Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 18 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Julia Smit of the United States.
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 18 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:10.51 | |||||||||
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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, each swum in a different stroke. All participating swimmers would take part in 3 heats based on qualifying time. The 8 fastest swimmers would advance to the final.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Ariana Kukors (USA) |
2:06.15 | Rome, Italy | July 27, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record | Julia Smit (USA) |
2:13.07 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 20, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 18 July | Heat 3 | Caitlin Leverenz | United States | 2:11.04 | GR |
| 18 July | A Final | Caitlin Leverenz | United States | 2:10.51 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:20.49) 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 (2:28.92) 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 18, 2015 | 10:16 | Heats |
| July 18, 2015 | 19:18 | Final B |
| July 18, 2015 | 19:25 | 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 18.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Caitlin Leverenz | United States | 2:11.04 | QA, GR |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Sydney Pickrem |  Canada | 2:11.16 | QA, NR |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Meghan Small | United States | 2:13.90 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson | Canada | 2:14.02 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica | 2:15.16 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Joanna Maranhão |  Brazil | 2:15.32 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Virginia Bardach |  Argentina | 2:16.86 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Gabrielle Roncatto | Brazil | 2:17.67 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina | 2:18.95 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Arantxa Medina |  Mexico | 2:19.26 | QB |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | McKenna de Beever |  Peru | 2:21.65 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Mercedes Toledo |  Venezuela | 2:25.24 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Karen Vilorio |  Honduras | 2:25.87 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Lara Butler |  Cayman Islands | 2:26.50 | QB |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Lisa Blackburn |  Bermuda | 2:29.04 | QB |
| 1 | 6 | Esther Gonzalez | Mexico | DNS | ||
| 3 | 2 | Barbara Caraballo |  Puerto Rico | DNS |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 18.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina | 2:17.65 | |
| 10 | 3 | McKenna de Beever | Peru | 2:18.49 | |
| 11 | 5 | Arantxa Medina | Mexico | 2:18.82 | |
| 12 | 6 | Mercedes Toledo | Venezuela | 2:22.06 | |
| 13 | 7 | Lara Butler | Cayman Islands | 2:24.64 | NR |
| 14 | 2 | Karen Vilorio | Honduras | 2:24.72 | |
| 1 | Lisa Blackburn | Bermuda | DNS |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 16.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Caitlin Leverenz | United States | 2:10.51 | GR |
 | 3 | Meghan Small | United States | 2:11.26 | |
 | 5 | Sydney Pickrem | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 2:11.29 | |
| 4 | 7 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil | 2:12.39 | |
| 5 | 6 | Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson | Canada | 2:14.06 | |
| 6 | 1 | Virginia Bardach | Argentina | 2:15.45 | |
| 7 | 8 | Gabrielle Roncatto | Brazil | 2:17.02 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 2:18.02 |
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.
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- Women's 200m Medley - A Final