200m Backstroke
By: Vamsi Chintha
The Olympics
The 200 Meter Backstroke is one of the most classic Olympic events, it is very iconic for the Olympics. It is one of the many swimming events involved in the Olympics. Some of the swimmers who have won the gold medal for this event have recorded unbelievable times, they are bound to blow your mind. The swimmers swim for a total for 200 meters as fast as they can and they all compete for one thing; the gold medal.
1976-1988
In this picture, you can see the Gold Medal Winners for both Men and Women. In 1976, the fastest Men's time was 119.19 seconds and the fastest Women's time was 133.43, and so on.
1992-2004
Here is the data for the next 4 Olympics, the data is presented the same way as it was presented in the first picture.
2004-2012
Here is the data for the last couple of Summer Olympics, the data is presented the same way as it was in the first couple of graphs.
Scatter Plot of the Time's
This scatter plot shows the times of the Men and Women Gold Medalists. The Blue Squares represent the Men and the Red X's represent the Women. As you can clearly see, the Men's times are much faster than the Women's times.
Lines Of Regression
This graph shows the trend lines for both Male and Female Gold Medalists. The Red Line represents the females and the Blue Line represents the Males.
John Naber
In 1976, John Naber set a World Record in the 200m Backstroke, his winning time was 119.19 seconds.
Risa Reinisch
In 1980, Rica Reinisch set a female World Record in the 200m Backstroke, her winning time was 131.77 seconds.
Krisztina Egerszegi
In the games of 1988, 1992, and 1996 Krisztina Egerszegi won the Gold Medal, for ALL three years, it was truly amazing.
Intersection Point
This is the intersection point of the trend line of the male and female Gold Medalists. The intersection point is where the male and female cross or intersect with each other.
The X-Coordinate
The X-Coordinate in the graph is 2574.388489. What that means is that in 2575 Summer Olympic Games, the females will pass the males and continue to record faster times than them.
The Y-Coordinate
The Y-Coordinate in the graph is 45.28538129. What that means is that when the females pass the males in 2575 games, the female finalists finishing time will be 45.29 seconds.
Brad Bridgewater
Brad Bridgewater won the 1996 Gold Medal for the 200m Backstroke with an unbelievable 118.54 second time.
Kirsty Coventry
Kirsty Coventry won the 2008 Gold Medal for the 200m Backstroke with a finishing time of 126.76 seconds. It was an Olympic Record.
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
This was the arena where the 2004 Swimming Events took place. The Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre which is located in Athens, Greece.