Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 1–2 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
VenuePalau Sant Jordi
DateAugust 1, 2013 (heats &
semifinals)
August 2, 2013 (final)
Competitors37 from 31 nations
Winning time2:19.41
Medalists
gold medal    Russia
silver medal    Denmark
bronze medal    United States
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Barcelona Palau San Jordi

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:

World record   Rebecca Soni (USA) 2:19.59 London, Great Britain 2 August 2012 [3][4]
Competition record   Annamay Pierse (CAN) 2:20.12 Rome, Italy 30 July 2009 [5]

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
1 August Semifinal 1 Rikke Møller Pedersen   Denmark 2:19.11 WR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held at 10:37.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 5 Micah Lawrence   United States 2:21.74 Q
2 4 4 Rikke Møller Pedersen   Denmark 2:22.20 Q
3 2 4 Yuliya Yefimova   Russia 2:23.13 Q
4 4 5 Rie Kaneto   Japan 2:23.91 Q
5 2 6 Marina García   Spain 2:24.21 Q
6 3 6 Viktoriya Solnceva   Ukraine 2:24.65 Q, NR
7 3 2 Shi Jinglin   China 2:25.73 Q
8 3 5 Martha McCabe   Canada 2:25.91 Q
9 3 7 Jessica Vall   Spain 2:26.62 Q
10 4 3 Breeja Larson   United States 2:26.90 Q
11 3 4 Satomi Suzuki   Japan 2:27.31 Q
12 3 3 Sally Foster   Australia 2:27.41 Q
13 2 7 Back Su-Yeon   South Korea 2:27.47 Q
14 2 3 Yang Ji-Won   South Korea 2:27.78 Q
15 3 8 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 2:28.04 Q, NR
16 4 7 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 2:28.12 Q
17 4 8 Hannah Miley   Great Britain 2:28.15
18 4 1 Martina Moravčíková   Czech Republic 2:28.35 NR
19 4 6 Joline Hostman   Sweden 2:28.41
20 2 8 Fiona Doyle   Ireland 2:30.49 NR
21 4 2 Tera van Beilen   Canada 2:31.34
22 2 1 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 2:31.49
23 1 5 Siow Yi Ting   Malaysia 2:31.99
24 1 4 Samantha Yeo   Singapore 2:32.55
25 2 9 Esther González   Mexico 2:32.82
26 4 9 Julia Sebastián   Argentina 2:32.88
27 3 9 Alona Ribakova   Latvia 2:33.07
28 1 6 Maria Romanjuk   Estonia 2:33.48 NR
29 2 0 Raminta Dvariškytė   Lithuania 2:33.84
30 2 2 Hanna Dzerkal   Ukraine 2:34.06
31 1 3 Tara-Lynn Nicholas   South Africa 2:34.41
32 4 0 Ioana Alexandra Popa   Romania 2:34.66
33 1 2 Daniela Lindemeier   Namibia 2:37.47 NR
34 1 7 Irene Chrysostomou   Cyprus 2:39.65
35 1 8 Barbara Vali-Skelton   Papua New Guinea 2:47.99
36 1 0 Anum Bandey   Pakistan 2:55.65 NR
3 0 Lisa Zaiser   Austria DSQ
1 1 Ngô Thị Ngọc Quỳnh   Vietnam DNS
3 1 Caroline Ruhnau   Germany DNS

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held at 18:20.[7]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Rikke Møller Pedersen   Denmark 2:19.11 Q, WR
2 5 Rie Kaneto   Japan 2:23.28 Q
3 7 Sally Foster   Australia 2:24.14 Q
4 3 Viktoriya Solnceva   Ukraine 2:24.19 Q, NR
5 6 Martha McCabe   Canada 2:24.68 Q
6 2 Breeja Larson   United States 2:26.22
7 1 Yang Ji-Won   South Korea 2:27.67
8 8 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 2:29.30

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Yuliya Yefimova   Russia 2:19.85 Q, NR
2 3 Marina García   Spain 2:22.88 Q, NR
3 4 Micah Lawrence   United States 2:23.23 Q
4 6 Shi Jinglin   China 2:25.52
5 1 Back Su-Yeon   South Korea 2:25.61
6 7 Satomi Suzuki   Japan 2:25.77
7 2 Jessica Vall   Spain 2:27.00
8 8 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 2:29.86

Final

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The final was held at 18:55.[8]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Yuliya Yefimova   Russia 2:19.41 NR
  4 Rikke Møller Pedersen   Denmark 2:20.08
  6 Micah Lawrence   United States 2:22.37
4 2 Rie Kaneto   Japan 2:22.96
5 1 Viktoriya Solnceva   Ukraine 2:23.01 NR
6 3 Marina García   Spain 2:23.55
7 7 Sally Foster   Australia 2:24.01
8 8 Martha McCabe   Canada 2:25.21

References

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  1. ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (2 August 2012). "Rebecca Soni sets world record in winning gold". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Rebecca Soni breaks 200 breast world record again, wins gold". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Pierse sets world breaststroke record". CBC Sports. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  6. ^ Heats Results
  7. ^ Semifinal Results
  8. ^ Final Results
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