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

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates 27 July 2014 (2014-07-27)
Competitors 16 from 9 nations
Winning time 2:07.24 GR
Medalists
 Belinda Hocking  Australia
 Emily Seebohm  Australia
 Hilary Caldwell  Canada
Swimming at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
100 m S8 women
100 m S9 men
200 m men women
200 m S14 men
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
50 m men women
100 m men women
100 m SB9 women
200 m men women
Butterfly
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
200 m SM8 men
200 m SM10 women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by David Sparkes, Chief Executive Officer of British Swimming and the quaichs were presented by Ian Mason, Director of World Class Operations, British Swimming.

Records

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

World record  Missy Franklin (USA) 2:04.06 London, Great Britain 3 August 2012 [1][2]
Games record  Meagen Nay (AUS) 2:07.56 Delhi, India 8 October 2010
Commonwealth record '

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
27 July Final Belinda Hocking Australia 2:07.24 GR

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Caldwell, HilaryHilary Caldwell Canada 2:09.47 Q
2 1 5 Simmonds, ElizabethElizabeth Simmonds England 2:10.81 Q
3 2 4 Hocking, BelindaBelinda Hocking Australia 2:11.07 Q
4 2 5 Seebohm, EmilyEmily Seebohm Australia 2:11.47 Q
5 2 3 Wilson, MadisonMadison Wilson Australia 2:11.53 Q
6 2 6 Cantin, GenevieveGenevieve Cantin Canada 2:11.59 Q
7 1 3 Russell, SineadSinead Russell Canada 2:12.78 Q
8 1 6 Quigley, LaurenLauren Quigley England 2:13.45 Q
9 2 2 Fullalove , JessicaJessica Fullalove England 2:15.95
10 1 2 Williams, RachelRachel Williams Wales 2:16.53
11 2 7 Stirrat, DanielleDanielle Stirrat Wales 2:21.20
12 1 1 Raheem, KimikoKimiko Raheem Sri Lanka 2:24.63
13 2 1 Lanoe, TalisaTalisa Lanoe Kenya 2:26.12
14 1 7 Hill, DanielleDanielle Hill Northern Ireland 2:26.52
15 2 8 Hew, LaurenLauren Hew Cayman Islands 2:27.16
16 1 8 Shaikh, AreebaAreeba Shaikh Pakistan 2:46.30

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 3 Hocking, BelindaBelinda Hocking Australia 2:07.24 GR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 Seebohm, EmilyEmily Seebohm Australia 2:08.51
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 Caldwell, HilaryHilary Caldwell Canada 2:08.55
4 5 Simmonds, ElizabethElizabeth Simmonds England 2:09.29
5 8 Quigley, LaurenLauren Quigley England 2:09.51
6 2 Wilson, MadisonMadison Wilson Australia 2:10.35
7 7 Cantin, GenevieveGenevieve Cantin Canada 2:10.91
8 1 Russell, SineadSinead Russell Canada 2:12.61

References

  1. ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "USA's Missy Franklin wins another gold, sets world record". USA Today. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "US swimmer Missy Franklin sets world record, Phelps ends individual races with medal". Fox News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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