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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 25 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 24 July, with the final[3] being held on 25 July.
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 24 July 2001 (heats, semifinals) 25 July 2001 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2 minutes 24.90 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows:
| World record |  Qi Hui (CHN) |
2:22.99 | Hangzhou, China | 13 April 2001 |
| Championship record |  Ágnes Kovács (HUN) |
2:25.45 | Perth, Australia | 15 January 1998 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | Semifinal 1 | Beatrice Câșlaru |  Romania |
2:25.00 | CR |
| 25 July | Final | Ágnes Kovács | Hungary |
2:24.90 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Câșlaru | Romania |
2:25.00 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Ágnes Kovács | Hungary |
2:25.83 | Q |
| 3 | Luo Xuejuan | China |
2:26.03 | Q |
| 4 | Kristy Kowal |  United States |
2:26.25 | Q |
| 5 | Olga Bakaldina |  Russia |
2:26.63 | Q |
| 6 | Qi Hui | China |
2:27.24 | Q |
| 7 | Leisel Jones |  Australia |
2:28.11 | Q |
| 8 | Mirna Jukić |  Austria |
2:28.41 | Q |
| 9 | Yuko Sakaguchi |  Japan |
2:28.50 | |
| 10 | Elvira Fischer | Austria |
2:28.71 | |
| 11 | Sarah Poewe |  South Africa |
2:28.76 | |
| 12 | Megan Quann | United States |
2:29.25 | |
| 13 | Brooke Hanson | Australia |
2:29.40 | |
| 14 | Simone Weiler |  Germany |
2:31.13 | |
| 15 | Christin Petelski |  Canada |
2:31.73 | |
| 16 | Jaime King |  United Kingdom |
2:34.67 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ágnes Kovács | Hungary |
2:24.90 | CR |
 |
Qi Hui | China |
2:25.09 | |
 |
Luo Xuejuan | China |
2:25.29 | |
| 4 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
2:25.46 | |
| 5 | Kristy Kowal | United States |
2:25.84 | |
| 6 | Beatrice Câșlaru | Romania |
2:25.92 | |
| 7 | Olga Bakaldina | Russia |
2:26.83 | |
| 8 | Mirna Jukić | Austria |
2:27.96 |
References edit
- ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.