The Women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 30 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the Commonwealth Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30 July 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:59.69 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:
| World record |  Franziska van Almsick (GER) |
1:56.78 | Rome, Italy | 6 September 1994 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record | ' | ||||
| Games record | ' |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final | Karen Pickering |  England |
1:59.69 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Karen Pickering | England |
2:00.89 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Petria Thomas |  Australia |
2:01.08 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Jessica Deglau |  Canada |
2:01.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Karen Legg | England |
2:01.18 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Elka Graham | Australia |
2:01.23 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Helene Muller |  South Africa |
2:01.68 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Jennifer Button | Canada |
2:01.71 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
2:01.73 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Janelle Atkinson |  Jamaica |
2:02.18 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Sophie Simard | Canada |
2:02.62 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Karen Nisbet |  Scotland |
2:02.76 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Mandy Leach |  Zimbabwe |
2:03.51 | |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Janine Belton | England |
2:03.65 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Bethan Francis Coole |  Wales |
2:04.37 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Mackenzie Howe | Wales |
2:05.53 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Catrin Davies | Wales |
2:05.73 | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Melissa Ingram |  New Zealand |
2:07.04 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Christel Bouvron |  Singapore |
2:08.35 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Angela Chuck | Jamaica |
2:09.20 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Kaitlyn Elphinstone |  Cayman Islands |
2:11.97 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane |  Papua New Guinea |
2:12.75 | |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Roberta Callus |  Malta |
2:14.25 | |
| 23 | 1 | 1 | Elaine Reyes |  Gibraltar |
2:18.26 |
Final edit
The final was held on 30 July at 19:00.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Karen Pickering | England |
1:59.69 | GR |
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6 | Karen Legg | England |
1:59.86 | |
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2 | Elka Graham | Australia |
2:00.07 | |
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5 | Petria Thomas | Australia |
2:00.07 | |
| 5 | 7 | Helene Muller | South Africa |
2:00.77 | |
| 6 | 3 | Jessica Deglau | Canada |
2:00.85 | |
| 7 | 8 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
2:01.03 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jennifer Button | Canada |
2:03.69 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.