Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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The Women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 8 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.[1]

Three heats were held, with each initially drawn to be of six swimmers. 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.[2]

Heats[edit]

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Meagen Nay  Australia 2:09.53 Q, CG
2 5 Stephanie Proud  England 2:11.02 Q
3 3 Sinead Russell  Canada 2:13.23
4 2 Chelsey Wilson  Northern Ireland 2:20.48
5 7 Ananya Panigrahi  India 2:34.27
6 Georgia Davies  Wales DNS

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Belinda Hocking  Australia 2:11.79 Q
2 3 Genevieve Cantin  Canada 2:12.87 Q
3 5 Gemma Spofforth  England 2:12.93 Q
4 6 Melanie Nocher  Northern Ireland 2:14.23
5 2 Kiera Aitken  Bermuda 2:25.74
6 7 Arti Ghorpade  India 2:33.95

Heat 3[edit]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Melissa Ingram  New Zealand 2:09.43 Q, CG
2 5 Emily Seebohm  Australia 2:10.01 Q
3 4 Elizabeth Simmonds  England 2:10.07 Q
4 6 Lauren Lavigna  Canada 2:13.71
5 7 Talisa Lanoe  Kenya 2:35.78
2 Penelope Marshall  New Zealand DNS

Final[edit]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Meagen Nay  Australia 2:07.56 CG
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Elizabeth Simmonds  England 2:07.90
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Emily Seebohm  Australia 2:08.28
4 7 Belinda Hocking  Australia 2:09.01
5 8 Gemma Spofforth  England 2:09.08
6 2 Stephanie Proud  England 2:09.12
7 4 Melissa Ingram  New Zealand 2:09.53
8 1 Genevieve Cantin  Canada 2:12.04

References[edit]

  1. ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |".
  2. ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |".