Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke explained

Event:	Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Games:	2010 Asian Games
Venue:	Aoti Aquatics Centre
Date:	17 November 2010
Competitors:	16
Nations:	10
Win Value:	2:25.02
Gold:	Jeong Da-rae
Goldnoc:	KOR
Silver:	Sun Ye
Silvernoc:	CHN
Bronze:	Ji Liping
Bronzenoc:	CHN
Prev:	2006
Next:	2014

See main article: Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games.

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 16 competitors from 10 different countries who took part in this event. Two heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Jeong Da-rae from South Korea won the gold medal, it was the first gold medal for Korean female swimmers since 1998 Asian Games. Sun Ye and Ji Liping of People's Republic of China won the silver and bronze medal respectively.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time

width=220	Date	width=50	Time	width=100	Event
Wednesday, 17 November 2010	09:36	Heats
	18:23	Final

Results

Heats

width=40	Rank	width=40	Heat	width=250	Athlete	width=80	Time	width=50	Notes
1	2		2:27.07
2	2		2:28.36
3	1		2:30.43
4	1		2:30.45
5	1		2:30.95
6	2		2:31.91
7	2		2:36.75
8	2		2:37.56
9	2		2:37.74
10	2		2:38.11
11	1		2:39.08
12	2		2:39.29
13	1		2:40.54
14	1		2:40.76
15	1		2:41.34
16	1		2:44.72

Final

width=40	Rank	width=250	Athlete	width=80	Time	width=50	Notes
		2:25.02
		2:25.27
		2:25.40
4		2:25.63
5		2:25.68
6		2:28.27
7		2:35.73
8		2:37.86

References

• 16th Asian Games Results

External links

• Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Official Website
• Women's 200m Breaststroke Ev.No.29 Final Official Website