Olympic Swimming 2016: Women's 200M Butterfly Medal Winners, Times and Results

Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain took the gold medal at the women's 200-meter butterfly during Wednesday's action at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games from Rio de Janeiro. 

Her time of 2:04.85 was just 0.03 seconds better than silver medalist Madeline Groves from Australia as we take a look at the medalists and their times:

Medal	Swimmer	Country	Time
Gold	Mireia Belmonte Garcia	Spain	2:04.85
Silver	Madeline Groves	Australia	2:04.88
Bronze	Natsumi Hoshi	Japan	2:05.20

At 200 meters, this race consisted of four laps of 50 meters where the swimmers involved faced down toward the water and simultaneously moved their arms in a circular motion while executing a butterfly kick. 

There was a good chance this race would give three swimmers their first medals of the game, as Belmonte Garcia was the only woman in the field of eight who had already won a medal in Rio, which was a bronze in the women's 400-meter individual medley.

Groves was quickest off the block and created a healthy lead of almost a second after 50 meters. At the 100-meter mark, it shrunk to just 0.46 seconds in front of Belmonte Garcia. 

By the 150-meter mark, Belmonte Garcia took the lead by 0.14 seconds, but Groves didn't fade and stayed with her for the final stretch. 

The two looked dead even in the final strokes, but it was Belmonte Garcia who out-touched Groves by her fingertips, via NBC Olympics:

Two Americans participated in the race, but neither of them was able to get to the podium. 

Hali Flickinger finished in seventh, but Cammile Adams just missed the bronze medal, as her time was less than a second slower than Japan's Natsumi Hoshi. 

Stats courtesy of Rio2016.com.