Swimming at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The Women's 200m backstroke event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 27, with the heats at 10:35 and the Final at 18:10.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Fernanda Alvarenga Brazil
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Isabella Hurtado Colombia
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Georgina Bardach Argentina
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)
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2:04.81 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 |
| Competition Record | Georgina Bardach (ARG)
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2:17.82 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16 November 2006 |
| South American record | Fernanda Alvarenga (BRA)
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2:12.32 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7 May 2009 |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Georgina Bardach (ARG)
|
2:20.58 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Isabella Hurtado (COL)
|
2:20.77 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Fernanda Alvarenga (BRA)
|
2:21.32 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Erika Layne Stewardt (COL)
|
2:22.70 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 |  Jeserik Andreina Pinto (VEN)
|
2:23.78 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 |  Carolina Alejandra Muro (PER)
|
2:24.61 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 2 |  Ines Remersaro (URU)
|
2:25.99 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Elimar Barrios (VEN)
|
2:26.63 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 |  Nicole Maria Gilbert (ECU)
|
2:27.22 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Adriana Jimena Tejada (PER)
|
2:28.76 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 |  Maria Virginia Franco (PAR)
|
2:28.88 | |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Diana An Yu Ibarra (ECU)
|
2:28.89 | |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | Florencia Perotti (ARG)
|
2:32.53 | |
| 14 | 3 | 7 |  Mariana Vaca Diez (BOL)
|
2:34.09 | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Andrea Maria Ramirez (PAR)
|
2:35.24 | |
| 1 | 5 | Eliana Barrios (VEN)
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DNS | ||
| 3 | 5 | Fabíola Molina (BRA)
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DNS | ||
| 2 | 7 |  Chandel Domaso (SUR)
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DSQ |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Fernanda Alvarenga (BRA)
|
2:18.61 | |
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5 | Isabella Hurtado (COL)
|
2:19.11 | |
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4 | Georgina Bardach (ARG)
|
2:19.13 | |
| 4 | 6 | Erika Layne Stewardt (COL)
|
2:19.55 | |
| 5 | 8 | Elimar Barrios (VEN)
|
2:23.56 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jeserik Andreina Pinto (VEN)
|
2:23.76 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ines Remersaro (URU)
|
2:23.91 | |
| 8 | 7 | Carolina Alejandra Muro (PER)
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2:24.18 |