Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Catherine Breed of the United States.

Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
DatesJuly 15 (preliminaries and finals)
Competitors20 from 14 nations
Winning time1:56.23
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   Canada
Bronze medal   Brazil
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in freestyle. 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

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record   Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:52.98 Rome, Italy July 29, 2009
Pan American Games Record   Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 1:58.43 San Juan, Puerto Rico July 3, 1979

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
15 July A Final Allison Schmitt   United States 1:56.23 GR

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.99) 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 (2:12.49) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 15, 2015 10:05 Heats
July 15, 2015 19:05 Final B
July 15, 2015 19:11 Final A

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified GR Games record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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The first round was held on July 15.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Allison Schmitt   United States 1:58.58 QA
2 3 5 Manuella Lyrio   Brazil 1:59.60 QA
3 2 4 Larissa Oliveira   Brazil 1:59.62 QA
4 2 5 Katerine Savard   Canada 1:59.74 QA
5 1 5 Kiera Janzen   United States 2:00.30 QA
6 1 4 Emily Overholt   Canada 2:00.43 QA
7 3 3 Andreina Pinto   Venezuela 2:00.61 QA
8 1 3 Elisbet Gamez   Cuba 2:01.85 QA
9 2 3 Jessica Camposano   Colombia 2:02.27 QB
10 2 2 María Álvarez   Colombia 2:02.48 QB
11 3 6 Andrea Cedrón   Peru 2:04.55 QB
12 2 6 Natalia Jaspeado   Mexico 2:05.21 QB
13 3 7 Rebeca Quinteros   El Salvador 2:05.26 QB
14 1 2 Andrea Garrido   Venezuela 2:05.31 QB
15 3 2 Gabriela Santis   Guatemala 2:05.37 QB
16 1 6 Maria Richaud   Mexico 2:06.84 QB
17 2 7 Lani Cabrera   Bahamas 2:07.41
18 1 7 Daniella van den Berg   Aruba 2:08.49
19 3 1 Karen Riveros   Paraguay 2:10.32
20 2 1 Samantha Roberts   Antigua and Barbuda 2:17.25

B Final

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The B final was also held on July 15.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Jessica Camposano   Colombia 2:00.68 NR
10 5 María Álvarez   Colombia 2:02.81
11 7 Andrea Garrido   Venezuela 2:03.33
12 8 Maria Richaud   Mexico 2:03.69
13 6 Natalia Jaspeado   Mexico 2:03.69
14 1 Gabriela Santis   Guatemala 2:03.94
15 3 Andrea Cedrón   Peru 2:04.11
16 2 Rebeca Quinteros   El Salvador 2:06.19

A Final

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The A final was also held on July 15.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Allison Schmitt   United States 1:56.23 GR
  7 Emily Overholt   Canada 1:57.55
  5 Manuella Lyrio   Brazil 1:58.03 SA
4 6 Katerine Savard   Canada 1:58.70
5 3 Larissa Oliveira   Brazil 2:00.32
6 2 Kiera Janzen   United States 2:00.34
7 1 Andreina Pinto   Venezuela 2:00.62
8 8 Elisbet Gamez   Cuba 2:01.84

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ Women's 200m Freestyle Preliminaries
  4. ^ Women's 200m Freestyle - B Final
  5. ^ Women's 200m Freestyle - A Final