Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 14 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2010 Asian Games
VenueAoti Aquatics Centre
Date14 November
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Medalists
    China
    Japan
    Japan

There were 14 competitors from 10 countries who took part in this event. Two heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the both field qualified for the finals.

Zhao Jing from China won the gold medal, two Japanese swimmers Shiho Sakai and Aya Terakawa won the silver and bronze medal respectively.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
Sunday, 14 November 201009:50Heats
18:42Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)2:04.81Rome, Italy1 August 2009
Asian Record Reiko Nakamura (JPN)2:07.13Beijing, China16 August 2008
Games Record He Cihong (CHN)2:09.46Hiroshima, Japan8 October 1994

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Athlete Time Notes
12 Shiho Sakai (JPN)2:09.68
22 Zhou Yanxin (CHN)2:10.83
31 Zhao Jing (CHN)2:13.66
41 Aya Terakawa (JPN)2:14.28
52 Ham Chan-mi (KOR)2:16.20
61 Claudia Lau (HKG)2:16.23
72 Chen Ting (TPE)2:18.61
72 Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB)2:18.61
92 Chavisa Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA)2:23.14
101 Yekaterina Rudenko (KAZ)2:24.83
111 Lee Joo-hyung (KOR)2:26.71
122 Kuan Weng I (MAC)2:27.79
131 Nguyễn Thị Kim Tuyến (VIE)2:30.87
141 Erica Vong (MAC)2:35.46

Final

Rank Athlete Time Notes
 Zhao Jing (CHN)2:06.46AR
 Shiho Sakai (JPN)2:07.81
 Aya Terakawa (JPN)2:09.72
4 Zhou Yanxin (CHN)2:10.16
5 Ham Chan-mi (KOR)2:13.78
6 Claudia Lau (HKG)2:14.86
7 Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB)2:17.59
8 Chen Ting (TPE)2:18.86

References

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