Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the XVII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
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]
Contents
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.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 15 July | A Final | Hilary Caldwell |  Canada |
2:08.22 | GR |
Qualification
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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 |
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| July 15, 2015 | 11:00 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 20:25 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 20:32 | Final A |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on July 15.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | 4 | Dominique Bouchard |  Canada |
2:09.59 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada |
2:10.15 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Clara Smiddy |  United States |
2:11.94 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Kylie Stewart | United States |
2:12.30 | QA |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Joanna Maranhão |  Brazil |
2:12.35 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Gisela Morales |  Guatemala |
2:12.38 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Andrea Berrino |  Argentina |
2:13.62 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Maria González |  Mexico |
2:14.28 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Estela Davis | Mexico |
2:16.49 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Carolina Colorado |  Colombia |
2:16.52 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina |
2:17.63 | QB |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Karen Vilorio | 22x20px Honduras | 2:18.45 | QB |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Luiza Padovan | Brazil |
2:20.08 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Carla González |  Venezuela |
2:20.25 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | McKenna de Bever |  Peru |
2:20.67 | QB |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Inés Remersaro |  Uruguay |
2:21.33 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Lara Butler |  Cayman Islands |
2:26.43 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 5 | Carolina Colorado | Colombia |
2:14.87 | |
| 10 | 4 | Estela Davis | Mexico |
2:16.61 | |
| 11 | 1 | McKenna de Bever | Peru |
2:16.76 | NR |
| 12 | 3 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina |
2:17.55 | |
| 13 | 7 | Carla González | Venezuela |
2:18.77 | |
| 14 | 6 | Karen Vilorio | 22x20px Honduras | 2:19.42 | |
| 15 | 2 | Luiza Padovan | Brazil |
2:21.17 | |
| 16 | 8 | Inés Remersaro | Uruguay |
2:21.33 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada |
2:08.22 | GR |
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4 | Dominique Bouchard | Canada |
2:09.74 | |
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3 | Clara Smiddy | United States |
2:11.47 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kylie Stewart | United States |
2:11.92 | |
| 5 | 2 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil |
2:12.05 | SA |
| 6 | 7 | Gisela Morales |  Guatemala |
2:13.18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andrea Berrino |  Argentina |
2:14.38 | |
| 8 | 8 | Maria González |  Mexico |
2:16.79 |
References
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- ↑ Women's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries
- ↑ Women's 200m Backstroke - B Final
- ↑ Women's 200m Backstroke - A Final
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