The women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26–27 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool.[1][2] The last champion was Susie O'Neill of Australia.[3]
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Yokohama International Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 26, 2002 (heats & semifinals) August 27, 2002 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.74 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[4]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Franziska van Almsick (GER)
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1:56.64 | Berlin, Germany | August 3, 2002 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Claudia Poll (CRC)
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1:57.48 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 10, 1997 |
Results edit
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
The first round was held on August 26.[1]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on August 26.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Lindsay Benko |  United States |
2:00.66 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Diana Munz | United States |
2:00.78 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Elka Graham |  Australia |
2:00.85 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Tomoko Hagiwara |  Japan |
2:01.37 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
2:01.37 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Mariana Brochado |  Brazil |
2:01.52 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | Sachiko Yamada | Japan |
2:01.55 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Pang Jiaying |  China |
2:01.61 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Mary Hill | United States |
2:01.73 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Alison Fitch |  New Zealand |
2:01.92 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Tomoko Nagai | Japan |
2:02.04 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Monique Ferreira | Brazil |
2:02.20 | |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Elizabeth Collins |  Canada |
2:02.54 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Heidi Crawford | Australia |
2:02.58 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Norie Urabe | Japan |
2:03.27 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Jessica Deglau | Canada |
2:03.53 |
Final edit
The final was held on August 27.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Lindsay Benko | United States |
1:58.74 | |
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3 | Elka Graham | Australia |
1:59.72 | |
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2 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
1:59.82 | |
| 4 | 6 | Tomoko Hagiwara | Japan |
2:00.26 | |
| 5 | 5 | Diana Munz | United States |
2:00.95 | |
| 6 | 8 | Pang Jiaying | China |
2:01.65 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sachiko Yamada | Japan |
2:01.94 | |
| 8 | 7 | Mariana Brochado | Brazil |
2:02.68 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Results of the 2002 Pan Pacific". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ 2002 Pan Pacific held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.