Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2015 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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Qualification | ||
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 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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "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