Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the XVII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 15 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:56.23 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||
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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 | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
The women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Catherine Breed of the United States.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in freestyle. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Federica Pellegrini (ITA) |
1:52.98 | Rome, Italy | July 29, 2009 |
| Pan American Games Record |  Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
1:58.43 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | July 3, 1979 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July | A Final | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:56.23 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.99) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:12.49) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2015 | 10:05 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:05 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:11 | Final A |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on July 15.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:58.58 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Manuella Lyrio |  Brazil | 1:59.60 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Larissa Oliveira | Brazil | 1:59.62 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Katerine Savard |  Canada | 1:59.74 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Kiera Janzen | United States | 2:00.30 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Emily Overholt | Canada | 2:00.43 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela | 2:00.61 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Elisbet Gamez |  Cuba | 2:01.85 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Jessica Camposano |  Colombia | 2:02.27 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Maria Álvarez | Colombia | 2:02.48 | QB |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Andrea Cedrón |  Peru | 2:04.55 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Natalia Jaspeado |  Mexico | 2:05.21 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Rebeca Quinteros |  El Salvador | 2:05.26 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Andrea Garrido | Venezuela | 2:05.31 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Gabriela Santis |  Guatemala | 2:05.37 | QB |
| 16 | 1 | 6 | Maria Richaud | Mexico | 2:06.84 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Lani Cabrera |  Bahamas | 2:07.41 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Daniella van den Berg |  Aruba | 2:08.49 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Karen Riveros |  Paraguay | 2:10.32 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Samantha Roberts |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2:17.25 |
B Final
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Jessica Camposano | Colombia | 2:00.68 | |
| 10 | 5 | Maria Álvarez | Colombia | 2:02.81 | |
| 11 | 7 | Andrea Garrido | Venezuela | 2:03.33 | |
| 12 | 8 | Maria Richaud | Mexico | 2:03.69 | |
| 13 | 6 | Natalia Jaspeado | Mexico | 2:03.69 | |
| 14 | 1 | Gabriela Santis | Guatemala | 2:03.94 | |
| 15 | 3 | Andrea Cedrón | Peru | 2:04.11 | |
| 16 | 2 | Rebeca Quinteros | El Salvador | 2:06.19 |
A Final
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:56.23 | GR |
 | 7 | Emily Overholt | Canada | 1:57.55 | |
 | 5 | Manuella Lyrio | Brazil | 1:58.03 | SA |
| 4 | 6 | Katerine Savard | Canada | 1:58.70 | |
| 5 | 3 | Larissa Oliveira | Brazil | 2:00.32 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kiera Janzen | United States | 2:00.34 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 2:00.62 | |
| 8 | 8 | Elisbet Gamez | Cuba | 2:01.84 |
References
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ Women's 200m Freestyle Preliminaries
- ↑ Women's 200m Freestyle - B Final
- ↑ Women's 200m Freestyle - A Final