Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships
2005 World Aquatics Championships
The 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005...

occurred on 26 July (heats and semifinals) and in the evening of 27 July (final) in the Olympic pool at Parc Jean-Drapeau

Parc Jean-Drapeau

Parc Jean-Drapeau is situated to the east of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Saint Lawrence River. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Île Notre-Dame....

in Montreal, Canada

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. 64 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 62 swam in one of 8 heats. The top-16 swimmers from the preliminary heats advanced on to semifinals; the top-8 swimmers in the two semifinals heats advanced onto the next night's final.

The existing records at the start of the event were:

World record (WR)
World record progression 200 metres freestyle
This is a history of the World Record in the 200 Freestyle swimming event. Swimming World Records are recognized by FINA in either long-course or short-course pool courses....

: 1:56.64, Franziska van Almsick
Franziska van Almsick
Franziska van Almsick is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen....

(Germany), 3 August 2002 in Berlin, Germany.
Championship record (CR): 1:56.78, Franziska van Almsick
Franziska van Almsick
Franziska van Almsick is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen....

(Germany), 6 September 1994 in Rome, Italy
1994 World Aquatics Championships
The 1994 FINA World Aquatics Championships were held in Rome, Italy between September 1 and September 11, 1994.-Medal table:-Diving:MenWomen-Open water swimming:MenWomen-Swimming:MenWomen-Synchronized swimming:-Water polo:...

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Final

Place	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Solenne Figues Solenne Figuès Solenne Figuès is a French swimmer.Figuès represented France in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the 2004 Athens Olympics. She won her first medal, a bronze, in 2000, in the 2000 European Swimming Championship in the 4×200 m freestyle relays...	Early Modern France	1:58.60
2	Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she is currently the women's 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle world record holder...	Italy	1:58.73
3	Yang Yu	Mainland China	1:59.08
3	Josefin Lillhage Josefin Lillhage Josefin Lillhage is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. She represented her country four times at the Olympic Games: in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.-Long course :-Short course :-External links:* * Swim...	Sweden	1:59.08
5	Sara Isakovič Sara Isakovic Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...	Slovenia	1:59.23
6	Paulina Barzycka	Poland	1:59.34
7	Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall is a former British swimmer.Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, brought up in Wrangle and currently residing in Loughborough with her two dogs, Missy and Jetson, she is 1.7 m , 62 kg...	United Kingdom	1:59.36
8	Linda Mackenzie Linda Mackenzie Linda June Mackenzie OAM is an Australian freestyle swimmer. She tends to prefer the longer 200m/400m/800m events and has won the Australian 400m national title five years in a row...	Australia	2:00.02

Semifinals

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	Solenne Figues Solenne Figuès Solenne Figuès is a French swimmer.Figuès represented France in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the 2004 Athens Olympics. She won her first medal, a bronze, in 2000, in the 2000 European Swimming Championship in the 4×200 m freestyle relays...	Early Modern France	1:58.75	Q
2	Sara Isakovič Sara Isakovic Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...	Slovenia	1:58.79	Q
3	Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she is currently the women's 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle world record holder...	Italy	1:58.82	Q
4	Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall is a former British swimmer.Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, brought up in Wrangle and currently residing in Loughborough with her two dogs, Missy and Jetson, she is 1.7 m , 62 kg...	United Kingdom	1:58.86	Q
5	Linda Mackenzie Linda Mackenzie Linda June Mackenzie OAM is an Australian freestyle swimmer. She tends to prefer the longer 200m/400m/800m events and has won the Australian 400m national title five years in a row...	Australia	1:59.00	Q
6	Paulina Barzycka	Poland	1:59.18	Q
7	Yang Yu	Mainland China	1:59.31	Q
8	Josefin Lillhage Josefin Lillhage Josefin Lillhage is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. She represented her country four times at the Olympic Games: in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.-Long course :-Short course :-External links:* * Swim...	Sweden	1:59.35	Q

