Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 14 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2010 Asian Games
VenueAoti Aquatics Centre
Date14 November 2010
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning time2:06.46 AR
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    Japan
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There were 14 competitors from 10 countries who took part in this event. Two heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the both field qualified for the finals.

Zhao Jing from China won the gold medal, two Japanese swimmers Shiho Sakai and Aya Terakawa won the silver and bronze medal respectively.

Schedule

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
Sunday, 14 November 2010 09:50 Heats
18:42 Final

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record   Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) 2:04.81 Rome, Italy 1 August 2009
Asian Record   Reiko Nakamura (JPN) 2:07.13 Beijing, China 16 August 2008
Games Record   He Cihong (CHN) 2:09.46 Hiroshima, Japan 8 October 1994

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Time Notes
1 2   Shiho Sakai (JPN) 2:09.68
2 2   Zhou Yanxin (CHN) 2:10.83
3 1   Zhao Jing (CHN) 2:13.66
4 1   Aya Terakawa (JPN) 2:14.28
5 2   Ham Chan-mi (KOR) 2:16.20
6 1   Claudia Lau (HKG) 2:16.23
7 2   Chen Ting (TPE) 2:18.61
7 2   Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB) 2:18.61
9 2   Chavisa Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA) 2:23.14
10 1   Yekaterina Rudenko (KAZ) 2:24.83
11 1   Lee Joo-hyung (KOR) 2:26.71
12 2   Kuan Weng I (MAC) 2:27.79
13 1   Nguyễn Thị Kim Tuyến (VIE) 2:30.87
14 1   Erica Vong (MAC) 2:35.46

Final

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Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Zhao Jing (CHN) 2:06.46 AR
    Shiho Sakai (JPN) 2:07.81
    Aya Terakawa (JPN) 2:09.72
4   Zhou Yanxin (CHN) 2:10.16
5   Ham Chan-mi (KOR) 2:13.78
6   Claudia Lau (HKG) 2:14.86
7   Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB) 2:17.59
8   Chen Ting (TPE) 2:18.86

References

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