200 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 1993 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Palma de Mallorca ESP
Held 5 December 1993
Status Medal
Competitors 24
Countries 17
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 He Cihong CHN 2:06.09
(1 h2)		 2:06.09
(1 FA)
🥈 Jia Yuanyuan CHN 2:10.33
(2 h2)		 2:07.95
(2 FA)
🥉 Cathleen Rund GER 2:11.01
(1 h4)		 2:09.59
(3 FA)
4 Mette Jacobsen DEN 2:11.24
(3 h2)		 2:09.84
(4 FA)
5 Nina Zhivanevskaya RUS 2:09.04
(1 h3)		 2:09.86
(5 FA)
6 Joanne Deakins GBR 2:11.36
(2 h4)		 2:09.99
(6 FA)
7 Rachel Joseph USA 2:11.45
(2 h3)		 2:10.78
(7 FA)
8 Kathy Osher GBR 2:11.68
(3 h3)		 2:10.80
(8 FA)
9 Meredith Smith AUS 2:12.07
(3 h4)		 2:11.17
(1 FB)
10 Ana Barros POR 2:13.68
(4 h4)		 2:12.03
(2 FB)
11 Núria Castelló ESP 2:12.78
(4 h3)		 2:13.41
(3 FB)
12 Michelle Smith IRL 2:14.54
(5 h4)		 2:13.47
(4 FB)
13 Jill Brukman RSA 2:15.22
(6 h3)		 2:14.66
(5 FB)
14 Agata Jankowska POL 2:15.03
(4 h2)		 2:14.67
(6 FB)
15 Jessica Amey CAN 2:14.74
(1 h1)		 2:14.95
(7 FB)
16 Hélène Ricardo FRA 2:15.20
(5 h3)		 2:16.92
(8 FB)
17 Roxana Maracineanu FRA 2:15.71
(6 h4)		 —
18 Yuka Akiyama JPN 2:15.74
(5 h2)		 —
19 Julie McLaughlin NZL 2:16.45
(7 h3)		 —
20 Janet Evans USA 2:17.11
(6 h2)		 —
21 Petra Chaves POR 2:17.30
(7 h4)		 —
22 Tracy-Lee Elliott RSA 2:18.05
(7 h2)		 —
23 Sangeeta Puri TTO 2:22.15
(2 h1)		 —
DQ Tatyana Litovchenko RUS —
(DQ h4)		 —
DNS Ivana ĐapićDNS CRO —
(DNS h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Jessica Amey CAN 2:14.74
2 Sangeeta Puri TTO 2:22.15
DNS Ivana ĐapićDNS CRO —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 He Cihong CHN 2:06.09
2 Jia Yuanyuan CHN 2:10.33
3 Mette Jacobsen DEN 2:11.24
4 Agata Jankowska POL 2:15.03
5 Yuka Akiyama JPN 2:15.74
6 Janet Evans USA 2:17.11
7 Tracy-Lee Elliott RSA 2:18.05

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Nina Zhivanevskaya RUS 2:09.04
2 Rachel Joseph USA 2:11.45
3 Kathy Read GBR 2:11.68
4 Núria Castelló ESP 2:12.78
5 Hélène Ricardo FRA 2:15.20
6 Jill Brukman RSA 2:15.22
7 Julie McLaughlin NZL 2:16.45

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Cathleen Rund GER 2:11.01
2 Joanne Deakins GBR 2:11.36
3 Meredith Smith AUS 2:12.07
4 Ana Barros POR 2:13.68
5 Michelle Smith IRL 2:14.54
6 Roxana Maracineanu FRA 2:15.71
7 Petra Chaves POR 2:17.30
DQ Tatyana Litovchenko RUS —

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 He Cihong CHN 2:06.09
2 Jia Yuanyuan CHN 2:07.95
3 Cathleen Rund GER 2:09.59
4 Mette Jacobsen DEN 2:09.84
5 Nina Zhivanevskaya RUS 2:09.86
6 Joanne Deakins GBR 2:09.99
7 Rachel Joseph USA 2:10.78
8 Kathy Read GBR 2:10.80

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Meredith Smith AUS 2:11.17
2 Ana Barros POR 2:12.03
3 Núria Castelló ESP 2:13.41
4 Michelle Smith IRL 2:13.47
5 Jill Brukman RSA 2:14.66
6 Agata Jankowska POL 2:14.67
7 Jessica Amey CAN 2:14.95
8 Hélène Ricardo FRA 2:16.92