9	Katie Hoff Katie Hoff Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...	United States	1:59.36
10	Whitney Myers Whitney Myers Whitney Myers is an American swimmer. She swims for the FAST Swim Team in Fullerton, CA. She also swam for the University of Arizona...	United States	1:59.38
11	Camelia Potec Camelia Potec Camelia Potec is a female Romanian swimmer, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle final at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the Mare Nostrum in 2004.-References:* *...	Kingdom of Romania	1:59.41
12	Claudia Poll Claudia Poll Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens is an Olympic gold-medalist and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. To date , she is Costa Rica's only gold-medalist, having won the country first gold Olympic medal at the 1996 Olympics in the 200 meter freestyle. Her sister, Silvia, won Costa Rica's first...	Costa Rica	2:00.17
13	Sophie Simard Sophie Simard Sophie Simard is an international freestyle and butterfly swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she swam in the preliminary heats of the 4x200m Freestyle Relay, alongside Joanne Malar, Marianne Limpert, and Jessica Deglau. In the final she and...	Canada	2:00.26
14	Petra Dallmann Petra Dallmann Petra Dallmann is a German swimmer. She won a Bronze medal in 2004 Olympics...	Germany	2:00.32
15	Norie Urabe	Japan	2:00.49
16	Jiaying Pang	Mainland China	2:00.57

Prelims

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she is currently the women's 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle world record holder...	Italy	1:59.12	Q
2	Katie Hoff Katie Hoff Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...	United States	1:59.28	Q
3	Linda Mackenzie Linda Mackenzie Linda June Mackenzie OAM is an Australian freestyle swimmer. She tends to prefer the longer 200m/400m/800m events and has won the Australian 400m national title five years in a row...	Australia	1:59.32	Q
4	Yang Yu	Mainland China	1:59.72	Q
5	Solenne Figues Solenne Figuès Solenne Figuès is a French swimmer.Figuès represented France in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the 2004 Athens Olympics. She won her first medal, a bronze, in 2000, in the 2000 European Swimming Championship in the 4×200 m freestyle relays...	Early Modern France	1:59.75	Q
6	Whitney Myers Whitney Myers Whitney Myers is an American swimmer. She swims for the FAST Swim Team in Fullerton, CA. She also swam for the University of Arizona...	United States	1:59.83	Q
7	Sara Isakovič Sara Isakovic Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...	Slovenia	1:59.88	Q
8	Josefin Lillhage Josefin Lillhage Josefin Lillhage is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. She represented her country four times at the Olympic Games: in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.-Long course :-Short course :-External links:* * Swim...	Sweden	1:59.90	Q
9	Norie Urabe	Japan	2:00.06	Q
10	Camelia Potec Camelia Potec Camelia Potec is a female Romanian swimmer, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle final at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the Mare Nostrum in 2004.-References:* *...	Kingdom of Romania	2:00.11	Q
11	Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall is a former British swimmer.Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, brought up in Wrangle and currently residing in Loughborough with her two dogs, Missy and Jetson, she is 1.7 m , 62 kg...	United Kingdom	2:00.17	Q
12	Claudia Poll Claudia Poll Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens is an Olympic gold-medalist and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. To date , she is Costa Rica's only gold-medalist, having won the country first gold Olympic medal at the 1996 Olympics in the 200 meter freestyle. Her sister, Silvia, won Costa Rica's first...	Costa Rica	2:00.19	Q
13	Sophie Simard Sophie Simard Sophie Simard is an international freestyle and butterfly swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she swam in the preliminary heats of the 4x200m Freestyle Relay, alongside Joanne Malar, Marianne Limpert, and Jessica Deglau. In the final she and...	Canada	2:00.24	Q
14	Paulina Barzycka	Poland	2:00.34	Q
15	Jiaying Pang	Mainland China	2:00.41	Q
16	Petra Dallmann Petra Dallmann Petra Dallmann is a German swimmer. She won a Bronze medal in 2004 Olympics...	Germany	2:00.63	Q

