200 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 2023 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Fukuoka JPN
Held 28 – 29 July 2023
Status Medal
Competitors 42
Countries 35
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Kaylee McKeown AUS 2:09.30
(5 h5)
2:07.89
(3 h2)
2:03.85
(1 F)
🥈 Regan Smith USA 2:07.24
(1 h4)
2:07.52
(2 h2)
2:04.94
(2 F)
🥉 Peng Xuwei CHN 2:08.68
(2 h5)
2:07.40
(1 h1)
2:06.74
(3 F)
4 Katie Shanahan GBR 2:09.18
(4 h4)
2:08.32
(4 h1)
2:07.45
(4 F)
5 Kylie Masse CAN 2:09.31
(6 h4)
2:08.51
(5 h1)
2:07.52
(5 F)
6 Rhyan White USA 2:09.68
(7 h3)
2:09.13
(7 h2)
2:08.43
(6 F)
7 Laura Bernat POL 2:09.08
(3 h5)
2:08.96
(6 h2)
2:10.68
(7 F)
8 Jenna Forrester AUS 2:10.46
(10 h4)
2:09.74
(8 h1)
2:11.44
(8 F)
9 Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy HUN 2:10.38
(9 h3)
2:09.90
(9 h2)
10 Margherita Panziera ITA 2:10.90
(11 h3)
2:10.65
(10 h2)
11 África Zamorano ESP 2:09.99
(8 h4)
2:10.76
(11 h1)
12 Katalin Burián HUN 2:11.94
(16 h5)
2:11.47
(12 h1)
13 Gabriela Georgieva BUL 2:11.22
(12 h3)
2:11.99
(13 h1)
14 Rio Shirai JPN 2:11.24
(13 h3)
2:12.45
(14 h2)
15 Camila Rebelo POR 2:11.80
(15 h3)
2:12.47
(15 h2)
16 Lee Eun-Ji KOR 2:11.78
(14 h5)
2:13.65
(16 h1)
17 Hanane Hironaka JPN 2:12.57
(17 h4)
18 Tatiana Salcuțan MDA 2:12.65
(18 h4)
19 Ingrid Wilm CAN 2:12.67
(19 h5)
20 Lena Grabowski AUT 2:12.79
(20 h5)
21 Liu Yaxin CHN 2:13.42
(21 h5)
22 Adela Piskorska POL 2:13.74
(22 h3)
23 Xiandi Chua NEU 2:13.80
(23 h4)
24 Emma Terebo FRA 2:13.95
(24 h4)
25 Ingeborg Løyning NOR 2:13.97
(25 h2)
26 Athena Meneses MEX 2:15.14
(26 h5)
27 Kseniya Ignatova KAZ 2:16.06
(27 h4)
28 Janja Šegel SLO 2:17.20
(28 h3)
29 Carolina Cermelli PAN 2:18.50
(29 h2)
30 Anishta Teeluck MRI 2:18.63
(30 h2)
31 Andrea Becali CUB 2:18.65
(31 h2)
32 Aleksa Gold EST 2:19.47
(32 h3)
33 Elizabeth Jiménez DOM 2:19.84
(33 h2)
34 Alexia Sotomayor PER 2:20.78
(34 h5)
35 Danielle Titus BAR 2:21.36
(35 h2)
36 Elisabeth Erlendsdóttir FAR 2:22.28
(36 h2)
37 Ganga Senavirathne SRI 2:23.36
(37 h2)
38 Vivian Xhemollari ALB 2:24.30
(38 h1)
39 Samantha van Vuure CUR 2:31.60
(39 h2)
40 Aynura Primova TKM 2:32.68
(40 h1)
41 Jennifer Harding-Marlin SKN 2:37.83
(41 h1)
DNS Hanna RosvallDNS SWE
(DNS h2)
DQ Aviv Barzelay ISR
(DQ h3)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
38 Vivian Xhemollari ALB 2:24.30
40 Aynura Primova TKM 2:32.68
41 Jennifer Harding-Marlin SKN 2:37.83

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
25 Ingeborg Løyning NOR 2:13.97
29 Carolina Cermelli PAN 2:18.50
30 Anishta Teeluck MRI 2:18.63
31 Andrea Becali CUB 2:18.65
33 Elizabeth Jiménez DOM 2:19.84
35 Danielle Titus BAR 2:21.36
36 Elisabeth Erlendsdóttir FAR 2:22.28
37 Ganga Senavirathne SRI 2:23.36
39 Samantha van Vuure CUR 2:31.60
DNS Hanna RosvallDNS SWE

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
7 Rhyan White USA 2:09.68
9 Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy HUN 2:10.38
11 Margherita Panziera ITA 2:10.90
12 Gabriela Georgieva BUL 2:11.22
13 Rio Shirai JPN 2:11.24
15 Camila Rebelo POR 2:11.80
22 Adela Piskorska POL 2:13.74
28 Janja Šegel SLO 2:17.20
32 Aleksa Gold EST 2:19.47
DQ Aviv Barzelay ISR

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Regan Smith USA 2:07.24
4 Katie Shanahan GBR 2:09.18
6 Kylie Masse CAN 2:09.31
8 África Zamorano ESP 2:09.99
10 Jenna Forrester AUS 2:10.46
17 Hanane Hironaka JPN 2:12.57
18 Tatiana Salcuțan MDA 2:12.65
23 Xiandi Chua NEU 2:13.80
24 Emma Terebo FRA 2:13.95
27 Kseniya Ignatova KAZ 2:16.06

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Peng Xuwei CHN 2:08.68
3 Laura Bernat POL 2:09.08
5 Kaylee McKeown AUS 2:09.30
14 Lee Eun-Ji KOR 2:11.78
16 Katalin Burián HUN 2:11.94
19 Ingrid Wilm CAN 2:12.67
20 Lena Grabowski AUT 2:12.79
21 Liu Yaxin CHN 2:13.42
26 Athena Meneses MEX 2:15.14
34 Alexia Sotomayor PER 2:20.78

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Peng Xuwei CHN 2:07.40
4 Katie Shanahan GBR 2:08.32
5 Kylie Masse CAN 2:08.51
8 Jenna Forrester AUS 2:09.74
11 África Zamorano ESP 2:10.76
12 Katalin Burián HUN 2:11.47
13 Gabriela Georgieva BUL 2:11.99
16 Lee Eun-Ji KOR 2:13.65

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Regan Smith USA 2:07.52
3 Kaylee McKeown AUS 2:07.89
6 Laura Bernat POL 2:08.96
7 Rhyan White USA 2:09.13
9 Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy HUN 2:09.90
10 Margherita Panziera ITA 2:10.65
14 Rio Shirai JPN 2:12.45
15 Camila Rebelo POR 2:12.47

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Kaylee McKeown AUS 2:03.85
2 Regan Smith USA 2:04.94
3 Peng Xuwei CHN 2:06.74
4 Katie Shanahan GBR 2:07.45
5 Kylie Masse CAN 2:07.52
6 Rhyan White USA 2:08.43
7 Laura Bernat POL 2:10.68
8 Jenna Forrester AUS 2:11.44