The women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 18 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Julia Smit of the United States.
| Women's 200 metre individual medley at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 18 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:10.51 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, each swum in a different stroke. All participating swimmers would take part in 3 heats based on qualifying time. The 8 fastest swimmers would advance to the final.[2]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Ariana Kukors (USA)
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2:06.15 | Rome, Italy | July 27, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record | Julia Smit (USA)
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2:13.07 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 20, 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July | Heat 3 | Caitlin Leverenz | United States |
2:11.04 | GR |
| 18 July | A Final | Caitlin Leverenz | United States |
2:10.51 | GR |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:20.49) 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 (2:28.92) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule
editAll times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2015 | 10:16 | Heats |
| July 18, 2015 | 19:18 | Final B |
| July 18, 2015 | 19:25 | Final A |
Results
edit| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
editThe first round was held on July 18.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Caitlin Leverenz |  United States |
2:11.04 | QA, GR |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Sydney Pickrem |  Canada |
2:11.16 | QA, NR |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Meghan Small | United States |
2:13.90 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson | Canada |
2:14.02 | QA |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
2:15.16 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Joanna Maranhão |  Brazil |
2:15.32 | QA |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Virginia Bardach |  Argentina |
2:16.86 | QA |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Gabrielle Roncatto | Brazil |
2:17.67 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina |
2:18.95 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Arantxa Medina |  Mexico |
2:19.26 | QB |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | McKenna DeBever |  Peru |
2:21.65 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Mercedes Toledo |  Venezuela |
2:25.24 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Karen Vilorio |  Honduras |
2:25.87 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Lara Butler |  Cayman Islands |
2:26.50 | QB |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Lisa Blackburn |  Bermuda |
2:29.04 | QB |
| 1 | 6 | Esther Gonzalez | Mexico |
DNS | ||
| 3 | 2 | Barbara Caraballo |  Puerto Rico |
DNS |
B Final
editThe B final was also held on July 18.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina |
2:17.65 | |
| 10 | 3 | McKenna DeBever | Peru |
2:18.49 | |
| 11 | 5 | Arantxa Medina | Mexico |
2:18.82 | |
| 12 | 6 | Mercedes Toledo | Venezuela |
2:22.06 | |
| 13 | 7 | Lara Butler | Cayman Islands |
2:24.64 | NR |
| 14 | 2 | Karen Vilorio | Honduras |
2:24.72 | |
| 1 | Lisa Blackburn | Bermuda |
DNS |
A Final
editThe A final was also held on July 16.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Caitlin Leverenz | United States |
2:10.51 | GR |
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3 | Meghan Small | United States |
2:11.26 | |
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5 | Sydney Pickrem |  Canada |
2:11.29 | |
| 4 | 7 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil |
2:12.39 | |
| 5 | 6 | Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson | Canada |
2:14.06 | |
| 6 | 1 | Virginia Bardach | Argentina |
2:15.45 | |
| 7 | 8 | Gabrielle Roncatto | Brazil |
2:17.02 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
2:18.02 |
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 individual medley Preliminaries
- ^ Women's 200m Medley - B Final
- ^ Women's 200m Medley - A Final