17	Shayne Reese Shayne Reese Shayne Leanne Reese OAM is an Australian medley and freestyle swimmer.She competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in which Australia placed fourth....	Australia	2:00.80
18	Daria Beliakina	Russia	2:01.08
19	Meike Freitag Meike Freitag Meike Freitag is a retired female swimmer from Germany, specialised in the freestyle. A three-time Olympian she won a total number of three medals as a member of the German women's relay teams...	Germany	2:01.19
20	Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States...	Zimbabwe	2:01.20
21	Helen Norfolk Helen Norfolk Helen Norfolk is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal with Lauren Boyle, Alison Fitch and Melissa Ingram in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....	New Zealand	2:01.35
22	Haruka Ueda Haruka Ueda is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Major achievements:* 2005 World Championships – 200m freestyle 22nd * 2007 World Championships – 100m freestyle 39th * 2008 Beijing Olympics – 200m freestyle 13th -Personal bests:In long course:...	Japan	2:01.65
23	Alison Fitch Alison Fitch Alison Rachel Fitch is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal with Lauren Boyle, Helen Norfolk and Melissa Ingram in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....	New Zealand	2:02.15
24	Ji Eun Lee	South Korea	2:02.25
25	Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Biagioli Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....	Argentina	2:02.69
26	Monique Ferreira Monique Ferreira Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...	Brazil	2:03.39
27	Simona Ricciardi	Italy	2:03.43
28	Chin-Kuei Yang	Chinese Taipei	2:03.56
29	Mariana Brochado Mariana Brochado Mariana Nery Brochado is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 200 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...	Brazil	2:03.59
30	Lotte Friis Lotte Friis Lotte Friis is a Danish swimmer from Allerød.Finishing third in the 1500 metre freestyle competition at the European Championships 2008 in Eindhoven she won her first major long course medal. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she won bronze in the 800 metre freestyle competition...	Denmark	2:03.63
31	Tatiana Rouba Tatiana Rouba Tatiana Rouba Beniarz is a female freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she was a member of the three women's relay teams. In 2002 she won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the European...	Spain	2:03.75
32	Na-Ri Park	South Korea	2:03.78
33	Katarzyna Kowalczyk	Poland	2:03.96
34	Julie Hjorth-Hansen	Denmark	2:03.97
35	Ionela Cozma	Kingdom of Romania	2:04.13
36	Hang Yu Sze	Hong Kong	2:06.10
37	Christine Mailliet	Luxembourg	2:06.28
38	Jasna Ovsenik	Slovenia	2:06.31
39	Joscelin Yeo Joscelin Yeo Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling is a Nominated Member of Parliament and a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. Yeo won 40 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, as well as represented the Republic in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Summer Olympics...	Singapore	2:06.37
40	Man-Hsu Lin	Chinese Taipei	2:06.59
41	Alexia Pamela Benitez Quijada	El Salvador	2:07.81
42	Jiratida Phinyosophon	Thailand	2:07.97
43	Maryia Hanchar	Belarus	2:08.07
44	Gisela Morales	Guatemala	2:08.16
45	Alia Atkinson Alia Atkinson Alia Shanee Atkinson is a Jamaican swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2004 Olympics, and four years later in the 2008 Olympics she finished 25th in the Women's 200 breaststroke....	Jamaica	2:08.62
46	Sarah Chahed	Tunisia	2:08.63
47	Carolina Cerqueda	Andorra	2:08.80
48	Mylene Ong	Singapore	2:08.84
49	Paolo Duguet	Colombia	2:09.50
50	Khadija Ciss	Senegal	2:10.22
51	Wing Yan Fung	Hong Kong	2:10.29
52	Shrone Austin	Seychelles	2:11.15
53	Man Wai Fong	Macau	2:11.90
54	Olga Beresneva	Israel	2:12.32
55	Jakie Wellman	Zambia	2:12.43
56	Davina Mangion	Malta	2:12.79
57	Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn	Thailand	2:13.04
58	Imane Boulaamane	Morocco	2:13.63
59	Simona Muccioli	San Marino	2:15.02
60	Laura Rodriguez Laura Rodríguez Laura Fiora Rodríguez Riccomini was a Chilean political activist from the Humanist Party. In 1989 she became the world's first Humanist to win a seat in parliament, after claiming victory as part of the Concertación coalition....	Dominican Republic	2:17.98
--	Anifath F.M. Okanla	Benin	DNS
--	Brittany Reimer Brittany Reimer Brittany Reimer is a former Canadian long-distance swimmer. She is a two-time medallist at the World Aquatics Championships and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...	Canada	DNS

Final

Semifinals

Prelims

See also