| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 23 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:06.08 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 | women |
| 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 10 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Team | ||
| Mixed team | ||
| Artistic swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Combination | ||
| Highlights | ||
| 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 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 May 2021.[1][2]
Records[edit]
Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Regan Smith |  United States |
2:03.35 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 |
| European record | Anastasia Fesikova |  Russia |
2:04.94 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Margherita Panziera |  Italy |
2:06.18 | Glasgow | 9 August 2018 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May | Final | Margherita Panziera | Italy |
2:06.08 | CR |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were started on 22 May at 10:00.[3]
Semifinals[edit]
The semifinals were held on 22 May at 18:23.[4]
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lena Grabowski |  Austria |
2:08.60 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 6 | Cassie Wild |  Great Britain |
2:09.31 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy |  Hungary |
2:09.97 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
2:11.73 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Sonnele Öztürk |  Germany |
2:14.26 | |
| 6 | 3 | Aviv Barzelay |  Israel |
2:14.63 | |
| 7 | 7 | Ugnė Mažutaitytė |  Lithuania |
2:14.70 | |
| 8 | 8 | Aleksa Gold |  Estonia |
2:15.17 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Margherita Panziera | Italy |
2:07.61 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Katalin Burián | Hungary |
2:08.89 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | África Zamorano |  Spain |
2:09.89 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Katie Shanahan | Great Britain |
2:10.84 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
2:12.17 | |
| 6 | 8 | Zuzanna Herasimowicz |  Poland |
2:12.55 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ekaterina Avramova |  Turkey |
2:12.96 | |
| 8 | 7 | Tatiana Salcuțan |  Moldova |
2:13.10 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on 23 May at 18:35.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Margherita Panziera | Italy |
2:06.08 | CR |
 |
6 | Cassie Wild | Great Britain |
2:07.74 | |
 |
3 | Katalin Burián | Hungary |
2:07.87 | |
| 4 | 5 | Lena Grabowski | Austria |
2:08.19 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | África Zamorano | Spain |
2:09.76 | |
| 6 | 1 | Katie Shanahan | Great Britain |
2:09.90 | |
| 7 | 7 | Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy | Hungary |
2:10.19 | |
| 8 | 8 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
2:13.06 |