Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue	Sajik Swimming Pool
Date	4 October 2002 (2002-10-04)
Competitors	10 from 7 nations
Medalists
Reiko Nakamura    Japan   Aya Terakawa    Japan   Zhan Shu    China

Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games

The women's 200 metre backstroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 4 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date	Time	Event
Friday, 4 October 2002	10:00	Heats
	19:00	Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record	Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)	2:06.62	Athens, Greece	25 August 1991
Asian Record	He Cihong (CHN)	2:07.40	Rome, Italy	11 September 1994
Games Record	He Cihong (CHN)	2:09.46	Hiroshima, Japan	8 October 1994

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	1	Reiko Nakamura (JPN)	2:13.03
2	2	Chen Xiujun (CHN)	2:18.81
3	2	Bang Eun-ji (KOR)	2:19.26
4	2	Zhan Shu (CHN)	2:19.30
5	1	Aya Terakawa (JPN)	2:19.61
6	1	Chonlathorn Vorathamrong (THA)	2:20.50
7	1	Lizza Danila (PHI)	2:20.70
8	2	Sherry Tsai (HKG)	2:21.76
9	2	Sia Wai Yen (MAS)	2:25.61
10	1	Lucia Dacanay (PHI)	2:26.66

Final

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Reiko Nakamura (JPN)	2:11.44
	Aya Terakawa (JPN)	2:12.38
	Zhan Shu (CHN)	2:13.25
4	Chen Xiujun (CHN)	2:13.57
5	Bang Eun-ji (KOR)	2:17.96
6	Sherry Tsai (HKG)	2:18.60
7	Chonlathorn Vorathamrong (THA)	2:19.15
8	Lizza Danila (PHI)	2:22.19

References

• 2002 Asian Games Report, Page 217
• Results