2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke explained

Event:Women's 200 metre backstroke
Competition:2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue:Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates:12 August (heats &<br>finals)
Competitors:21
Nations:9
Win Value:2:06.14
Gold:Kathleen Baker
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Taylor Ruck
Silvernoc:CAN
Bronze:Regan Smith
Bronzenoc:USA
Prev:2014
Next:2022

The women's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Belinda Hocking of Australia.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record2:04.06London, United Kingdom3 August 2012
Pan Pacific Championships record2:07.48Irvine, United States20 August 2010

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:bgcolor=ccffcc align=centerQAQualified A Finalbgcolor=ddffdd align=centerQBQualified B FinalCRChampionships recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on 12 August from 10:00.[3]

Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2:07.86 QA
2 2:08.37 QA
3 2:08.38 QA
4 2:08.45 QA
5 2:09.26 QA
6 2:09.27 QA
6 2:09.27 QB
8 2:09.48 QA
9 2:09.63 QB
10 2:10.11 QA
11 2:10.24 QB
12 2:12.20 QB
13 2:12.65 QB
14 2:13.05 QB
15 2:13.33 QB
16 2:14.44
17 2:14.59 QB
18 2:19.53
19 2:22.38
20 2:32.16
21 2:46.76

B Final

The B final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 2:09.22
10 2:09.44
11 2:09.67
12 2:10.59
13 2:11.91
14 2:12.17
15 2:12.18
16 2:13.50

A Final

The A final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
2:06.14 CR
2:06.41
2:06.46
4 2:07.00
5 2:07.01
6 2:07.12
7 2:08.18
8 2:10.26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule Pan Pacs 2018 . Pan Pacs 2018 . 15 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Results of the 200-metre backstroke finals at 2014 Pan Pacific . Australia Swimming . 23 August 2014 . 15 August 2018 . 15 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015001618/http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2014PP/140821F021.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 200m Backstroke Heats . Seiko.co.jp . 12 August 2018 . 15 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2 . Pan Pacs 2018 . 12 April 2018 . 15 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 200m Backstroke B-Final . Seiko.co.jp . 12 August 2018 . 15 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 200m Backstroke Final . Seiko.co.jp . 12 August 2018 . 15 August 2018.