200 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 2007 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Melbourne AUS
Held 30 – 31 March 2007
Status Medal
Competitors 56
Countries 39
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:10.25
(3 h8)		 2:07.70
(1 h2)		 2:07.16
(1 F)
🥈 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:07.99
(1 h8)		 2:07.78
(2 h2)		 2:07.54
(2 F)
🥉 Reiko Nakamura JPN 2:11.12
(5 h8)		 2:08.82
(3 h2)		 2:08.54
(3 F)
4 Esther Baron FRA 2:09.77
(2 h6)		 2:10.55
(4 h1)		 2:09.59
(4 F)
5 Hanae Ito JPN 2:11.92
(9 h6)		 2:10.69
(5 h2)		 2:10.57
(5 F)
6 Nikolett Szepesi HUN 2:10.85
(4 h8)		 2:11.16
(=6 h1)		 2:10.66
(6 F)
7 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 2:12.68
(12 h8)		 2:11.16
(=6 h1)		 2:11.09
(7 F)
8 Alessia Filippi ITA 2:13.03
(14 h7)		 2:11.20
(8 h1)		 2:11.41
(8 F)
9 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 2:13.05
(16 h6)		 2:11.49
(9 h1)		 —
10 Escarlata Bernard ESP 2:12.43
(10 h6)		 2:11.72
(10 h1)		 —
11 Fran Adcock AUS 2:11.60
(7 h6)		 2:12.04
(11 h2)		 —
12 Elizabeth Beisel USA 2:11.91
(8 h7)		 2:12.09
(12 h1)		 —
13 Hannah McLean NZL 2:12.58
(11 h7)		 2:13.12
(13 h2)		 —
14 Jo Fargus AUS 2:11.50
(6 h8)		 2:13.22
(14 h1)		 —
15 Evelyn Verrasztó HUN 2:13.04
(15 h8)		 2:13.52
(15 h2)		 —
16 Melissa Ingram NZL 2:12.97
(13 h7)		 2:14.07
(16 h2)		 —
17 Zhao Jing CHN 2:13.12
(17 h7)		 — —
18 Carin Möller SWE 2:13.32
(18 h5)		 — —
19 Anastasiya Zuyeva RUS 2:13.54
(19 h6)		 — —
20 Melanie Marshall GBR 2:13.60
(20 h7)		 — —
21 Kelly Stefanyshyn CAN 2:13.65
(21 h5)		 — —
22 Aliaksandra Kavaleva BLR 2:14.09
(22 h5)		 — —
23 Erin Volcán VEN 2:14.89
(23 h5)		 — —
24 Anya Gostomelsky ISR 2:14.92
(24 h5)		 — —
25 Nicole Hetzer GER 2:15.02
(25 h7)		 — —
26 Julia Wilkinson CAN 2:15.39
(26 h4)		 — —
27 Bai Anqi CHN 2:15.51
(27 h6)		 — —
28 Iwona Lefanowicz POL 2:15.58
(28 h4)		 — —
29 Therese Svendsen SWE 2:16.18
(29 h5)		 — —
30 Sanja Jovanović CRO 2:16.38
(30 h4)		 — —
31 Kateryna Zubkova UKR 2:16.52
(31 h6)		 — —
32 Melanie Nocher IRL 2:17.29
(32 h4)		 — —
33 Valentina Brat ROU 2:18.78
(33 h8)		 — —
34 Jeong Yu-Jin KOR 2:18.80
(34 h7)		 — —
35 Lourdes Villaseñor MEX 2:20.47
(35 h4)		 — —
36 Lin Man-Hsu TPE 2:21.55
(36 h4)		 — —
37 Lee Nam-Eun KOR 2:22.25
(37 h4)		 — —
38 Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn THA 2:22.66
(38 h3)		 — —
39 He Hsu-Jung TPE 2:24.22
(39 h4)		 — —
40 Nazlı Ege Çalışal TUR 2:25.03
(40 h5)		 — —
41 Ong Ming Xiu MAS 2:25.15
(41 h3)		 — —
42 Kiera Aitken BER 2:26.32
(42 h3)		 — —
43 Chai Sook Fun MAS 2:26.38
(43 h3)		 — —
44 Maftunabonu Tuhtasihova UZB 2:26.55
(44 h2)		 — —
45 Wenika Kaewchaiwong THA 2:27.22
(45 h2)		 — —
46 Khadija Ciss SEN 2:27.65
(46 h3)		 — —
47 Layla Alghul JOR 2:27.77
(47 h2)		 — —
48 Slavica Pavic PER 2:28.02
(48 h3)		 — —
49 Yulduz Kuchkarova UZB 2:29.05
(49 h2)		 — —
50 Hoàng Thị Cúc VIE 2:29.20
(50 h3)		 — —
51 Kuan Weng I MAC 2:30.61
(51 h2)		 — —
52 Massie Carrillo PER 2:32.06
(52 h3)		 — —
53 Charlotte Palmer-Martin LCA 2:39.24
(53 h2)		 — —
54 Siona Huxley LCA 2:40.96
(54 h1)		 — —
55 Diane Etiennette MRI 2:44.35
(55 h2)		 — —
56 Dalia Tórrez NCA 2:45.98
(56 h2)		 — —
DNS Valerie EmanDNS ARU —
(DNS h1)		 — —
DNS Iyingiyikabo ObiaDNS NGR —
(DNS h1)		 — —
DNS Annika LurzDNS GER —
(DNS h5)		 — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
DNS Valerie EmanDNS ARU —
DNS Iyingiyikabo ObiaDNS NGR —
54 Siona Huxley LCA 2:40.96

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
44 Maftunabonu Tuhtasihova UZB 2:26.55
45 Wenika Kaewchaiwong THA 2:27.22
47 Layla Alghul JOR 2:27.77
49 Yulduz Kuchkarova UZB 2:29.05
51 Kuan Weng I MAC 2:30.61
53 Charlotte Palmer-Martin LCA 2:39.24
55 Diane Etiennette MRI 2:44.35
56 Dalia Tórrez NCA 2:45.98

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
38 Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn THA 2:22.66
41 Ong Ming Xiu MAS 2:25.15
42 Kiera Aitken BER 2:26.32
43 Chai Sook Fun MAS 2:26.38
46 Khadija Ciss SEN 2:27.65
48 Slavica Pavic PER 2:28.02
50 Hoàng Thị Cúc VIE 2:29.20
52 Massie Carrillo PER 2:32.06

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
26 Julia Wilkinson CAN 2:15.39
28 Iwona Lefanowicz POL 2:15.58
30 Sanja Jovanović CRO 2:16.38
32 Melanie Nocher IRL 2:17.29
35 Lourdes Villaseñor MEX 2:20.47
36 Lin Man-Hsu TPE 2:21.55
37 Lee Nam-Eun KOR 2:22.25
39 He Hsu-Jung TPE 2:24.22

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
DNS Annika LurzDNS GER —
18 Carin Möller SWE 2:13.32
21 Kelly Stefanyshyn CAN 2:13.65
22 Aliaksandra Kavaleva BLR 2:14.09
23 Erin Volcán VEN 2:14.89
24 Anya Gostomelsky ISR 2:14.92
29 Therese Svendsen SWE 2:16.18
40 Nazlı Ege Çalışal TUR 2:25.03

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Esther Baron FRA 2:09.77
7 Fran Adcock AUS 2:11.60
9 Hanae Ito JPN 2:11.92
10 Escarlata Bernard ESP 2:12.43
16 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 2:13.05
19 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 2:13.54
27 Bai Anqi CHN 2:15.51
31 Kateryna Zubkova UKR 2:16.52

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
8 Elizabeth Beisel USA 2:11.91
11 Hannah McLean NZL 2:12.58
13 Melissa Ingram NZL 2:12.97
14 Alessia Filippi ITA 2:13.03
17 Zhao Jing CHN 2:13.12
20 Melanie Marshall GBR 2:13.60
25 Nicole Hetzer GER 2:15.02
34 Jeong Yu-Jin KOR 2:18.80

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:07.99
3 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:10.25
4 Nikolett Szepesi HUN 2:10.85
5 Reiko Nakamura JPN 2:11.12
6 Jo Fargus AUS 2:11.50
12 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 2:12.68
15 Evelyn Verrasztó HUN 2:13.04
33 Valentina Brat ROU 2:18.78

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=6 Nikolett Szepesi HUN 2:11.16
=6 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 2:11.16
4 Esther Baron FRA 2:10.55
8 Alessia Filippi ITA 2:11.20
9 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 2:11.49
10 Escarlata Bernard ESP 2:11.72
12 Elizabeth Beisel USA 2:12.09
14 Jo Fargus AUS 2:13.22

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:07.70
2 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:07.78
3 Reiko Nakamura JPN 2:08.82
5 Hanae Ito JPN 2:10.69
11 Fran Adcock AUS 2:12.04
13 Hannah McLean NZL 2:13.12
15 Evelyn Verrasztó HUN 2:13.52
16 Melissa Ingram NZL 2:14.07

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:07.16
2 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:07.54
3 Reiko Nakamura JPN 2:08.54
4 Esther Baron FRA 2:09.59
5 Hanae Ito JPN 2:10.57
6 Nikolett Szepesi HUN 2:10.66
7 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 2:11.09
8 Alessia Filippi ITA 2:11.41