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Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates1 August 2002 (2002-08-01)
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning time2:25.93
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Australia
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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

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Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows.

World record China Qi Hui (CHN) 2:22.99 Hangzhou, China 13 April 2001

Results

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Heats

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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

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The final was held on 1 August.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Leisel Jones  Australia 2:25.93
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Sarah Poewe  South Africa 2:27.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Results". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Results". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 14 August 2020.