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

Women's 200 metre backstroke at the XVII Pan American Games
Venue	CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
Dates	July 15 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors	17 from 12 nations
Winning time	2:08.22
Medalists
	«2011 2019»

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.[1] 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.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Missy Franklin (USA)	2:04.06	London, United Kingdom	August 3, 2012
Pan American Games record	Elizabeth Pelton (USA)	2:08.99	Guadalajara, Mexico	October 20, 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
15 July	A Final	Hilary Caldwell	Canada	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.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]

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:	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 July 15.[3]

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

B Final

The B final was also held on July 15.[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
9	5	Carolina Colorado	Colombia	2:14.87
10	4	Estela Davis	Mexico	2:16.61
11	1	McKenna de Bever	Peru	2:16.76	NR
12	3	Florencia Perotti	Argentina	2:17.55
13	7	Carla González	Venezuela	2:18.77
14	6	Karen Vilorio	Honduras	2:19.42
15	2	Luiza Padovan	Brazil	2:21.17
16	8	Inés Remersaro	Uruguay	2:21.33

A Final

The A final was also held on July 15.[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Hilary Caldwell	Canada	2:08.22	GR
	4	Dominique Bouchard	Canada	2:09.74
	3	Clara Smiddy	United States	2:11.47
4	6	Kylie Stewart	United States	2:11.92
5	2	Joanna Maranhão	Brazil	2:12.05	SA
6	7	Gisela Morales	Guatemala	2:13.18
7	1	Andrea Berrino	Argentina	2:14.38
8	8	Maria González	Mexico	2:16.79

References

"Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
"Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
Women's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries
Women's 200m Backstroke - B Final
Women's 200m Backstroke - A Final

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[1] "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[manual-2] "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[3] Women's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries

[4] Women's 200m Backstroke - B Final

[5] Women's 200m Backstroke - A Final

Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games

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