Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The women's 200 metre breaststroke 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 Ashley McGregor of Canada.
Women's 200 metre breaststroke 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 | 16 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:24.38 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 |
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in breaststroke. 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 | 2:19.11 | Barcelona, Spain | August 1, 2013 | |
Pan American Games record | 2:25.62 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 22, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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15 July | Heat 2 | Kierra Smith | 2:25.41 | GR | |
15 July | A Final | Kierra Smith | 2:24.38 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:36.89) 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 (2:46.30) 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 | 10:33 | Heats |
July 15, 2015 | 19:43 | Final B |
July 15, 2015 | 19:50 | 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 | Kierra Smith | 2:25.41 | QA, GR | |
2 | 2 | 3 | Annie Lazor | 2:26.37 | QA | |
3 | 1 | 4 | Martha McCabe | 2:27.47 | QA | |
4 | 1 | 2 | Esther González | 2:28.15 | QA | |
5 | 1 | 3 | Byanca Rodriguez | 2:28.73 | QA | |
6 | 2 | 5 | Alia Atkinson | 2:28.86 | QA | |
7 | 1 | 5 | Julia Sebastian | 2:29.00 | QA | |
8 | 1 | 6 | Pamela Souza | 2:31.14 | QA | |
9 | 2 | 6 | Macarena Ceballos | 2:31.35 | QB | |
10 | 2 | 2 | Meghan Small | 2:32.40 | QB | |
11 | 1 | 7 | Beatriz Travalon | 2:32.73 | QB | |
12 | 2 | 7 | Mercedes Toledo | 2:34.43 | QB | |
13 | 2 | 1 | Laura Morley | 2:40.28 | QB | |
14 | 1 | 8 | Lisa Blackburn | 2:42.82 | QB | |
15 | 1 | 1 | Paula Tamashiro | 2:43.73 | QB | |
16 | 2 | 8 | Izzy Shne Joachim | 2:58.72 | QB |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Macarena Ceballos | 2:30.76 | ||
10 | 5 | Meghan Small | 2:31.35 | ||
11 | 3 | Beatriz Travalon | 2:33.21 | ||
12 | 6 | Mercedes Toledo | 2:33.57 | ||
13 | 1 | Paula Tamashiro | 2:41.94 | ||
14 | 2 | Laura Morley | 2:42.99 | ||
15 | 7 | Lisa Blackburn | 2:46.32 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Kierra Smith | 2:24.38 | GR | ||
3 | Martha McCabe | 2:24.51 | |||
5 | Annie Lazor | 2:26.23 | |||
4 | 7 | Alia Atkinson | 2:27.15 | ||
5 | 2 | Byanca Rodriguez | 2:28.87 | ||
6 | 1 | Julia Sebastian | 2:29.45 | ||
7 | 6 | Esther González | 2:29.83 | ||
8 | 8 | Pamela Souza | 2:32.41 |
References
- "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- Women's 200m Breaststroke Preliminaries
- Women's 200m Breaststroke - B Final
- Women's 200m Breaststroke - A Final