The women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 19 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion was Kathleen Hersey of the United States.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool all in the butterfly stroke.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record2:01.81Jinan, ChinaOctober 21, 2009Pan American Games record2:07.64Rio de Janeiro, BrazilJuly 21, 2007
Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:19.9) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:24.1) in the same qualifying period.
Results All times are in minutes and seconds.
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 October 19.
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 4 Kim Vandenberg 2:12.04 QA 2 2 4 Lyndsay de Paul 2:14.17 QA 3 2 5 Rita Medrano 2:14.44 QA 4 1 5 Joanna Maranhão 2:14.63 QA 5 2 3 Brenna Maclean 2:15.87 QA 6 1 2 Eliana Barrios 2:17.06 QA 7 1 6 Prisciliana Escobar 2:18.36 QA 8 1 3 Erin Miller 2:18.37 QA 9 2 2 Yumisleisy Morales 2:19.07 QB 10 2 6 Daiene Dias 2:19.23 QB 11 1 7 Amara Gibbs 2:30.26 QB 12 2 1 Lara Butler 2:35.44 QB 2 7 Oriele Espinoza DNS
B Final The B final was also held on October 19. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 9 4 Yumisleisy Morales 2:19.78 10 3 Amara Gibbs 2:30.88 11 5 Daiene Dias DNS
A Final The A final was also held on October 19. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Kim Vandenberg 2:10.54 5 Lyndsay de Paul 2:12.34 3 Rita Merdano 2:12.43 4 6 Joanna Maranhão 2:13.00 5 8 Erin Miller 2:16.10 6 2 Brenna Maclean 2:16.13 7 7 Eliana Barrios 2:18.19 8 1 Prisciliana Escobar 2:20.16
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