Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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Venue | Etihad Arena | |||||||||
Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||||||||
Dates | 16 December (heats and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 44 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:50.31 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2021 FINA World Swimming Championships | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×50 m | men | women |
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×50 m | men | women |
4×100 m | men | women |
Mixed relay | ||
4×50 m | freestyle | medley |
The Women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2021. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 1:50.43 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 12 August 2017 |
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Competition record | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 1:50.78 | Doha, Qatar | 7 December 2014 |
The following new records were set during this competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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16 December | Final | Siobhán Haughey | Hong Kong | 1:50.31 | WR , CR |
The heats were started at 10:06. [2]
The final was held at 18:09. [3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Siobhán Haughey | Hong Kong | 1:50.31 | WR | |
4 | Rebecca Smith | Canada | 1:52.24 | NR | |
3 | Paige Madden | United States | 1:53.01 | ||
4 | 7 | Katja Fain | Slovenia | 1:53.48 | NR |
5 | 1 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 1:53.65 | |
6 | 6 | Charlotte Bonnet | France | 1:53.68 | |
7 | 8 | Marrit Steenbergen | Netherlands | 1:54.32 | |
8 | 2 | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 1:54.93 |
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