2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 August (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:54.44 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Open water | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
The women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 9 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Katie Ledecky of the United States.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
|
1:52.98 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Katie Ledecky (USA)
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1:55.74 | Gold Coast, Australia | 21 August 2014 |
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | QA | Qualified A Final | QB | Qualified B Final | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on 9 August from 10:00.[3]
Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country does not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.[4]
B Final
The B final was held on 9 August from 17:30.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kathryn McLaughlin |  United States |
1:57.34 | |
| 10 | Rebecca Smith |  Canada |
1:58.47 | |
| 11 | Rio Shirai |  Japan |
1:58.56 | |
| 12 | Leah Smith | United States |
1:58.64 | |
| 13 | Tomomi Aoki | Japan |
1:58.77 | |
| 14 | Larissa Oliveira |  Brazil |
1:58.80 | |
| 15 | Kyla Leibel | Canada |
1:59.58 | |
| 16 | Nicole Oliva |  Philippines |
2:00.98 |
A Final
The A final was held on 9 August from 17:30.[6]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Taylor Ruck | Canada |
1:54.44 | CR |
 |
Rikako Ikee | Japan |
1:54.85 | AS |
 |
Katie Ledecky | United States |
1:55.15 | |
| 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States |
1:56.71 | |
| 5 | Kayla Sanchez | Canada |
1:57.23 | |
| 6 | Mikkayla Sheridan |  Australia |
1:57.48 | |
| 7 | Chihiro Igarashi | Japan |
1:57.83 | |
| 8 | Brianna Throssell | Australia |
1:59.26 |
References
- ^ "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2" (PDF). Pan Pacs 2018. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 200m Freestyle B-Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 200m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.