Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 July 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:55.57 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S9 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM10 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Gideon Sam, vice-president of the Commonwealth Games Federation and President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee and the quaichs were presented by John Mason, board member of Glasgow 2014.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Federica Pellegrini (ITA) |
1:52.98 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record |  Joanne Jackson (ENG) |
1:55.54 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 | |
| Games record |  Caitlin McClatchey (SCO) |
1:57.25 | Melbourne, Australia | 16 March 2006 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | Heat | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor |  England |
1:56.58 | GR |
| 24 July | Heat | Emma McKeon |  Australia |
1:56.57 | GR |
| 24 July | Final | Emma McKeon | Australia |
1:55.57 | GR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Emma McKeon | Australia |
1:55.57 | GR |
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5 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | England |
1:55.82 | |
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8 | Bronte Barratt | Australia |
1:56.62 | |
| 4 | 3 | Lauren Boyle |  New Zealand |
1:57.00 | |
| 5 | 2 | Brittany MacLean |  Canada |
1:57.20 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jazmin Carlin |  Wales |
1:57.26 | |
| 7 | 1 | Samantha Cheverton | Canada |
1:57.79 | |
| 8 | 7 | Karin Prinsloo |  South Africa |
1:58.95 |
References
[edit]- ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Federica Pellegrini Puts on Show for Home Crowd With World Record, U.S. Goes 2–3 With American Record". Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Ian (25 July 2014). "Lauren Boyle misses the medals in 200m free". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 August 2014.