Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates8 April
Competitors16 from 8 nations
Winning time2:05.98
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  2014
2022  

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

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Records

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

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Missy Franklin  (USA)2:04.06 London, United Kingdom 3 August 2012
Commonwealth record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Emily Seebohm  (AUS)2:05.68 Budapest, Hungary 29 July 2017
Games record Flag of Australia.svg  Belinda Hocking  (AUS)2:07.24 Glasgow, United Kingdom 27 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
8 AprilFinal Kylie Masse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:05.98 GR

Results

Heats

The heats were held at 10:31. [1]

RankHeatLaneNameNationResultNotes
124 Kylie Masse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:09.12Q
225 Hilary Caldwell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:10.27Q
314 Kaylee McKeown Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:10.45Q
413 Jessica Fullalove Flag of England.svg  England 2:11.51Q
534 Emily Seebohm Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:11.68Q
633 Elizabeth Simmonds Flag of England.svg  England 2:12.12Q
735 Taylor Ruck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:12.62Q
815 Hayley Baker Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:12.71Q
923 Chloe Golding Flag of England.svg  England 2:13.05
1026 Mariella Venter Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:14.82
1116 Nathania van Niekerk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:16.07
1222 Gemma Atherley Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 2:16.89
1332 Bobbi Gichard Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:17.88
1437 Aaliyah Palestrini Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2:27.48
1512 Lauren Hew Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 2:27.88
1627 Therese Soukup Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2:36.95
36 Kathryn Greenslade Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales DNS

Final

The final was held at 19:37. [2]

RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Kylie Masse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:05.98 GR
Silver medal icon.svg1 Taylor Ruck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:06.42
Bronze medal icon.svg2 Emily Seebohm Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:06.82
43 Kaylee McKeown Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:07.86
55 Hilary Caldwell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:09.22
68 Hayley Baker Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:11.28
76 Jessica Fullalove Flag of England.svg  England 2:11.74
87 Elizabeth Simmonds Flag of England.svg  England 2:12.40

References

  1. "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.