The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 28 and 29 July 2023.[1][2][3]
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |||||||||
| Location | Fukuoka, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 28 July (heats and semifinals) 29 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:03.85 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]
| World record |  Kaylee McKeown (AUS) |
2:03.14 | Sydney, Australia | 10 March 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record |  Regan Smith (USA) |
2:03.35 | Gwangju, South Korea | 26 July 2019 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 28 July at 10:52.[5]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 28 July at 20:20.[6]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Peng Xuwei |  China |
2:07.40 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Regan Smith | United States |
2:07.52 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia |
2:07.89 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Katie Shanahan |  Great Britain |
2:08.32 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Kylie Masse |  Canada |
2:08.51 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Laura Bernat |  Poland |
2:08.96 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Rhyan White | United States |
2:09.13 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Jenna Forrester | Australia |
2:09.74 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy |  Hungary |
2:09.90 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Margherita Panziera |  Italy |
2:10.65 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Africa Zamorano |  Spain |
2:10.76 | |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | Katalin Burián | Hungary |
2:11.47 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Gabriela Georgieva |  Bulgaria |
2:11.99 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Rio Shirai |  Japan |
2:12.45 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Camila Rebelo |  Portugal |
2:12.47 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Lee Eun-ji |  South Korea |
2:13.65 |
Final edit
The final was started on 29 July at 20:57.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia |
2:03.85 | |
 |
5 | Regan Smith | United States |
2:04.94 | |
 |
4 | Peng Xuwei | China |
2:06.74 | |
| 4 | 6 | Katie Shanahan | Great Britain |
2:07.45 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kylie Masse | Canada |
2:07.52 | |
| 6 | 1 | Rhyan White | United States |
2:08.43 | |
| 7 | 7 | Laura Bernat | Poland |
2:10.68 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jenna Forrester | Australia |
2:11.44 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Sutherland, James (13 January 2023). "World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Records book" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2023.