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Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
VenuePalau Sant Jordi
DateAugust 2, 2013 (heats &
semifinals)
August 3, 2013 (final)
Competitors34 from 29 nations
Winning time2:04.76 CR
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Canada
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The women's 200 metre backstroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 2–3 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:

World record  Missy Franklin (USA) 2:04.06 London, Great Britain 3 August 2012 [3][4]
Competition record  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) 2:04.81 Rome, Italy 1 August 2009 [5]

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
3 August Final Missy Franklin  United States 2:04.76 CR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held at 10:54.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Missy Franklin  United States 2:07.57 Q
2 2 4 Belinda Hocking  Australia 2:07.64 Q
3 2 3 Hilary Caldwell  Canada 2:07.81 Q, NR
4 2 5 Daria Ustinova  Russia 2:08.69 Q
5 2 6 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 2:08.93 Q
6 4 3 Sinead Russell  Canada 2:09.24 Q
7 3 3 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 2:09.31 Q
8 3 4 Elizabeth Pelton  United States 2:09.56 Q
9 4 5 Meagen Nay  Australia 2:10.62 Q
10 3 5 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 2:10.65 Q
11 2 2 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 2:10.71 Q
12 4 1 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 2:10.86 Q
13 4 6 Sayaka Akase  Japan 2:10.87 Q
14 3 7 Miyu Otsuka  Japan 2:11.69 Q
15 4 2 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 2:11.86 Q
16 3 1 Bai Anqi  China 2:12.14 Q
17 4 7 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 2:12.32
18 3 8 Fernanda González  Mexico 2:12.53
19 2 8 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien  Vietnam 2:12.75
20 4 8 Sophia Batchelor  New Zealand 2:12.89
21 3 6 Duane Da Rocha  Spain 2:14.01
22 3 0 Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia 2:14.02
23 2 1 Im Da-Sol  South Korea 2:14.07
24 2 7 Selina Hocke  Germany 2:14.10
25 3 2 Lauren Quigley  Great Britain 2:14.27
26 2 9 Ugne Mazutaityte  Lithuania 2:14.41
27 1 3 Zanre Oberholzer  Namibia 2:14.52
28 2 0 Klaudia Nazieblo  Poland 2:14.76
29 4 9 Halime Zeren  Turkey 2:15.48
30 1 4 Gisela Morales  Guatemala 2:15.63
31 1 5 Tatiana Perstniova  Moldova 2:17.19
32 1 2 Karen Vilorio  Honduras 2:18.04
33 1 6 Inés Remersaro  Uruguay 2:24.15
34 1 7 Kimiko Shihara Raheem  Sri Lanka 2:26.61
3 9 Ekaterina Avramova  Bulgaria DNS
4 0 Joanna Maranhão  Brazil DNS

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held at 18:18.[7]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Elizabeth Pelton  United States 2:08.20 Q
2 4 Belinda Hocking  Australia 2:08.49 Q
3 5 Daria Ustinova  Russia 2:09.08 Q
4 3 Sinead Russell  Canada 2:09.84 Q
5 2 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 2:09.97
6 8 Bai Anqi  China 2:11.18
7 1 Miyu Otsuka  Japan 2:11.68
8 7 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 2:11.83

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Missy Franklin  United States 2:06.46 Q
2 5 Hilary Caldwell  Canada 2:07.15 Q, NR
3 6 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 2:08.74 Q
4 3 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 2:08.97 Q
5 7 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 2:10.04
6 8 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 2:10.46
7 1 Sayaka Akase  Japan 2:11.48
8 2 Meagen Nay  Australia 2:11.72

Final

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The final was held at 18:17.[8]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Missy Franklin  United States 2:04.76 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Belinda Hocking  Australia 2:06.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Hilary Caldwell  Canada 2:06.80 NR
4 2 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 2:08.72
5 3 Elizabeth Pelton  United States 2:08.98
6 7 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 2:09.08
7 8 Sinead Russell  Canada 2:10.46
8 1 Daria Ustinova  Russia 2:11.30

References

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  1. ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "USA's Missy Franklin wins another gold, sets world record". USA Today. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ "US swimmer Missy Franklin sets world record, Phelps ends individual races with medal". Fox News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Kirsty Coventry Downs 200 Back Meet Record". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  6. ^ Heats Results
  7. ^ Semifinals Results
  8. ^ Final Results
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