200 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 2003 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Barcelona ESP
Held 25 – 26 July 2003
Status Medal
Competitors 37
Countries 28
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Katy Sexton GBR 2:13.57
(9 h4)		 2:10.47
(2 h2)		 2:08.74
(1 F)
🥈 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:12.35
(3 h4)		 2:11.38
(5 h2)		 2:09.24
(2 F)
🥉 Stanislava Komarova RUS 2:10.98
(1 h3)		 2:09.39
(1 h2)		 2:10.17
(3 F)
4 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 2:11.93
(2 h3)		 2:11.08
(3 h1)		 2:10.82
(4 F)
5 Hanae Ito JPN 2:13.01
(7 h3)		 2:11.13
(4 h2)		 2:10.95
(5 F)
6 Jennifer Fratesi CAN 2:12.72
(4 h5)		 2:12.36
(8 h1)		 2:12.53
(6 F)
7 Nicole Hetzer GER 2:14.90
(14 h4)		 2:12.15
(7 h1)		 2:12.82
(7 F)
8 Sarah Price GBR 2:12.82
(6 h5)		 2:11.69
(6 h1)		 2:13.78
(8 F)
9 Aya Terakawa JPN 2:12.79
(5 h5)		 2:13.09
(9 h2)		 —
10 Hannah McLean NZL 2:14.38
(12 h3)		 2:13.39
(10 h1)		 —
11 Alenka Kejžar SLO 2:13.32
(8 h3)		 2:13.50
(11 h1)		 —
12 Anja Čarman SLO 2:14.91
(15 h4)		 2:14.58
(12 h2)		 —
13 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 2:14.37
(11 h4)		 2:14.61
(13 h2)		 —
14 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:14.92
(16 h4)		 2:15.20
(14 h1)		 —
15 Sanja Jovanović CRO 2:14.75
(13 h5)		 2:15.43
(15 h2)		 —
16 Fran Adcock AUS 2:13.78
(10 h5)		 2:15.49
(16 h1)		 —
17 Melissa Corfe RSA 2:15.25
(17 h3)		 — —
18 Elizabeth Warden CAN 2:15.64
(18 h4)		 — —
19 Zhan Shu CHN 2:16.43
(19 h5)		 — —
20 Zoe Tonks AUS 2:16.53
(20 h4)		 — —
21 Anya Gostomelsky ISR 2:17.60
(21 h5)		 — —
22 Chen Xiujun CHN 2:18.06
(22 h3)		 — —
23 Helen Norfolk NZL 2:18.88
(23 h2)		 — —
24 Sherry Tsai HKG 2:19.27
(24 h2)		 — —
25 Şadan Derya Erke TUR 2:19.39
(25 h3)		 — —
26 Inbal Levavi ISR 2:19.47
(26 h2)		 — —
27 Chonlathorn Vorathamrong THA 2:20.33
(27 h2)		 — —
28 Berit Aljand EST 2:22.58
(28 h1)		 — —
29 Valeria Silva PER 2:22.91
(29 h2)		 — —
30 Edith Van der Schilden LUX 2:23.94
(30 h2)		 — —
31 Marie-Lizza Danila PHI 2:24.72
(31 h2)		 — —
32 Saida Iskandarova UZB 2:25.52
(32 h2)		 — —
33 Susan Anchia CRC 2:28.49
(33 h1)		 — —
34 Khadija Ciss SEN 2:29.60
(34 h1)		 — —
35 Ana Galindo HON 2:35.71
(35 h1)		 — —
36 Olga Gnedovskaya UZB 2:39.72
(36 h1)		 — —
37 Krystle Babao PNG 2:44.93
(37 h1)		 — —
DNS Natalie CoughlinDNS USA —
(DNS h5)		 — —
DNS Talita RibeiroDNS BRA —
(DNS h1)		 — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
28 Berit Aljand EST 2:22.58
33 Susan Anchia CRC 2:28.49
34 Khadija Ciss SEN 2:29.60
35 Ana Galindo HON 2:35.71
36 Olga Gnedovskaya UZB 2:39.72
37 Krystle Babao PNG 2:44.93
DNS Talita RibeiroDNS BRA —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
23 Helen Norfolk NZL 2:18.88
24 Sherry Tsai HKG 2:19.27
26 Inbal Levavi ISR 2:19.47
27 Chonlathorn Vorathamrong THA 2:20.33
29 Valeria Silva PER 2:22.91
30 Edith Van der Schilden LUX 2:23.94
31 Marie-Lizza Danila PHI 2:24.72
32 Saida Iskandarova UZB 2:25.52

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Stanislava Komarova RUS 2:10.98
2 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 2:11.93
7 Hanae Ito JPN 2:13.01
8 Alenka Kejžar SLO 2:13.32
12 Hannah McLean NZL 2:14.38
17 Melissa Corfe RSA 2:15.25
22 Chen Xiujun CHN 2:18.06
25 Şadan Derya Erke TUR 2:19.39

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:12.35
9 Katy Sexton GBR 2:13.57
11 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 2:14.37
14 Nicole Hetzer GER 2:14.90
15 Anja Čarman SLO 2:14.91
16 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:14.92
18 Elizabeth Warden CAN 2:15.64
20 Zoe Tonks AUS 2:16.53

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
4 Jennifer Fratesi CAN 2:12.72
5 Aya Terakawa JPN 2:12.79
6 Sarah Price GBR 2:12.82
10 Fran Adcock AUS 2:13.78
13 Sanja Jovanović CRO 2:14.75
19 Zhan Shu CHN 2:16.43
21 Anya Gostomelsky ISR 2:17.60
DNS Natalie CoughlinDNS USA —

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 2:11.08
6 Sarah Price GBR 2:11.69
7 Nicole Hetzer GER 2:12.15
8 Jennifer Fratesi CAN 2:12.36
10 Hannah McLean NZL 2:13.39
11 Alenka Kejžar SLO 2:13.50
14 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:15.20
16 Fran Adcock AUS 2:15.49

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Stanislava Komarova RUS 2:09.39
2 Katy Sexton GBR 2:10.47
4 Hanae Ito JPN 2:11.13
5 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:11.38
9 Aya Terakawa JPN 2:13.09
12 Anja Čarman SLO 2:14.58
13 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 2:14.61
15 Sanja Jovanović CRO 2:15.43

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Katy Sexton GBR 2:08.74
2 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:09.24
3 Stanislava Komarova RUS 2:10.17
4 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 2:10.82
5 Hanae Ito JPN 2:10.95
6 Jennifer Fratesi CAN 2:12.53
7 Nicole Hetzer GER 2:12.82
8 Sarah Price GBR 2:13.78