The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.24 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by David Sparkes, Chief Executive Officer of British Swimming and the quaichs were presented by Ian Mason, Director of World Class Operations, British Swimming.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Missy Franklin (USA) |
2:04.06 | London, Great Britain | 3 August 2012 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record |  Belinda Hocking (AUS) |
2:06.06 | Shanghai, China | 30 July 2011 | |
| Games record |  Meagen Nay (AUS) |
2:07.56 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July | Final | Belinda Hocking | Australia |
2:07.24 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Hilary Caldwell |  Canada |
2:09.47 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Elizabeth Simmonds |  England |
2:10.81 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Belinda Hocking | Australia |
2:11.07 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia |
2:11.47 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Madison Wilson | Australia |
2:11.53 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada |
2:11.59 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Sinead Russell | Canada |
2:12.78 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Lauren Quigley | England |
2:13.45 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Jessica Fullalove | England |
2:15.95 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Rachel Williams |  Wales |
2:16.53 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Danielle Stirrat | Wales |
2:21.20 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Kimiko Raheem |  Sri Lanka |
2:24.63 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Talisa Lanoe |  Kenya |
2:26.12 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Danielle Hill |  Northern Ireland |
2:26.52 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Lauren Hew |  Cayman Islands |
2:27.16 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Areeba Shaikh |  Pakistan |
2:46.30 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Belinda Hocking | Australia |
2:07.24 | GR |
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6 | Emily Seebohm | Australia |
2:08.51 | |
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4 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada |
2:08.55 | |
| 4 | 5 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England |
2:09.29 | |
| 5 | 8 | Lauren Quigley | England |
2:09.51 | |
| 6 | 2 | Madison Wilson | Australia |
2:10.35 | |
| 7 | 7 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada |
2:10.91 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sinead Russell | Canada |
2:12.61 |
References edit
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "USA's Missy Franklin wins another gold, sets world record". USA Today. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "US swimmer Missy Franklin sets world record, Phelps ends individual races with medal". Fox News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.