Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The women's 200 metre freestyle 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 Catherine Breed of the United States.
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 15 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:56.23 | |||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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| 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 |
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in freestyle. 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 |  Federica Pellegrini (ITA) |
1:52.98 | Rome, Italy | July 29, 2009 |
| Pan American Games Record |  Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
1:58.43 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | July 3, 1979 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 15 July | A Final | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:56.23 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.99) 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 (2:12.49) 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 | 10:05 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:05 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:11 | 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 | 3 | 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:58.58 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Manuella Lyrio |  Brazil | 1:59.60 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Larissa Oliveira | Brazil | 1:59.62 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Katerine Savard |  Canada | 1:59.74 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Kiera Janzen | United States | 2:00.30 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Emily Overholt | Canada | 2:00.43 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela | 2:00.61 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Elisbet Gamez |  Cuba | 2:01.85 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Jessica Camposano |  Colombia | 2:02.27 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Maria Álvarez | Colombia | 2:02.48 | QB |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Andrea Cedrón |  Peru | 2:04.55 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Natalia Jaspeado |  Mexico | 2:05.21 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Rebeca Quinteros |  El Salvador | 2:05.26 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Andrea Garrido | Venezuela | 2:05.31 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Gabriela Santis |  Guatemala | 2:05.37 | QB |
| 16 | 1 | 6 | Maria Richaud | Mexico | 2:06.84 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Lani Cabrera |  Bahamas | 2:07.41 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Daniella van den Berg |  Aruba | 2:08.49 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Karen Riveros |  Paraguay | 2:10.32 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Samantha Roberts |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2:17.25 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Jessica Camposano | Colombia | 2:00.68 | |
| 10 | 5 | Maria Álvarez | Colombia | 2:02.81 | |
| 11 | 7 | Andrea Garrido | Venezuela | 2:03.33 | |
| 12 | 8 | Maria Richaud | Mexico | 2:03.69 | |
| 13 | 6 | Natalia Jaspeado | Mexico | 2:03.69 | |
| 14 | 1 | Gabriela Santis | Guatemala | 2:03.94 | |
| 15 | 3 | Andrea Cedrón | Peru | 2:04.11 | |
| 16 | 2 | Rebeca Quinteros | El Salvador | 2:06.19 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:56.23 | GR |
 | 7 | Emily Overholt | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:57.55 | |
 | 5 | Manuella Lyrio | Brazil | 1:58.03 | SA |
| 4 | 6 | Katerine Savard | Canada | 1:58.70 | |
| 5 | 3 | Larissa Oliveira | Brazil | 2:00.32 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kiera Janzen | United States | 2:00.34 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 2:00.62 | |
| 8 | 8 | Elisbet Gamez | Cuba | 2:01.84 |
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 Freestyle Preliminaries
- Women's 200m Freestyle - B Final
- Women's 200m Freestyle - A Final