Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)
Competitors26 from 15 nations
Winning time2:22.36
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Contents

The medals were presented by Bruce Robertson, Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the quaichs were presented by Maureen Campbell, Director of Commonwealth Games Scotland and Chair of Scottish Swimming.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World recordFlag of Denmark.svg  Rikke Møller Pedersen  (DEN)2:19.11 Barcelona, Spain 1 August 2013 [1]
Commonwealth recordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Annamay Pierse  (CAN)2:20.12 Rome, Italy 30 July 2009
Games recordFlag of Australia.svg  Leisel Jones  (AUS)2:20.72 Melbourne, Australia 18 March 2006

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
133 Kierra Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:25.19Q
235 Molly Renshaw Flag of England.svg  England 2:25.75Q
344 Taylor McKeown Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:26.38Q
445 Sally Hunter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:26.69Q
524 Martha McCabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:27.45Q
625 Tessa Wallace Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:27.77Q
746 Hannah Miley Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:28.22Q
843 Alia Atkinson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:28.33Q
923 Tera van Beilen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:28.40
1026 Chloe Tutton Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 2:29.44
1134 Sophie Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 2:30.66
1242 Sycerika McMahon Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2:31.98
1336 Danielle Lowe Flag of England.svg  England 2:33.88
1427 Laura Kinley Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 2:36.25
1522 Bethan Sloan Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 2:36.98
1621 Zara Bailey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:37.51
1747 Samantha Yeo Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2:38.12
1832 Christina Loh Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2:38.68
1941 Niamh Robinson Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 2:40.00
2031 Irene Chrysostomou Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2:40.44
2137 Nadia Adrianna Redza Goh Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2:41.94
2248 Barbara Vali-Skelton Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2:54.39
2314 Anum Bandey Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2:54.81
2415 Jocelyn Flynn Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3:04.06
2513 Aishath Sajina Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3:19.00
38 Izzy Joachim Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines DNS

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Taylor McKeown Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:22.36
Silver medal icon.svg6 Sally Hunter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:23.33
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Molly Renshaw Flag of England.svg  England 2:25.00
=41 Hannah Miley Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:25.40
4 Kierra Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
62 Martha McCabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:25.46
78 Alia Atkinson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:25.48 NR
87 Tessa Wallace Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:27.41

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References

  1. "15th FINA World championships 200m Breaststroke Women's Semifinal Results". Omega Timing. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.