Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates 24 July 2014 (2014-07-24)
Competitors 29 from 14 nations
Winning time 1:55.57 GR
Medalists
    Australia
    England
    Australia

The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Gideon Sam, Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee and the quaichs were presented by John Mason, Board member of Glasgow 2014.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record Federica Pellegrini (ITA)1:52.98Rome, Italy29 July 2009[1][2]
Commonwealth record'
Games record Caitlin McClatchey (SCO)1:57.25Melbourne, Australia16 March 2006

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
24 JulyHeatSiobhan-Marie O'Connor England1:56.58GR
24 JulyHeatEmma McKeon Australia1:56.57GR
24 JulyFinalEmma McKeon Australia1:55.57GR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
144Emma McKeon Australia1:56.57Q, GR
234Siobhan-Marie O'Connor England1:56.58Q, GR
333Lauren Boyle New Zealand1:56.82Q, NR[3]
443Jazmin Carlin Wales1:57.61Q
535Brittany MacLean Canada1:57.75Q
645Karin Prinsloo South Africa1:58.38Q
742Samantha Cheverton Canada1:58.61Q
824Bronte Barratt Australia1:58.71Q
923Caitlin McClatchey Scotland1:59.04
1025Brittany Elmslie Australia1:59.18
1146Ellie Faulkner England1:59.40
1226Rebecca Turner England1:59.62
1336Samantha Lucie-Smith New Zealand1:59.63
1432Alyson Ackman Canada1:59.86
1527Ellena Jones Wales2:00.12
1622Emma Robinson New Zealand2:01.78
1747Rachel Williams Wales2:01.84
1841Lynette Lim Singapore2:03.91
1938Joanna Evans Bahamas2:04.19
2037Quah Ting Wen Singapore2:05.08
2148Amanda Lim Singapore2:06.24
2221Rachel Bethel Northern Ireland2:07.01
2314Lani Cabrera Barbados2:07.02
2413Matelita Buadromo Fiji2:07.77
2515Olivia Plateau de Maroussen Mauritius2:07.98
2628Danielle Hill Northern Ireland2:10.82
2716Alexis Clarke Barbados2:14.36
2812Aminath Shajan Maldives2:28.45
31Sycerika McMahon Northern IrelandDNS

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Emma McKeon Australia1:55.57GR
2nd, silver medalist(s)5Siobhan-Marie O'Connor England1:55.82
3rd, bronze medalist(s)8Bronte Barratt Australia1:56.62
43Lauren Boyle New Zealand1:57.00
52Brittany MacLean Canada1:57.20
66Jazmin Carlin Wales1:57.26
71Samantha Cheverton Canada1:57.79
87Karin Prinsloo South Africa1:58.95

References

  1. "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Federica Pellegrini Puts on Show for Home Crowd With World Record, U.S. Goes 2–3 With American Record". Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. Anderson, Ian (25 July 2014). "Lauren Boyle misses the medals in 200m free". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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