Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 August 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:25.93 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 1 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows.
| World record |  Qi Hui (CHN) |
2:22.99 | Hangzhou, China | 13 April 2001 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Both heats were held on 1 August.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Leisel Jones |  Australia |
2:27.30 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Kelli Waite | Australia |
2:29.23 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Sarah Poewe |  South Africa |
2:29.86 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Brooke Hanson | Australia |
2:30.60 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Heidi Earp |  England |
2:31.01 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Jaime King | England |
2:31.23 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Christin Petelski |  Canada |
2:32.15 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Rhiannon Leier | Canada |
2:32.82 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Kirsty Balfour |  Scotland |
2:32.87 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Siow Yi Ting |  Malaysia |
2:34.29 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Annamay Pierse | Canada |
2:34.72 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Natalie Bree |  Jersey |
2:43.06 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Gail Strobridge |  Guernsey |
2:47.11 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Rachel Ah Koy |  Fiji |
2:49.40 |
Final
[edit]The final was held on 1 August.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
2:25.93 | |
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3 | Sarah Poewe | South Africa |
2:27.47 | |
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5 | Kelli Waite | Australia |
2:28.58 | |
| 4 | 6 | Brooke Hanson | Australia |
2:29.55 | |
| 5 | 2 | Heidi Earp | England |
2:30.45 | |
| 6 | 8 | Rhiannon Leier | Canada |
2:31.33 | |
| 7 | 7 | Jaime King | England |
2:31.58 | |
| 8 | 1 | Christin Petelski | Canada |
2:33.09 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Results". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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