200 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Göteborg SWE
Held 20 April 1997
Status Medal
Competitors 31
Countries 22
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Chen Yan CHN 2:09.87
(2 h4)		 2:07.50
(1 FA)
🥈 Misty Hyman USA 2:09.13
(1 h4)		 2:07.66
(2 FA)
🥉 Lia Oberstar USA 2:09.40
(1 h5)		 2:08.29
(3 FA)
4 Antje Buschschulte GER 2:10.03
(1 h3)		 2:08.77
(4 FA)
5 Sabine Herbst GER 2:09.72
(2 h5)		 2:10.39
(5 FA)
6 Joanne Deakins GBR 2:10.89
(4 h4)		 2:10.61
(6 FA)
7 Tomoko Hagiwara JPN 2:10.68
(3 h4)		 2:11.56
(7 FA)
8 Meredith Smith AUS 2:11.03
(2 h3)		 2:12.09
(8 FA)
9 Camilla Johansson SWE 2:11.52
(3 h3)		 2:10.80
(1 FB)
10 Lisa Virgini CAN 2:11.11
(3 h5)		 2:11.80
(2 FB)
11 Dyana Calub AUS 2:14.11
(5 h4)		 2:13.84
(3 FB)
12 Zoe Cray GBR 2:14.26
(5 h5)		 2:14.33
(4 FB)
13 Marcela Kubalčíková CZE 2.14.45
(4 h3)		 2:14.78
(5 FB)
14 Charlene Wittstock RSA 2.14.46
(7 h5)		 2:14.95
(6 FB)
15 Hanna Kapachenia BLR 2:14.44
(6 h5)		 2:15.09
(7 FB)
16 Alenka Kejžar SLO 2:15.63
(5 h3)		 2:17.42
(8 FB)
17 Francesca Bissoli ITA 2:11.96
(4 h5)		 —
18 Alena Nyvltová CZE 2:16.09
(6 h4)		 —
19 Olga Kochetkova RUS 2:16.34
(7 h4)		 —
20 Eydís Konráðsdóttir ISL 2:16.40
(6 h3)		 —
21 Michelle Cruz CAN 2:16.47
(8 h5)		 —
22 Chonlathorn Vorathamrong THA 2:19.41
(1 h2)		 —
23 Romina Cannoni CHI 2:20.17
(2 h2)		 —
24 Katrin Heimonen EST 2:21.77
(3 h2)		 —
25 Paola España MEX 2:24.88
(4 h2)		 —
26 Viviana Coto CRC 2:24.89
(5 h2)		 —
27 Astrid Mojica MEX 2:27.39
(6 h2)		 —
28 Zinaida Pozder BIH 2:28.47
(1 h1)		 —
29 Tang Wei TPE 2:30.77
(2 h1)		 —
30 Kuan Chia-Hsien TPE 2:31.94
(7 h2)		 —
31 Majida Pašalić BIH 2:40.50
(3 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Zinaida Pozder BIH 2:28.47
2 Tang Wei TPE 2:30.77
3 Majida Pašalić BIH 2:40.50

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Chonlathorn Vorathamrong THA 2:19.41
2 Romina Cannoni CHI 2:20.17
3 Katrin Heimonen EST 2:21.77
4 Paola España MEX 2:24.88
5 Viviana Coto CRC 2:24.89
6 Astrid Mojica MEX 2:27.39
7 Kuan Chia-Hsien TPE 2:31.94

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Antje Buschschulte GER 2:10.03
2 Meredith Smith AUS 2:11.03
3 Camilla Johansson SWE 2:11.52
4 Marcela Kubalčíková CZE 2.14.45
5 Alenka Kejžar SLO 2:15.63
6 Eydís Konráðsdóttir ISL 2:16.40

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Misty Hyman USA 2:09.13
2 Chen Yan CHN 2:09.87
3 Tomoko Hagiwara JPN 2:10.68
4 Joanne Deakins GBR 2:10.89
5 Dyana Calub AUS 2:14.11
6 Alena Nyvltová CZE 2:16.09
7 Olga Kochetkova RUS 2:16.34

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lia Oberstar USA 2:09.40
2 Sabine Herbst-Klenz GER 2:09.72
3 Lisa Virgini CAN 2:11.11
4 Francesca Bissoli ITA 2:11.96
5 Zoe Cray GBR 2:14.26
6 Hanna Kapachenia BLR 2:14.44
7 Charlene Wittstock RSA 2.14.46
8 Michelle Cruz CAN 2:16.47

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Chen Yan CHN 2:07.50
2 Misty Hyman USA 2:07.66
3 Lia Oberstar USA 2:08.29
4 Antje Buschschulte GER 2:08.77
5 Sabine Herbst-Klenz GER 2:10.39
6 Joanne Deakins GBR 2:10.61
7 Tomoko Hagiwara JPN 2:11.56
8 Meredith Smith AUS 2:12.09

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Camilla Johansson SWE 2:10.80
2 Lisa Virgini CAN 2:11.80
3 Dyana Calub AUS 2:13.84
4 Zoe Cray GBR 2:14.33
5 Marcela Kubalčíková CZE 2:14.78
6 Charlene Wittstock RSA 2:14.95
7 Hanna Kapachenia BLR 2:15.09
8 Alenka Kejžar SLO 2:17.42