Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly
Table title:
Final
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rank </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lane </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Name </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nationality </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Time </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Notes </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Misty Hyman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2:05.88 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > OR* </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Susie O'Neill </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Australia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2:06.58 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Petria Thomas </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Australia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2:07.12 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mette Jacobsen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Denmark </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2:08.24 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Otylia Jędrzejczak </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Poland </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2:08.48 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kaitlin Sandeno </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2:08.81 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Yuko Nakanishi </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Japan </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2:09.66 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Maki Mita </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Japan </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2:10.72 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did the Japanese athletes do in the final?
Answer:
Japanese duo Yuko Nakanishi (2:09.66) and Maki Mita (2:10.72) closed out the field.