2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley

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Women's 200m I.M.
at the 2010 Short Course Worlds
Dates18 December 2010
Competitors38
Winning time2:05.73
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2008
2012  

The Women's 200 Individual Medley (or "I.M.") at the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was swum on 18 December 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 38 swimmers swam in the preliminary heats, [1] with the top-8 finishers advancing to the final that evening. [2]

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World record Julia Smit Flag of the United States.svg United States2:04.60 Manchester 19 December 2009
Championship record Kirsty Coventry Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2:06.13 Manchester 2008 12 April 2008

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeWRCR
18 December 2010Final Mireia Belmonte Flag of Spain.svg Spain2:05.73CR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameTimeNotes
155Flag of the United States.svg  Ariana Kukors  (USA)2:07.67Q
254Flag of Hungary.svg  Evelyn Verrasztó  (HUN)2:08.19Q
343Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye Shiwen  (CHN)2:08.83Q
444Flag of Italy.svg  Francesca Segat  (ITA)2:08.93Q
516Flag of Hungary.svg  Katinka Hosszú  (HUN)2:09.01Q
633Flag of the United States.svg  Missy Franklin  (USA)2:09.07Q
734Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kotuku Ngawati  (AUS)2:09.39Q
853Flag of Spain.svg  Mireia Belmonte  (ESP)2:10.09Q
935Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Miley  (GBR)2:10.11
1046Flag of Sweden.svg  Stina Gardell  (SWE)2:10.22
1156Flag of Germany.svg  Theresa Michalak  (GER)2:11.48
1252Flag of Russia.svg  Ekaterina Andreeva  (RUS)2:11.57
1342Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Barbora Závadová  (CZE)2:12.40
1436Flag of Sweden.svg  Sara Thydén  (SWE)2:12.86
1445Flag of Russia.svg  Daria Belyakina  (RUS)2:12.86
1637Flag of South Africa.svg  Jessica Pengelly  (RSA)2:13.33
1741Flag of Tunisia.svg  Sarra Lajnef  (TUN)2:13.76
1825Flag of Japan.svg  Maiko Fujino  (JPN)2:13.87
1947Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sinead Russell  (CAN)2:14.76
2058Flag of Slovakia.svg  Katarina Listopadova  (SVK)2:15.19
2132Flag of Finland.svg  Emilia Pikkarainen  (FIN)2:15.28
2226Flag of Morocco.svg  Sara El Bekri  (MAR)2:15.39
2348Flag of Austria.svg  Lisa Zaiser  (AUT)2:16.74
2451Flag of Norway.svg  Sara Nordenstam  (NOR)2:17.09
2557Flag of South Africa.svg  Mandy Loots  (RSA)2:17.27
2631Flag of Argentina.svg  Georgina Bardach  (ARG)2:17.30
2738Flag of Turkey.svg  Gizem Bozkurt  (TUR)2:17.62
2824Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ranohon Amanova  (UZB)2:18.84
2922Flag of Ecuador.svg  Samantha Michelle Arevalo Salinas  (ECU)2:20.42
3027Flag of Venezuela.svg  Eliana Barrios  (VEN)2:21.65
3128Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Lara Butler  (CAY)2:22.79
3223Flag of Singapore.svg  Meagan Lim  (SIN)2:23.22
3321Flag of Macau.svg  Ma Cheok Mei  (MAC)2:23.66
3413Flag of Pakistan.svg  Anum Bandey  (PAK)2:37.38
3515Flag of Fiji.svg  Cheyenne Rova  (FIJ)2:47.78
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Jing  (CHN)DNS
14Flag of Mauritius.svg  Elodie Poo Cheong  (MRI)DNS
17Flag of Norway.svg  Ingvild Snildal  (NOR)DNS

Final

RankLaneNameTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg8Flag of Spain.svg  Mireia Belmonte  (ESP)2:05.73CR
Silver medal icon.svg3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye Shiwen  (CHN)2:05.94
Bronze medal icon.svg4Flag of the United States.svg  Ariana Kukors  (USA)2:06.09
42Flag of Hungary.svg  Katinka Hosszú  (HUN)2:06.88
55Flag of Hungary.svg  Evelyn Verrasztó  (HUN)2:07.81
66Flag of Italy.svg  Francesca Segat  (ITA)2:08.38
67Flag of the United States.svg  Missy Franklin  (USA)2:08.38
81Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kotuku Ngawati  (AUS)2:09.32

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References

  1. "2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. "2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.