Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
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The Women's 200m Backstroke event at the 2007 Pan American Games
occurred at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
, with the final being swum on July 22.
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
occurred at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, with the final being swum on July 22.
Medalists
Finals
| Place | Swimmer | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Crippen Teresa Crippen Teresa Crippen is an American college and international swimmer.At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Crippen won the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke and the silver in the 400 m individual medley... |
2:10.57 | GR | |
| 2 | Julia Smit Julia Smit Julia Elizabeth Smit is an American swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 200 and 400-meter individual medley .... |
2:11.18 | ||
| 3 | Liz Wycliffe | 2:13.29 | ||
| 4 | Karah Stanworth-Belleville | 2:17.11 | ||
| 5 | Fernanda González Fernanda González María Fernanda González Ramirez is an Olympic and National record-holding backstroke swimmer from Mexico. She swam for Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:... |
2:17.33 | ||
| 6 | Erin Volcán Erin Volcán Erin Nicole Volcán Smith is an international backstroke and individual medley swimmer from Venezuela. She is a former South American record holder, and current Venezuelan record holder. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She swam collegiately at the USA's Auburn University... |
2:17.46 | ||
| 7 | Lourdes Villaseñor | 2:20.29 | ||
| 8 | Paula Baracho Paula Baracho Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the silver medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A resident of São Paulo, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in... |
2:21.05 | ||