The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 20 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Teresa Crippen of the United States.
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Dates | October 20 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 13 nations | |||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool all in backstroke.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)
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2:04.81 | Rome, Italy | August 1, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Teresa Crippen (USA)
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2:10.57 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 22, 2007 |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:22.8) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:27.1) in the same qualifying period.[2]
Results edit
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
The first round was held on October 20.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States |
2:10.66 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Bonnie Brandon | United States |
2:13.87 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Fernanda González |  Mexico |
2:16.61 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Lourdes Villaseñor | Mexico |
2:16.94 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Gabrielle Soucisse |  Canada |
2:17.27 | QA |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Gisela Morales |  Guatemala |
2:17.86 | QA |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Elimar Barrios |  Venezuela |
2:20.96 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Fernanda Alvarenga |  Brazil |
2:21.24 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Mckayla Lightbourn |  Bahamas |
2:23.74 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Karyn Jewell | Canada |
2:23.78 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Alana Berrocal |  Puerto Rico |
2:24.76 | QB |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Florencia Perotti |  Argentina |
2:24.78 | QB |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Erika Torellas | Venezuela |
2:26.16 | QB |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Karen Vilorio |  Honduras |
2:26.58 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Laura Rodriguez |  Dominican Republic |
2:27.26 | QB |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Ines Remersaro |  Uruguay |
2:27.77 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Mariana Zavalla |  Bolivia |
2:28.30 | |
| 2 | 3 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil |
DNS |
B Final edit
The B final was also held on October 20.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Mckayla Lightbourn | Bahamas |
2:19.25 | |
| 10 | 5 | Karyn Jewell | Canada |
2:20.87 | |
| 11 | 6 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina |
2:23.03 | |
| 12 | 8 | Ines Remersaro | Uruguay |
2:24.16 | |
| 13 | 3 | Alana Berrocal | Puerto Rico |
2:24.18 | |
| 14 | 2 | Erika Torellas | Venezuela |
2:25.17 | |
| 15 | 7 | Karen Vilorio | Honduras |
2:25.99 | |
| 16 | 1 | Laura Rodriguez | Dominican Republic |
2:28.13 |
A Final edit
The A final was also held on October 20.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time[5] | Notes |
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4 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States |
2:08.99 | GR |
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5 | Bonnie Brandon | United States |
2:12.57 | |
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3 | Fernanda González | Mexico |
2:13.56 | |
| 4 | 7 | Gisela Morales | Guatemala |
2:16.33 | |
| 5 | 6 | Lourdes Villaseñor | Mexico |
2:16.60 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gabrielle Soucisse | Canada |
2:16.86 | |
| 7 | 1 | Elimar Barrios | Venezuela |
2:21.40 | |
| 8 | 8 | Fernanda Alvarenga | Brazil |
2:22.77 |
References edit
- ^ "Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Women's 200m Backstroke Preliminaries". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Finals – Day 6" (PDF). Best Swimming. 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Backstroke Final A". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.