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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BY Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
ATHENS, August 19. WHEN the going gets tough, the tough get swimming. That was the lesson that was demonstrated tonight in the women's 200m backstroke.<\/p>\n
Russia's Stanislava clocked the only swim under 2:10 — 2:09.622, but the pride of Zimbabwe, Kirsty Coventry, was close behind at 2:10.04.<\/p>\n
Japan's Reiko Nakamura (pictured)was third at 2:10.14, followed by Germany's Antje Buschschulte, 2:10.66, and the USA's Margaret Hoelzer, 2:11.68.<\/p>\n
All of the top contenders use a similar strategy, holding back the first 100 meters then trying to come home in about the same time. The result tomorrow should be a close race from start to finish.<\/p>\n
Buschschulte (pictured below) said that the bronze she picked up as part of the German 800 freestyle relay helped to get her back on track after a terrible swim in the two-lap dorsal race. "I swam my best time tonight, I used to hate this race but the relay has lifted me and I will try to go faster in the final," she told SwimInfo. <\/p>\n
Women 200m Backstroke Semifinals <\/b><\/p>\n
Record Splits Name NOC Location Date
\nWR 2:06.62 30.55 1:02.34 1:34.79 EGERSZEGI Krisztina HUN Athens (GRE) 25 AUG 1991
\nOR 2:07.06 30.43 1:02.39 1:35.10 EGERSZEGI Krisztina HUN Barcelona (ESP) 31 JUL 1992 <\/p>\n
Event No: 28 <\/p>\n
Rank Heat Lane Name NOC R.T. 50m 100m 150m Time Time
\nBehind
\n1 2 4 KOMAROVA Stanislava RUS 0.78 31.23 1:03.87
\n32.64 1:36.82
\n32.95 2:09.62
\n32.80
\n2 2 5 COVENTRY Kirsty ZIM 0.76 31.28 1:03.97
\n32.69 1:37.21
\n33.24 2:10.04
\n32.83 0.42 AF
\n3 1 4 NAKAMURA Reiko JPN 0.68 31.25 1:04.18
\n32.93 1:37.23
\n33.05 2:10.14
\n32.91 0.52
\n4 2 3 BUSCHSCHULTE Antje GER 0.65 31.51 1:04.12
\n32.61 1:37.38
\n33.26 2:10.66
\n33.28 1.04
\n5 1 5 HOELZER Margaret USA 0.72 31.53 1:04.79
\n33.26 1:38.18
\n33.39 2:11.68
\n33.50 2.06
\n6 2 6 OERNSTEDT Louise DEN 0.73 31.43 1:04.57
\n33.14 1:38.28
\n33.71 2:11.77
\n33.49 2.15
\n7 1 2 TERAKAWA Aya JPN 0.61 31.28 1:04.89
\n33.61 1:38.69
\n33.80 2:12.21
\n33.52 2.59
\n8 1 6 SEXTON Katy GBR 0.75 31.80 1:05.63
\n33.83 1:39.54
\n33.91 2:12.62
\n33.08 3.00 <\/p>\n
9 1 3 FRATESI Jennifer CAN 0.72 32.03 1:05.18
\n33.15 1:38.99
\n33.81 2:12.64
\n33.65 3.02
\n10 2 2 McLEAN Hannah NZL 0.67 31.18 1:04.53
\n33.35 1:38.71
\n34.18 2:12.87
\n34.16 3.25
\n11 2 1 HETZER Nicole GER 0.75 31.94 1:05.49
\n33.55 1:39.38
\n33.89 2:13.01
\n33.63 3.39
\n12 2 7 MORGAN Melissa AUS 0.70 32.12 1:05.59
\n33.47 1:39.70
\n34.11 2:13.34
\n33.64 3.72
\n13 1 8 JOVANOVIC Sanja CRO 0.70 31.71 1:05.48
\n33.77 1:39.91
\n34.43 2:13.76
\n33.85 4.14
\n14 1 7 VERRASZTO Evelyn HUN 0.77 32.52 1:06.35
\n33.83 1:40.61
\n34.26 2:13.98
\n33.37 4.36
\n15 1 1 AMSHENNIKOVA Iryna UKR 0.68 31.07 1:04.28
\n33.21 1:38.95
\n34.67 2:14.83
\n35.88 5.21
\n16 2 8 ADCOCK Frances AUS 0.66 31.96 1:05.53
\n33.57 1:40.18
\n34.65 2:15.69
\n35.51 6.07 <\/p>\n
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