Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Commonwealth Games
Women's 200 metre freestyle ; at the Commonwealth Games
Venue	Manchester Aquatics Centre
Dates	30 July 2002
Competitors	23 from 14 nations
Winning time	1:59.69
Medalists

The Women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 30 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
30 July	Final	Karen Pickering	England	1:59.69	GR

The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	5	Karen Pickering	England	2:00.89	Q
2	1	5	Petria Thomas	Australia	2:01.08	Q
3	3	3	Jessica Deglau	Canada	2:01.13	Q
4	2	5	Karen Legg	England	2:01.18	Q
5	3	4	Elka Graham	Australia	2:01.23	Q
6	1	4	Helene Muller	South Africa	2:01.68	Q
7	1	6	Jennifer Button	Canada	2:01.71	Q
8	2	4	Giaan Rooney	Australia	2:01.73	Q
9	2	6	Janelle Atkinson	Jamaica	2:02.18
10	1	3	Sophie Simard	Canada	2:02.62
11	3	2	Karen Nisbet	Scotland	2:02.76
12	2	3	Mandy Leach	Zimbabwe	2:03.51
13	3	6	Janine Belton	England	2:03.65
14	2	2	Bethan Francis Coole	Wales	2:04.37
15	2	7	Mackenzie Howe	Wales	2:05.53
16	1	2	Catrin Davies	Wales	2:05.73
17	3	7	Melissa Ingram	New Zealand	2:07.04
18	1	7	Christel Bouvron	Singapore	2:08.35
19	3	1	Angela Chuck	Jamaica	2:09.20
20	2	1	Kaitlyn Elphinstone	Cayman Islands	2:11.97
21	3	8	Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane	Papua New Guinea	2:12.75
22	2	8	Roberta Callus	Malta	2:14.25
23	1	1	Elaine Reyes	Gibraltar	2:18.26

The final was held on 30 July at 19:00.[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Karen Pickering	England	1:59.69	GR
	6	Karen Legg	England	1:59.86
	2	Elka Graham	Australia	2:00.07
	5	Petria Thomas	Australia	2:00.07
5	7	Helene Muller	South Africa	2:00.77
6	3	Jessica Deglau	Canada	2:00.85
7	8	Giaan Rooney	Australia	2:01.03
8	1	Jennifer Button	Canada	2:03.69

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Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Freestyle
50 m	men	women
50 m EAD	men	women
100 m	men	women
100 m EAD	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m		women
1500 m	men
Backstroke
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Breaststroke
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Butterfly
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Individual medley
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m	men	women
4×200 m	men	women
Medley relay
4×100 m	men	women

The 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester
Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Men	50 m freestyle 50 m EAD Freestyle 100 m freestyle 100 m EAD Freestyle 200 m freestyle 400 m freestyle 1500 m freestyle 50 m backstroke 100 m backstroke 200 m backstroke 50 m butterfly 100 m butterfly 200 m butterfly 50 m breaststroke 100 m breaststroke 200 m breaststroke 200 m individual medley 400 m individual medley 4×100 m freestyle relay 4×200 m freestyle relay 4×100 m medley relay
Women	50 m freestyle 50 m EAD Freestyle 100 m freestyle 100 m EAD Freestyle 200 m freestyle 400 m freestyle 800 m freestyle 50 m backstroke 100 m backstroke 200 m backstroke 50 m butterfly 100 m butterfly 200 m butterfly 50 m breaststroke 100 m breaststroke 200 m breaststroke 200 m individual medley 400 m individual medley 4×100 m freestyle relay 4×200 m freestyle relay 4×100 m medley relay