Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke 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. The defending Pan American Games champion was Elizabeth Pelton of the United States.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in backstroke. 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.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record2:04.06London, United KingdomAugust 3, 2012Pan American Games record2:08.99Guadalajara, MexicoOctober 20, 2011 The following new records were set during this competition. Date Event Name Nationality Time Record 15 July A Final Hilary Caldwell 2:08.22 GR

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:20.19) 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 (2:28.60) in the same qualifying period. All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4). Date Time Round July 15, 2015 11:00 Heats July 15, 2015 20:25 Final B July 15, 2015 20:32 Final A

Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats The first round was held on July 15.Women's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 4 Dominique Bouchard 2:09.59 QA 2 3 4 Hilary Caldwell 2:10.15 QA 3 2 5 Clara Smiddy 2:11.94 QA 4 1 4 Kylie Stewart 2:12.30 QA 5 3 5 Joanna Maranhão 2:12.35 QA 6 1 6 Gisela Morales 2:12.38 QA 7 3 3 Andrea Berrino 2:13.62 QA 8 1 5 Maria González 2:14.28 QA 9 3 6 Estela Davis 2:16.49 QB 10 2 3 Carolina Colorado 2:16.52 QB 11 1 3 Florencia Perotti 2:17.63 QB 12 3 7 Karen Vilorio 2:18.45 QB 13 2 6 Luiza Padovan 2:20.08 QB 14 1 2 Carla González 2:20.25 QB 15 3 2 McKenna DeBever 2:20.67 QB 16 2 2 Inés Remersaro 2:21.33 QB 17 2 7 Lara Butler 2:26.43

B Final The B final was also held on July 15.Women's 200m Backstroke - B Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 9 5 Carolina Colorado 2:14.87 10 4 Estela Davis 2:16.61 11 1 McKenna DeBever 2:16.76 NR 12 3 Florencia Perotti 2:17.55 13 7 Carla González 2:18.77 14 6 Karen Vilorio 2:19.42 15 2 Luiza Padovan 2:21.17 16 8 Inés Remersaro 2:21.33

A Final The A final was also held on July 15.Women's 200m Backstroke - A Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Hilary Caldwell 2:08.22 GR 4 Dominique Bouchard 2:09.74 3 Clara Smiddy 2:11.47 4 6 Kylie Stewart 2:11.92 5 2 Joanna Maranhão 2:12.05 SA 6 7 Gisela Morales 2:13.18 7 1 Andrea Berrino 2:14.38 8 8 Maria González 2:16.79

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