The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 26 and 27 July 2019.[1][2]
Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 2019 (heats and semifinals) 27 July 2019 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 42 from 35 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:03.69 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | Missy Franklin (USA) | 2:04.06 | London, United Kingdom | 3 August 2012 |
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Competition record | Missy Franklin (USA) | 2:04.76 | Barcelona, Spain | 3 August 2013 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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26 July | Semifinal | Regan Smith | United States | 2:03.35 | WR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 26 July at 10:23.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 26 July at 20:20.[4]
Semifinal 1
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Minna Atherton | Australia | 2:07.38 | Q |
2 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:07.48 | Q |
3 | 5 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 2:08.19 | Q |
4 | 1 | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 2:08.42 | Q |
5 | 7 | Natsumi Sakai | Japan | 2:10.11 | |
6 | 6 | Ali Galyer | New Zealand | 2:10.19 | |
7 | 2 | Tatiana Salcuțan | Moldova | 2:10.82 | |
8 | 8 | Jessica Fullalove | Great Britain | 2:11.12 |
Semifinal 2
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Regan Smith | United States | 2:03.35 | Q, WR, WJ |
2 | 3 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 2:06.57 | Q |
3 | 5 | Margherita Panziera | Italy | 2:06.62 | Q |
4 | 6 | Katalin Burián | Hungary | 2:09.40 | Q |
5 | 2 | Kathleen Baker | United States | 2:09.68 | |
6 | 7 | Anastasia Avdeeva | Russia | 2:09.78 | |
7 | 1 | África Zamorano | Spain | 2:10.54 | |
8 | 8 | Liu Yaxin | China | 2:12.93 |
Final
editThe final was started on 27 July at 20:58.[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Regan Smith | United States | 2:03.69 | ||
7 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 2:06.26 | ||
5 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 2:06.62 | ||
4 | 3 | Margherita Panziera | Italy | 2:06.67 | |
5 | 1 | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 2:07.50 | |
6 | 6 | Minna Atherton | Australia | 2:08.26 | |
7 | 8 | Katalin Burián | Hungary | 2:08.65 | |
8 | 2 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:10.08 |