The women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 19 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Kathleen Hersey of the United States.
| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Dates | October 19 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool all in the butterfly stroke.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Zige Liu (CHN)
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2:01.81 | Jinan, China | October 21, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Kathleen Hersey (USA)
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2:07.64 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 21, 2007 |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:19.9) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:24.1) in the same qualifying period.[2]
Results edit
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| 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 October 19.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Kim Vandenberg | United States |
2:12.04 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Lyndsay de Paul | United States |
2:14.17 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Rita Medrano |  Mexico |
2:14.44 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Joanna Maranhão |  Brazil |
2:14.63 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Brenna Maclean |  Canada |
2:15.87 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Eliana Barrios |  Venezuela |
2:17.06 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Prisciliana Escobar | Mexico |
2:18.36 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Erin Miller | Canada |
2:18.37 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Yumisleisy Morales |  Cuba |
2:19.07 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Daiene Dias | Brazil |
2:19.23 | QB |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Amara Gibbs |  Barbados |
2:30.26 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Lara Butler |  Cayman Islands |
2:35.44 | QB |
| 2 | 7 | Oriele Espinoza |  Peru |
DNS |
B Final edit
The B final was also held on October 19.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Yumisleisy Morales | Cuba |
2:19.78 | |
| 10 | 3 | Amara Gibbs | Barbados |
2:30.88 | |
| 11 | 5 | Daiene Dias | Brazil |
DNS |
A Final edit
The A final was also held on October 19.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time[5] | Notes |
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4 | Kim Vandenberg | United States |
2:10.54 | |
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5 | Lyndsay de Paul | United States |
2:12.34 | |
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3 | Rita Merdano | Mexico |
2:12.43 | |
| 4 | 6 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil |
2:13.00 | |
| 5 | 8 | Erin Miller | Canada |
2:16.10 | |
| 6 | 2 | Brenna Maclean | Canada |
2:16.13 | |
| 7 | 7 | Eliana Barrios | Venezuela |
2:18.19 | |
| 8 | 1 | Prisciliana Escobar | Mexico |
2:20.16 |
References edit
- ^ "Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Preliminaries". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Finals – Day 5" (PDF). Best Swimming. 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Final A". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.