The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metres backstroke event at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the last day of the competition, on Sunday 20 April 1997 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Finals RANKFINAL ATIME2:07.502:07.662:08.294.2:08.775.2:10.396.2:10.617.2:11.568.2:12.09
RANKFINAL BTIME9.2:10.8010.2:11.8011.2:13.8412.2:14.3313.2:14.7814.2:14.9515.2:15.0916.2:17.42
Qualifying heats RANKHEATS RANKINGTIME1.2:09.132.2:09.403.2:09.724.2:09.875.2:10.036.2:10.687.2:10.898.2:11.039.2:11.1110.2:11.5211. Francesca Bissoli scratched B-final2:11.9612.2:14.1113.2:14.2614.2:14.4415.2:14.4516.2:14.4617.2:15.6318.2:16.0919.2:16.3420.2:16.4021.2:16.4722.2:19.41
Remarks
See also 1996 Women's Olympic Games 200m Backstroke 1997 Women's European LC Championships 200m Backstroke
References Results