The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 8 December 2016.[1]
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | WFCU Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 December (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.79 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record |
Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
1:59.23 | Doha | 5 December 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 11:08.[2]
Final edit
The final was held at 18:53.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:00.79 | |
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4 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
2:02.24 | |
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2 | Emily Seebohm |  Australia |
2:02.65 | |
| 4 | 3 | Hilary Caldwell |  Canada |
2:03.98 | |
| 5 | 8 | Kathleen Dawson |  United Kingdom |
2:04.09 | |
| 6 | 6 | Hellen Moffitt |  United States |
2:04.56 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sayaka Akase |  Japan |
2:05.02 | |
| 8 | 1 | Miki Takahashi | Japan |
2:06.29 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ^ "Heats results". Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-06-15.