The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Ashley McGregor of Canada.
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 15 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:24.38 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in breaststroke. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN)
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2:19.11 | Barcelona, Spain | August 1, 2013 |
| Pan American Games record |  Caitlin Leverenz (USA)
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2:25.62 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 22, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July | Heat 2 | Kierra Smith |  Canada |
2:25.41 | GR |
| 15 July | A Final | Kierra Smith | Canada |
2:24.38 | GR |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:36.89) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:46.30) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule edit
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2015 | 10:33 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:43 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:50 | Final A |
Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
The first round was held on July 15.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Kierra Smith |  Canada |
2:25.41 | QA, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Annie Lazor |  United States |
2:26.37 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Martha McCabe | Canada |
2:27.47 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Esther González |  Mexico |
2:28.15 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Byanca Rodriguez | Mexico |
2:28.73 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
2:28.86 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Julia Sebastian |  Argentina |
2:29.00 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Pamela Souza |  Brazil |
2:31.14 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Macarena Ceballos | Argentina |
2:31.35 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Meghan Small | United States |
2:32.40 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Beatriz Travalon | Brazil |
2:32.73 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Mercedes Toledo |  Venezuela |
2:34.43 | QB |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Laura Morley |  Bahamas |
2:40.28 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Lisa Blackburn |  Bermuda |
2:42.82 | QB |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Paula Tamashiro |  Peru |
2:43.73 | QB |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Izzy Shne Joachim |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
2:58.72 | QB |
B Final edit
The B final was also held on July 15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Macarena Ceballos | Argentina |
2:30.76 | |
| 10 | 5 | Meghan Small | United States |
2:31.35 | |
| 11 | 3 | Beatriz Travalon | Brazil |
2:33.21 | |
| 12 | 6 | Mercedes Toledo | Venezuela |
2:33.57 | |
| 13 | 1 | Paula Tamashiro | Peru |
2:41.94 | |
| 14 | 2 | Laura Morley | Bahamas |
2:42.99 | |
| 15 | 7 | Lisa Blackburn | Bermuda |
2:46.32 |
A Final edit
The A final was also held on July 15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Kierra Smith | Canada |
2:24.38 | GR |
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3 | Martha McCabe | Canada |
2:24.51 | |
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5 | Annie Lazor | United States |
2:26.23 | |
| 4 | 7 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
2:27.15 | |
| 5 | 2 | Byanca Rodriguez |  Mexico |
2:28.87 | |
| 6 | 1 | Julia Sebastian |  Argentina |
2:29.45 | |
| 7 | 6 | Esther González | Mexico |
2:29.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | Pamela Souza | Brazil |
2:32.41 |
References edit
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Women's 200m Breaststroke Preliminaries
- ^ Women's 200m Breaststroke - B Final
- ^ Women's 200m Breaststroke - A Final