The women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 14 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Kim Vandenberg of the United States.
| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 14 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.68 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in butterfly. 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 edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Zige Liu (CHN)
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2:01.81 | Jinan, China | October 21, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Kathleen Hersey (USA)
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2:07.64 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 21, 2007 |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:17.99) 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 (2:26.27) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule edit
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2015 | 10:29 | Heats |
| July 14, 2015 | 19:39 | Final B |
| July 14, 2015 | 19:46 | Final A |
Results edit
| 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 July 14.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Katherine Mills |  United States |
2:08.89 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Audrey Lacroix |  Canada |
2:10.33 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela |
2:10.98 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Virginia Bardach |  Argentina |
2:12.31 | QA, NR |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Isabella Paez | Venezuela |
2:12.63 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Joanna Maranhão |  Brazil |
2:12.64 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Valerie Gruest |  Guatemala |
2:13.87 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Diana Luna |  Mexico |
2:14.21 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Jessica Camposano |  Colombia |
2:14.35 | QB |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Manuella Lyrio | Brazil |
2:15.55 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Kylie Stewart | United States |
2:16.22 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Maria Far |  Panama |
2:18.57 | QB |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Tereysa Lehnertz |  Puerto Rico |
2:18.57 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Estefania Urzua |  Chile |
2:19.23 | QB |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Lara Butler |  Cayman Islands |
2:22.81 | QB |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Trudian Patrick |  Jamaica |
2:24.26 | QB |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Daniella van den Berg |  Aruba |
2:26.04 | |
| 2 | 5 | Noemie Thomas | Canada |
DNS |
B Final edit
The B final was also held on July 14.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | Manuella Lyrio | Brazil |
2:13.37 | |
| 10 | 4 | Jessica Camposano | Colombia |
2:14.22 | |
| 11 | 3 | Kylie Stewart | United States |
2:14.64 | |
| 12 | 2 | Tereysa Lehnertz | Puerto Rico |
2:18.05 | |
| 13 | 7 | Estefania Urzua | Chile |
2:18.16 | |
| 14 | 6 | Maria Far | Panama |
2:18.75 | |
| 15 | 1 | Lara Butler | Cayman Islands |
2:21.52 | |
| 16 | 8 | Trudian Patrick | Jamaica |
2:23.65 |
A Final edit
The A final was also held on July 14.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Audrey Lacroix |  Canada |
2:07.68 | |
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4 | Katherine Mills | United States |
2:09.31 | |
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7 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil |
2:09.38 | SA |
| 4 | 3 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela |
2:09.51 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Virginia Bardach |  Argentina |
2:13.25 | |
| 6 | 2 | Isabella Paez | Venezuela |
2:13.64 | |
| 7 | 8 | Diana Luna |  Mexico |
2:13.90 | |
| 8 | 1 | Valerie Gruest |  Guatemala |
2:14.03 |
References edit
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Women's 200m Butterfly Preliminaries
- ^ Women's 200m Butterfly - B Final
- ^ Women's 200m Butterfly - A Final