Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre butterfly

The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.

Women's 200 metre butterfly
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates4 August 2002 (2002-08-04)
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning time2:08.40
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    England
bronze medal    England
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Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows.

World record   Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2:05.81 Sydney, Australia 17 May 2000 [1]
Commonwealth record   Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2:05.81 Sydney, Australia 17 May 2000 [1]
Games record   Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2:06.60 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17 September 1998 [1]

Results edit

Heats edit

Both heats were held on 4 August.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Petria Thomas   Australia 2:09.05 Q
2 2 6 Jen Button   Canada 2:11.16 Q
3 1 4 Georgina Lee   England 2:12.07 Q
4 1 5 Margie Pedder   England 2:12.32 Q
5 1 6 Elizabeth Van Welie   New Zealand 2:13.02 Q
6 2 5 Jessica Deglau   Canada 2:13.71 Q
7 1 3 Audrey Lacroix   Canada 2:15.45 Q
8 2 2 Rachel Coffee   Australia 2:16.89 Q
9 1 2 Heather Roffey   Cayman Islands 2:19.48
10 1 7 Angela Galea   Malta 2:21.69
11 2 1 Christel Bouvron   Singapore 2:22.51
12 2 7 Natalia Roubina   Cyprus 2:22.98
13 2 8 Kaitlyn Elphinstone   Cayman Islands 2:26.88
1 1 Tamara Swaby   Jamaica DNS

Final edit

The final was held on 4 August.[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Petria Thomas   Australia 2:08.40
  3 Georgina Lee   England 2:10.73
  6 Margie Pedder   England 2:11.60
4 5 Jen Button   Canada 2:11.77
5 7 Jessica Deglau   Canada 2:12.71
6 2 Elizabeth Van Welie   New Zealand 2:13.24
7 1 Audrey Lacroix   Canada 2:15.21
8 8 Rachel Coffee   Australia 2:16.95

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Women's 200m butterfly final". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's 200m butterfly hears". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 10 October 2020.