 2:23.29 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Fibriani Ratna Marita | 2:28.18 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Maroua Mathlouthi | DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Joanna Maranhão Joanna Maranhão Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão is a medley swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... |
2:14.97 | ||
| 2 | 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.... |
2:15.13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Hyera Choi | 2:15.26 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Anja Klinar Anja Klinar Anja Klinar is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Slovenia, who participated for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:***... |
2:15.39 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Jessica Pengelly | 2:15.80 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Femke Heemskerk Femke Heemskerk Frederike Johanna Maria "Femke" Heemskerk is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle, but also has a strong backstroke and medley.... |
2:16.28 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Yi Ting Siow | 2:17.11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race... |
2:25.74 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive... |
2:11.63 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | 2:11.99 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Asami Kitagawa Asami Kitagawa is a Japanese Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan at the 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:2006 Doha Asian Games* 50m breaststroke 2nd * 100m breaststroke 1st... |
2:12.47 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Li Jiaxing Li Jiaxing Li Jiaxing is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2007 National Champions Tournament - 3rd 200m IM;*2007 National Championships - 3rd 100m back;... |
2:12.53 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:... |
2:12.56 | Q | |
| 6 | 5 | Mireia Belmonte | 2:12.75 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Keri-Anne Payne Keri-Anne Payne Keri-Anne Payne is a British swimmer, specialising in marathon open water swimming, and long-distance freestyle swimming in the pool. She is a two-time World 10 km Open Water champion, and an Olympic silver medallist.Payne was born in South Africa to British parents... |
2:12.78 | Q | |
| 8 | 8 | María Peláez María Pelaez María Peláez Navarrete is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992... |
2:15.97 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Alicia Coutts Alicia Coutts Alicia Jayne Coutts is an Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games .-Career:... |
2:11.55 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Katie Hoff Katie Hoff Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle... |
2:11.58 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Camille Muffat Camille Muffat Camille Muffat is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics.... |
2:12.16 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Svetlana Karpeeva | 2:12.94 | Q | |
| 5 | 8 | Katinka Hosszú Katinka Hosszú Katinka Hosszú is a female Hungarian swimmer, who twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008.- Swimming career :... |
2:13.05 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Qi Hui | 2:14.25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Cylia Vabre | 2:14.34 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Katharina Schiller | 2:18.00 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Hannah Miley Hannah Miley Hannah Louise Miley is a British and Scottish individual medley swimmer. She currently swims for GASC . She is the reigning European 400m individual medley champion in both long course and short course formats... |
2:11.72 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice OAM is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane... |
2:12.07 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... |
2:12.18 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Katarzyna Baranowska Katarzyna Baranowska Katarzyna Baranowska is an Olympic swimmer from Poland who specializes in the individual medley. She swam for Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... |
2:12.47 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Evelyn Verrasztó Evelyn Verrasztó Evelyn Verrasztó is a Hungarian swimmer, who twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008.Her father and coach, Zoltán Verrasztó, and her brother, Dávid Verrasztó are also swimmers.... |
2:12.52 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Helen Norfolk Helen Norfolk Helen Norfolk is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal with Lauren Boyle, Alison Fitch and Melissa Ingram in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.... |
2:13.50 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Erica Morningstar Erica Morningstar Erica Rachelle Morningstar is a Canadian swimmer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan who is now based in Calgary, Alberta. She has competed in events all over the world including the 2008 Olympic games held in Beijing, China. She is sponsored by Speedo Canada, and regularly appears in their... |
2:14.11 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Sonja Schober | 2:20.18 |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... |
2:09.53 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice OAM is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane... |
2:10.58 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Katie Hoff Katie Hoff Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle... |
2:10.90 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Katarzyna Baranowska Katarzyna Baranowska Katarzyna Baranowska is an Olympic swimmer from Poland who specializes in the individual medley. She swam for Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... |
2:12.13 | Q, NR | |
| 5 | 5 | Hannah Miley Hannah Miley Hannah Louise Miley is a British and Scottish individual medley swimmer. She currently swims for GASC . She is the reigning European 400m individual medley champion in both long course and short course formats... |
2:12.35 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Svetlana Karpeeva | 2:13.26 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Mireia Belmonte | 2:13.45 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Li Jiaxing Li Jiaxing Li Jiaxing is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2007 National Champions Tournament - 3rd 200m IM;*2007 National Championships - 3rd 100m back;... |
2:13.47 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive... |
2:11.84 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:... |
2:12.03 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Alicia Coutts Alicia Coutts Alicia Jayne Coutts is an Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games .-Career:... |
2:12.03 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Asami Kitagawa Asami Kitagawa is a Japanese Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan at the 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:2006 Doha Asian Games* 50m breaststroke 2nd * 100m breaststroke 1st... |
2:12.18 | Q | |
| 4 | 7 | Evelyn Verrasztó Evelyn Verrasztó Evelyn Verrasztó is a Hungarian swimmer, who twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008.Her father and coach, Zoltán Verrasztó, and her brother, Dávid Verrasztó are also swimmers.... |
2:12.18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | 2:12.26 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Camille Muffat Camille Muffat Camille Muffat is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics.... |
2:12.36 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Keri-Anne Payne Keri-Anne Payne Keri-Anne Payne is a British swimmer, specialising in marathon open water swimming, and long-distance freestyle swimming in the pool. She is a two-time World 10 km Open Water champion, and an Olympic silver medallist.Payne was born in South Africa to British parents... |
2:14.14 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice OAM is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane... |
2:08.45 | |||
| 4 | Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... |
2:08.59 | |||
| 6 | Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive... |
2:10.34 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Katie Hoff Katie Hoff Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle... |
2:10.68 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Alicia Coutts Alicia Coutts Alicia Jayne Coutts is an Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games .-Career:... |
2:11.43 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Asami Kitagawa Asami Kitagawa is a Japanese Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan at the 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:2006 Doha Asian Games* 50m breaststroke 2nd * 100m breaststroke 1st... |
2:11.56 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:... |
2:12:43 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Katarzyna Baranowska Katarzyna Baranowska Katarzyna Baranowska is an Olympic swimmer from Poland who specializes in the individual medley. She swam for Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... |
2:13.36 | ||