By Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
ATHENS, August 16. THREE medals. Four contenders.<\/p>\n
That's what the women's 200 IM will boil down to tomorrow night. At least that's what we can glean is likely from tonight's semifinals in the event.<\/p>\n
Actually, it may become a five-woman race as Aussie rookie Lara Carroll put herself in the mix with a 2:13.80.<\/p>\n
Yana — Klochkova, that is — led the semis at 2:13.30 as she tries to become the first woman to win both IM events in consecutive Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
But it won't be easy, as precisely half a second separates the top five young women.<\/p>\n
Beard is second at 2:13.51, followed by Katie Hoff at 2:13.60 and backstroke surprise-packet Kirsty Coventry at 2:13.68.<\/p>\n
\nWomen 200m Individual Medley Semifinals <\/b><\/p>\n
Record Splits Name NOC Location Date
\nWR 2:09.72 28.81 1:01.91 1:39.44 WU Yanyan CHN Shanghai (CHN) 17 OKT 1997
\nOR 2:10.68 28.70 1:01.78 1:40.05 KLOCHKOVA Yana UKR Sydney (AUS) 19 SEP 2000 <\/p>\n
Event No: 15 <\/p>\n
Rank Heat Lane Name NOC R.T. 50m 100m 150m Time Time
\nBehind
\n1 1 4 KLOCHKOVA Yana UKR 0.82 28.50 1:02.44
\n33.94 1:41.64
\n39.20 2:13.30
\n31.66
\n2 1 5 BEARD Amanda USA 0.73 29.36 1:04.84
\n35.48 1:41.98
\n37.14 2:13.51
\n31.53 0.21
\n3 2 5 HOFF Katie USA 0.82 28.87 1:02.80
\n33.93 1:41.82
\n39.02 2:13.60
\n31.78 0.30
\n4 2 4 COVENTRY Kirsty ZIM 0.72 30.18 1:04.32
\n34.14 1:43.44
\n39.12 2:13.68
\n30.24 0.38
\n5 2 7 CARROLL Lara AUS 0.82 30.02 1:02.79
\n32.77 1:41.53
\n38.74 2:13.80
\n32.27 0.50
\n6 1 3 CASLARU Beatrice ROM 0.82 29.68 1:03.81
\n34.13 1:42.55
\n38.74 2:14.25
\n31.70 0.95
\n7 1 2 ROHMANN Teresa GER 0.94 30.01 1:04.88
\n34.87 1:42.79
\n37.91 2:14.47
\n31.68 1.17
\n8 2 6 KOVACS Agnes HUN 0.79 29.02 1:03.95
\n34.93 1:42.01
\n38.06 2:14.68
\n32.67 1.38 <\/p>\n
9 2 3 SHCHERBA Hanna BLR 0.78 29.57 1:03.89
\n34.32 1:43.22
\n39.33 2:14.92
\n31.70 1.62
\n10 2 2 MILLS Alice AUS 0.81 28.64 1:03.52
\n34.88 1:43.66
\n40.14 2:14.95
\n31.29 1.65
\n11 1 7 MELO Joanna BRA 0.73 29.75 1:04.40
\n34.65 1:44.61
\n40.21 2:15.43
\n30.82 2.13
\n12 2 1 VEREVKA Oxana RUS 0.89 29.25 1:03.89
\n34.64 1:43.40
\n39.51 2:15.45
\n32.05 2.15
\n13 1 1 BARDACH Georgina ARG 0.85 29.80 1:05.10
\n35.30 1:43.81
\n38.71 2:15.73
\n31.92 2.43
\n14 1 6 ZHOU Yafei CHN 0.73 28.31 1:03.47
\n35.16 1:43.96
\n40.49 2:15.93
\n31.97 2.63
\n15 2 8 WARDEN Elizabeth CAN 0.75 29.29 1:03.59
\n34.30 1:44.26
\n40.67 2:17.32
\n33.06 4.02
\n16 1 8 NORFOLK Helen NZL 0.74 29.88 1:04.43
\n34.55 1:45.29
\n40.86 2:17.41
\n32.12 4.11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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