Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

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Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Commonwealth Games
Venue Manchester Aquatics Centre
Dates30 July 2002
Competitors23 from 14 nations
Winning time1:59.69
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1998
2006  

The Women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 30 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:

World record Flag of Germany.svg  Franziska van Almsick  (GER)1:56.78 Rome, Italy 6 September 1994 [1]
Commonwealth record '
Games record '

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
30 JulyFinal Karen Pickering Flag of England.svg  England 1:59.69 GR

Results

Heats

The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals. [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
135 Karen Pickering Flag of England.svg  England 2:00.89Q
215 Petria Thomas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:01.08Q
333 Jessica Deglau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:01.13Q
425 Karen Legg Flag of England.svg  England 2:01.18Q
534 Elka Graham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:01.23Q
614 Helene Muller Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:01.68Q
716 Jennifer Button Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:01.71Q
824 Giaan Rooney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:01.73Q
926 Janelle Atkinson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:02.18
1013 Sophie Simard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:02.62
1132 Karen Nisbet Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:02.76
1223 Mandy Leach Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2:03.51
1336 Janine Belton Flag of England.svg  England 2:03.65
1422 Bethan Francis Coole Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 2:04.37
1527 Mackenzie Howe Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 2:05.53
1612 Catrin Davies Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 2:05.73
1737 Melissa Ingram Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:07.04
1817 Christel Bouvron Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2:08.35
1931 Angela Chuck Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:09.20
2021 Kaitlyn Elphinstone Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 2:11.97
2138 Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2:12.75
2228 Roberta Callus Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2:14.25
2311 Elaine Reyes Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2:18.26

Final

The final was held on 30 July at 19:00. [1]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Karen Pickering Flag of England.svg  England 1:59.69 GR
Silver medal icon.svg6 Karen Legg Flag of England.svg  England 1:59.86
Bronze medal icon.svg2 Elka Graham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:00.07
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Petria Thomas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:00.07
57 Helene Muller Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:00.77
63 Jessica Deglau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:00.85
78 Giaan Rooney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:01.03
81 Jennifer Button Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:03.69

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References

  1. 1 2 "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.