Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

Women's 200 metre backstroke at the XVII Pan American Games
Venue CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
Dates July 15 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors 17 from 12 nations
Winning time 2:08.22
Medalists
 Hilary Caldwell  Canada
 Dominique Bouchard  Canada
 Clara Smiddy  United States
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The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Elizabeth Pelton of the United States.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in backstroke. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Missy Franklin (USA) 2:04.06 London, United Kingdom August 3, 2012
Pan American Games record  Elizabeth Pelton (USA) 2:08.99 Guadalajara, Mexico October 20, 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
15 JulyA FinalHilary Caldwell Canada2:08.22GR

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:20.19) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:28.60) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]

Schedule

All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 15, 201511:00Heats
July 15, 201520:25Final B
July 15, 201520:32Final A

Results

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified GRGames record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on July 15.[3]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124Dominique Bouchard Canada2:09.59QA
234Hilary Caldwell Canada2:10.15QA
325Clara Smiddy United States2:11.94QA
414Kylie Stewart United States2:12.30QA
535Joanna Maranhão Brazil2:12.35QA
616Gisela Morales Guatemala2:12.38QA
733Andrea Berrino Argentina2:13.62QA
815Maria González Mexico2:14.28QA
936Estela Davis Mexico2:16.49QB
1023Carolina Colorado Colombia2:16.52QB
1113Florencia Perotti Argentina2:17.63QB
1237Karen Vilorio Honduras2:18.45QB
1326Luiza Padovan Brazil2:20.08QB
1412Carla González Venezuela2:20.25QB
1532McKenna de Bever Peru2:20.67QB
1622Inés Remersaro Uruguay2:21.33QB
1727Lara Butler Cayman Islands2:26.43

B Final

The B final was also held on July 15.[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
95Carolina Colorado Colombia2:14.87
104Estela Davis Mexico2:16.61
111McKenna de Bever Peru2:16.76NR
123Florencia Perotti Argentina2:17.55
137Carla González Venezuela2:18.77
146Karen Vilorio Honduras2:19.42
152Luiza Padovan Brazil2:21.17
168Inés Remersaro Uruguay2:21.33

A Final

The A final was also held on July 15.[5]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5Hilary Caldwell Canada2:08.22GR
2nd, silver medalist(s)4Dominique Bouchard Canada2:09.74
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3Clara Smiddy United States2:11.47
46Kylie Stewart United States2:11.92
52Joanna Maranhão Brazil2:12.05SA
67Gisela Morales Guatemala2:13.18
71Andrea Berrino Argentina2:14.38
88Maria González Mexico2:16.79

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Women's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries
  4. ↑ Women's 200m Backstroke - B Final
  5. ↑ Women's 200m Backstroke - A Final
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