Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 8 April | |||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:05.98 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 2:04.06 | London, United Kingdom | 3 August 2012 |
Commonwealth record | ![]() | 2:05.68 | Budapest, Hungary | 29 July 2017 |
Games record | ![]() | 2:07.24 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 27 July 2014 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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8 April | Final | Kylie Masse | ![]() | 2:05.98 | GR |
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 10:31.[1]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Kylie Masse | ![]() | 2:09.12 | Q |
2 | 2 | 5 | Hilary Caldwell | ![]() | 2:10.27 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 2:10.45 | Q |
4 | 1 | 3 | Jessica Fullalove | ![]() | 2:11.51 | Q |
5 | 3 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | ![]() | 2:11.68 | Q |
6 | 3 | 3 | Elizabeth Simmonds | ![]() | 2:12.12 | Q |
7 | 3 | 5 | Taylor Ruck | ![]() | 2:12.62 | Q |
8 | 1 | 5 | Hayley Baker | ![]() | 2:12.71 | Q |
9 | 2 | 3 | Chloe Golding | ![]() | 2:13.05 | |
10 | 2 | 6 | Mariella Venter | ![]() | 2:14.82 | |
11 | 1 | 6 | Nathania van Niekerk | ![]() | 2:16.07 | |
12 | 2 | 2 | Gemma Atherley | ![]() | 2:16.89 | |
13 | 3 | 2 | Bobbi Gichard | ![]() | 2:17.88 | |
14 | 3 | 7 | Aaliyah Palestrini | ![]() | 2:27.48 | |
15 | 1 | 2 | Lauren Hew | ![]() | 2:27.88 | |
16 | 2 | 7 | Therese Soukup | ![]() | 2:36.95 | |
3 | 6 | Kathryn Greenslade | ![]() | DNS |
Final
The final was held at 19:37.[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Kylie Masse | ![]() | 2:05.98 | GR |
![]() | 1 | Taylor Ruck | ![]() | 2:06.42 | |
![]() | 2 | Emily Seebohm | ![]() | 2:06.82 | |
4 | 3 | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 2:07.86 | |
5 | 5 | Hilary Caldwell | ![]() | 2:09.22 | |
6 | 8 | Hayley Baker | ![]() | 2:11.28 | |
7 | 6 | Jessica Fullalove | ![]() | 2:11.74 | |
8 | 7 | Elizabeth Simmonds | ![]() | 2:12.40 |