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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates27 July 2014 (2014-07-27)
Competitors16 from 9 nations
Winning time2:07.24 GR
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Canada
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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.

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

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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

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Heats

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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

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Belinda Hocking  Australia 2:07.24 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Emily Seebohm  Australia 2:08.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "USA's Missy Franklin wins another gold, sets world record". USA Today. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ "US swimmer Missy Franklin sets world record, Phelps ends individual races with medal". Fox News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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