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Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final.
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 29, 2011 (heats and semifinals) July 30, 2011 (final) |
| Competitors | 41 from 34 nations |
| Winning time | 2:05.10 |
| Medalists | |
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The final was won by sixteen-year-old American Missy Franklin in a time of 2:05.10. Frankin's time was the third-fastest ever in the event, only behind Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry (2:04.81) and Russian Anastasia Zuyeva (2:04.94).
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship record were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 2:04.81 | Rome | August 1, 2009 |
Results edit
Heats edit
39 swimmers participated in 6 heats.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | Missy Franklin | United States | 2:07.71 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:08.35 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Elizabeth Beisel | United States | 2:08.40 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:08.50 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Meagen Nay | Australia | 2:08.50 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Sinead Russell | Canada | 2:08.92 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 2:09.03 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | Shiho Sakai | Japan | 2:09.25 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | 2:09.65 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Great Britain | 2:10.02 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | Alexianne Castel | France | 2:10.38 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Zhao Jing | China | 2:10.40 | Q |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Duane da Rocha | Spain | 2:10.41 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Melissa Ingram | New Zealand | 2:10.59 | Q |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Stephanie Proud | Great Britain | 2:10.65 | Q |
| 16 | 5 | 7 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada | 2:11.09 | Q |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | 2:11.23 | |
| 18 | 6 | 6 | Zhu Jiani | China | 2:11.84 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Fernanda González | Mexico | 2:12.29 | NR |
| 20 | 6 | 7 | Jenny Mensing | Germany | 2:12.38 | |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | Anja Čarman | Slovenia | 2:12.73 | |
| 22 | 4 | 8 | Kimberly Buys | Belgium | 2:13.01 | |
| 23 | 3 | 4 | Melanie Nocher | Ireland | 2:13.39 | |
| 24 | 6 | 8 | Simona Baumrtova | Czech Republic | 2:13.48 | |
| 25 | 2 | 3 | Anna Volchkov | Israel | 2:13.99 | NR |
| 26 | 5 | 1 | Alicja Tchorz | Poland | 2:14.27 | |
| 27 | 3 | 5 | Ekaterina Avramova | Bulgaria | 2:14.85 | |
| 28 | 3 | 6 | Ham Chan-Mi | South Korea | 2:14.88 | |
| 29 | 3 | 8 | Lau Yin Yan | Hong Kong | 2:15.09 | |
| 30 | 2 | 5 | Eyglo Gustafsdottir | Iceland | 2:15.16 | |
| 31 | 2 | 4 | Leone Vorster | South Africa | 2:16.45 | |
| 3 2 | 5 | 8 | Sophia Batachelor | New Zealand | 2:17.06 | |
| 33 | 3 | 3 | Therese Svendsen | Sweden | 2:18.12 | |
| 34 | 2 | 6 | Yulduz Kuchkarova | Uzbekistan | 2:18.62 | |
| 35 | 2 | 7 | Ines Remarsaro | Uruguay | 2:21.07 | |
| 36 | 2 | 2 | Tatiana Perstineva | Moldova | 2:21.25 | |
| 37 | 1 | 4 | Karen Vilorio | Honduras | 2:24.43 | |
| 38 | 1 | 5 | Estellah Fils Rabetsara | Madagascar | 2:33.83 | |
| 39 | 1 | 3 | Aure Fanchette | Seychelles | 2:52.04 | |
| – | 3 | 2 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | DNS | |
| – | 5 | 2 | Aya Terakawa | Japan | DNS |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 19:12.[2]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:07.76 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:08.22 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Great Britain | 2:08.79 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Sinead Russell | Canada | 2:08.80 | NR |
| 5 | 7 | Zhao Jing | China | 2:08.86 | |
| 6 | 6 | Shiho Sakai | Japan | 2:08.93 | |
| 7 | 1 | Melissa Ingram | New Zealand | 2:10.77 | |
| 8 | 8 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada | 2:12.12 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Missy Franklin | United States | 2:05.90 | Q, AM |
| 2 | 5 | Elizabeth Beisel | United States | 2:07.82 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Alexianne Castel | France | 2:08.41 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | 2:08.42 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Meagen Nay | Australia | 2:08.53 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 2:09.33 | |
| 7 | 8 | Stephanie Proud | Great Britain | 2:10.57 | |
| 8 | 1 | Duane da Rocha | Spain | 2:10.74 |
Final edit
The final was held at 18:33.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Missy Franklin | United States | 2:05.10 | AM | |
| 5 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:06.06 | OC | |
| 7 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | 2:07.78 | NR | |
| 4 | 6 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:07.82 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | Elizabeth Beisel | United States | 2:08.16 | |
| 6 | 1 | Meagen Nay | Australia | 2:08.69 | |
| 7 | 8 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Great Britain | 2:08.76 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alexianne Castel | France | 2:09.07 |
References edit
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
External links edit
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke start list[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.
- , Swimming World Magazine (2011-07-30); retrieved 2011-08-10.