Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The Women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 2 August with the heats and the semifinals and 3 August with the final.[1]
Women's 200 metre individual medley at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 2 August (heats and semifinals) 3 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:06.12 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | Ariana Kukors (USA) | 2:06.15 | Rome, Italy | 27 July 2009 |
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Competition record | Ariana Kukors (USA) | 2:06.15 | Rome, Italy | 27 July 2009 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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3 August | Final | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:06.12 | WR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 2 August at 10:28.[2]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 2 August at 17:53.[3]
Semifinal 1
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | Great Britain | 2:08.45 | Q |
2 | 5 | Sydney Pickrem | Canada | 2:10.08 | Q, NR |
3 | 3 | Melanie Margalis | United States | 2:10.61 | Q |
4 | 7 | Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes | Turkey | 2:11.46 | WJR, NR |
5 | 6 | Sakiko Shimizu | Japan | 2:11.53 | |
6 | 2 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:11.91 | |
7 | 1 | Barbora Závadová | Czech Republic | 2:11.97 | NR |
8 | 8 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 2:13.29 |
Semifinal 2
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:06.84 | Q, EU |
2 | 5 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan | 2:09.61 | Q, NR |
3 | 2 | Maya DiRado | United States | 2:09.82 | Q |
4 | 6 | Hannah Miley | Great Britain | 2:11.19 | Q |
5 | 3 | Ye Shiwen | China | 2:11.39 | Q |
6 | 7 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil | 2:12.64 | |
7 | 1 | Siobhán Haughey | Hong Kong | 2:13.26 | |
8 | 8 | Tessa Wallace | Australia | 2:14.34 |
Final
editThe final was held on 3 August at 18:54.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:06.12 | WR | |
3 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan | 2:08.45 | NR | |
5 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | Great Britain | 2:08.77 | ||
4 | 6 | Maya DiRado | United States | 2:08.99 | |
5 | 1 | Hannah Miley | Great Britain | 2:10.19 | |
6 | 2 | Sydney Pickrem | Canada | 2:10.32 | |
7 | 7 | Melanie Margalis | United States | 2:10.41 | |
8 | 8 | Ye Shiwen | China | 2:14.01 |