Swimming at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2022 Asian Games
Venue Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center
Date28 September 2023
Competitors17 from 11 nations
Winning time2:23.84
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  2018
2026  

The Women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 28 September at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

All times are Chinese Time (UTC+08:00)

DateTimeEvent
Friday, 28 September 202310:23Heats
19:42Final

Records

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

World Record Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeniya Chikunova  (RUS)2:17.55 Kazan, Russia 21 April 2023
Asian Record Flag of Japan.svg  Rie Kaneto  (JPN)2:19.65 Tokyo, Japan 4 April 2016
Games Record Flag of Japan.svg  Kanako Watanabe  (JPN)2:21.82 Incheon, Korea 22 September 2014

Results

Heats

RankHeatAthleteTimeNotes
13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye Shiwen  (CHN)2:27.09Q
23Flag of South Korea.svg  Kwon Se-hyun  (KOR)2:28.78Q
32Flag of South Korea.svg  Ko Ha-ru  (KOR)2:29.26Q
42Flag of Japan.svg  Runa Imai  (JPN)2:30.18Q
43Flag of Singapore.svg  Letitia Sim  (SGP)2:30.18Q
61Flag of Japan.svg  Reona Aoki  (JPN)2:30.64Q
71Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Leju  (CHN)2:31.79Q
81Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Chang Yujuan  (HKG)2:33.32Q
93Flag of Thailand.svg  Phiangkhwan Pawapotako  (THA)2:33.97
102Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lam Hoi Kiu  (HKG)2:34.12
112Flag of Singapore.svg  Christie Chue  (SGP)2:38.54
123Flag of Thailand.svg  Phurichaya Junyamitree  (THA)2:40.29
132Flag of Palestine.svg  Vielry Tarazi  (PLE)2:40.99
141Flag of Macau.svg  Chen Pui Lam  (MAC)2:41.84
152Flag of Mongolia.svg  Batnasan Marai  (MGL)3:03.31
161Flag of Mongolia.svg  Enkhbaatar Emuun  (MGL)3:18.77
173Flag of Maldives.svg  Een Abbas Shareef  (MDV)3:24.27

Final

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye Shiwen  (CHN)2:23.84
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  Kwon Se-hyun  (KOR)2:26.31
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Runa Imai  (JPN)2:26.41
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Letitia Sim  (SGP)2:26.43 NR
5Flag of South Korea.svg  Ko Ha-ru  (KOR)2:26.66
6Flag of Japan.svg  Reona Aoki  (JPN)2:28.07
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Leju  (CHN)2:32.19
8Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Chang Yujuan  (HKG)2:33.23

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References

  1. "China's Ye Takes Asian Games 200m Breaststroke Gold". 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. "LETITIA SIM SHATTERS 11-DAY-OLD SINGAPOREAN RECORD IN 200 BREAST". 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.