| Final 12.08 Night | time | gap | L | React. |  50m |  100m |  150m |  | 1. Maya di Rado |  USA | 2:05.99 |   | 3 | 0.68 | 29.69s | 2. | 1:01.47 | 2. | 1:33.20 | 2. |  | 2. Katinka Hosszu |  HUN | 2:06.05 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.59 | 29.37s | 1. | 1:00.90 | 1. | 1:32.72 | 1. |  | 3. Hilary Caldwell |  CAN | 2:07.54 | 1.55 | 5 | 0.61 | 30.18s | 4. | 1:01.85 | 3. | 1:34.43 | 3. |  | 4. Daria K Ustinova |  RUS | 2:07.89 | 1.90 |   | 0.65 | 30.93s | 7. | 1:03.09 | 6. | 1:36.10 | 5. |  | 5. Belinda Hocking |  AUS | 2:08.02 | 2.03 | 2 | 0.64 | 30.18s | 4. | 1:02.00 | 4. | 1:34.43 | 3. |  | 6. Kirsty Coventry |  ZIM | 2:08.80 | 2.81 | 7 | 0.69 | 30.77s | 6. | 1:03.25 | 7. | 1:36.37 | 6. |  | 7. Yaxin Liu |  CHN | 2:09.03 | 3.04 | 6 | 0.70 | 31.52s | 8. | 1:04.35 | 8. | 1:37.26 | 8. |  | 8. Eyglo Osk Gustafsdottir |  ISL | 2:09.44 | 3.45 |   | 0.78 | 29.96s | 3. | 1:02.58 | 5. | 1:35.88 | 7. |   
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| Ranking | time | gap | React | 50m | 100m | 150m | HR | Semi |  | 1. Katinka Hosszu |  HUN | 2:06.03 |   | 0.59 | 29.87s | 01:01.37 | 01:33.71 | 1. | 2  |  | 2. Hilary Caldwell |  CAN | 2:07.17 | 1.14 | 0.61 | 30.24s | 01:02.13 | 01:34.59 | 1. | 1  |  | 3. Maya di Rado |  USA | 2:07.53 | 1.50 | 0.73 | 30.37s | 01:02.26 | 01:35.02 | 2. | 2  |  | 4. Yaxin Liu |  CHN | 2:07.56 | 1.53 | 0.71 | 30.81s | 01:03.34 | 01:35.86 | 2. | 1  |  | 5. Belinda Hocking |  AUS | 2:07.83 | 1.80 | 0.63 | 30.46s | 01:02.61 | 01:35.17 | 3. | 2  |  | 6. Kirsty Coventry |  ZIM | 2:08.83 | 2.80 | 0.68 | 30.34s | 01:03.21 | 01:36.51 | 4. | 2  |  | 7. Eyglo Osk Gustafsdottir |  ISL | 2:08.84 | 2.81 | 0.66 | 30.34s | 01:02.78 | 01:36.22 | 3. | 1 |  | 7. Daria K Ustinova |  RUS | 2:08.84 | 2.81 | 0.73 | 30.25s | 01:02.78 | 01:35.87 | 5. | 2 |  |  eliminated |  | 9. Dominique Bouchard |  CAN | 2:09.07 | 3.04 | 0.64 | 31.78s | 01:03.91 | 01:36.17 | 6. | 1  |  | 9. Daryna Zevina |  UKR | 2:09.07 | 3.04 | 0.64 | 30.82s | 01:03.43 | 01:36.61 | 4. | 2  |  | 11.Anastasiia Fesikova |  RUS | 2:09.12 | 3.09 | 0.80 | 30.18s | 01:03.17 | 01:36.16 | 5. | 1  |  | 12.Emily Seebohm |  AUS | 2:09.39 | 3.36 | 0.66 | 30.19s | 01:03.47 | 01:36.56 | 6. | 1  |  | 13.Lisa Graf |  GER | 2:09.56 | 3.53 | 0.83 | 31.42s | 01:03.59 | 01:36.62 | 7. | 1  |  | 14.Missy Franklin |  USA | 2:09.74 | 3.71 | 0.70 | 30.91s | 01:03.34 | 01:36.43 | 7. | 2  |  | 15.Matea Samardzic |  CRO | 2:09.83 | 3.80 | 0.68 | 30.95s | 01:03.35 | 01:36.75 | 8. | 2  |  | 16.Jenny Mensing |  GER | 2:10.15 | 4.12 | 0.72 | 30.50s | 01:02.76 | 01:36.28 | 8. | 1  |   
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| Ranking | time | gap | React | 50m | 100m | 150m | HR |  | 1. Katinka Hosszu |  HUN | 2:06.09 |   | 0.65 | 29.97s | 1:01.63 | 1:33.91 | 1. |  | 2. Hilary Caldwell |  CAN | 2:07.40 | 1.31 | 0.60 | 30.11s | 1:02.07 | 1:34.68 | 2. |  | 3. Maya di Rado |  USA | 2:08.60 | 2.51 | 0.72 | 30.62s | 1:02.91 | 1:35.79 | 3. |  | 4. Lisa Graf |  GER | 2:08.67 | 2.58 | 0.74 | 31.25s | 1:03.57 | 1:36.05 | 1. |  | 4. Belinda Hocking |  AUS | 2:08.67 | 2.58 | 0.62 | 31.15s | 1:03.37 | 1:36.03 | 1. |  | 6. Yaxin Liu |  CHN | 2:08.84 | 2.75 | 0.72 | 31.26s | 1:03.75 | 1:36.42 | 4. |  | 7. Dominique Bouchard |  CAN | 2:08.87 | 2.78 | 0.73 | 31.24s | 1:03.45 | 1:35.65 | 2. |  | 8. Daryna Zevina |  UKR | 2:08.88 | 2.79 | 0.70 | 31.21s | 1:04.34 | 1:36.86 | 2. |  | 9. Kirsty Coventry |  ZIM | 2:08.91 | 2.82 | 0.68 | 30.29s | 1:03.09 | 1:35.99 | 5. |  | 10.Emily Seebohm |  AUS | 2:09.00 | 2.91 | 0.71 | 30.64s | 1:03.85 | 1:36.83 | 3. |  | 11.Missy Franklin |  USA | 2:09.36 | 3.27 | 0.70 | 30.79s | 1:03.06 | 1:36.16 | 3. |  | 12.Eyglo Osk Gustafsdottir |  ISL | 2:09.62 | 3.53 | 0.64 | 30.16s | 1:02.96 | 1:35.94 | 4. |  | 13.Daria K Ustinova |  RUS | 2:09.96 | 3.87 | 0.66 | 31.12s | 1:03.53 | 1:36.70 | 4. |  | 14.Anastasiia Fesikova |  RUS | 2:10.39 | 4.30 | 0.72 | 31.25s | 1:04.18 | 1:37.24 | 6. |  | 15.Matea Samardzic |  CRO | 2:10.51 | 4.42 | 0.77 | 31.06s | 1:04.27 | 1:37.23 | 5. |  |  bellow Olympic Qualifyng Time (OQT) 2:10.60. |  | 16.Jenny Mensing |  GER | 2:10.68 | 4.59 | 0.70 | 31.21s | 1:03.87 | 1:37.15 | 5. |  |  eliminated |  | 17.Margherita Panziera |  ITA | 2:10.92 | 4.83 | 0.68 | 31.36s | 1:04.00 | 1:37.42 | 6. |  | 18.Yin Yan Claudia Lau |  HKG | 2:10.94 | 4.85 | 0.65 | 31.88s | 1:05.01 | 1:38.21 | 6. |  | 19.Duane da Rocha |  ESP | 2:11.17 | 5.08 | 0.73 | 31.19s | 1:04.59 | 1:37.81 | 7. |  | 20.Alicja Tchorz |  POL | 2:11.40 | 5.31 | 0.70 | 30.87s | 1:03.93 | 1:37.81 | 8. |  | 21.Ekaterina Avramova |  TUR | 2:12.98 | 6.89 | 0.59 | 30.68s | 1:03.95 | 1:38.52 | 1. |  | 22.Reka Gyorgy |  HUN | 2:12.99 | 6.90 | 0.68 | 30.84s | 1:04.05 | 1:37.73 | 7. |  | 23.Simona Baumrtova |  CZE | 2:13.26 | 7.17 | 0.66 | 30.77s | 1:03.74 | 1:37.08 | 2. |  | 24.Martina van Berkel |  SUI | 2:13.46 | 7.37 | 0.65 | 32.11s | 1:06.37 | 1:40.08 | 3. |  | 25.Africa Zamorano |  ESP | 2:13.74 | 7.65 | 0.59 | 31.85s | 1:04.90 | 1:39.13 | 7. |  | 26.Natsumi Sakai |  JPN | 2:13.99 | 7.90 | 0.60 | 30.07s | 1:02.70 | 1:38.31 | 8. |  | 27.Jie Chen |  CHN | 2:14.18 | 8.09 | 0.74 | 30.94s | 1:04.77 | 1:38.79 | 8. |  |  bellow Olympic Selection Time (OST) 2:15.17. |  | 28.Yessy Venisia Yosaputra |  INA | 2:20.88 | 14.79 | 0.74 | 32.69s | 1:07.69 | 1:44.34 | 4. |   
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| Olympic Qualifyng Time (OQT) 2:10.60 - NOC can enter up to 2 swimmers with OQT. |  | Olympic Selection Time (OST) 2:15.17, invitational - A swwimer meeting the "invitation" standard was eligible for entry. But this entry was allotted/filled by ranking.  |   
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|  Olympic Qualifyng Time by NOC - 25 Swimmers - additional 3 Swimmers. |  |  Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:10.60 |  |  2 Quotas - 8 NOC |  | 2 |  Australia | Belinda Hocking | Emily Seebohm |  | 2 |  Canada | Dominique Bouchard | Hilary Caldwell |  | 2 |  China | Chen Jie | Liu Yaxin |  | 2 |  Germany | Lisa Graf | Jenny Mensing |  | 2 |  Hungary | György Réka | Katinka Hosszú |  | 2 |  Russia | Anastasia Fesikova | Daria Ustinova |  | 2 |  Spain | Duane da Rocha | Zamorano áfrica |  | 2 |  United_States | Maya DiRado | Missy Franklin |  |  1 Quota - 9 NOC |  | 1 |  Croatia | Matea Samardžić |  | 1 |  Czechia | Simona Baumrtová |  | 1 |  Hong Kong | Claudia Lau |  | 1 |  Iceland | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir |  | 1 |  Italy | Margherita Panziera |  | 1 |  Japan | Natsumi Sakai |  | 1 |  Poland | Alicja Tchórz |  | 1 |  Ukraine | Daryna Zevina |  | 1 |  Zimbabwe | Kirsty Coventry |  |  Olympic Selection Time – 2:15.17 - 2 NOC |  | 1 |  Switzerland | Martina van Berkel |  | 1 |  Turkey | Ekaterina Avramova |  |  Universalitiy Places - 1 NOC |  | 1 |  Indonesia | Yessy Yosaputra |  | 28 | Total |   
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