The women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

took place on the 19th of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center

Scotiabank Aquatics Center

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. The defending

Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre butterfly

The Women's 200m Butterfly event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the final being swum on July 21.-Medalists:-Finals:-Semifinals:-References:...

 Pan American Games

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 champion is Kathleen Hersey

Kathleen Hersey

Kathleen Elizabeth Hersey is an Olympic-level swimmer from the United States.-2007-2008:Hersey competed in the 2007 Pan American Games, where she won gold medals in the 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, 400 m individual medley, and 4x100 m medley relay...

 of the United States.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool all in butterfly stroke

Butterfly stroke

The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		2:01.81	Jinan Jinan Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	October 21, 2009
Pan American Games record		2:07.64	Rio de Janeiro 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... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	July 21, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:19.9) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:24.1) in the same qualifying period.

Results

All times shown are in seconds/minutes.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

GR

Games record

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Heats

The first round were held on October 19.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	4	Kimberly Vandenberg		2:12.04	QA
2	2	4	Lyndsay de Paul		2:14.17	QA
3	2	5	Rita Medrano		2:14.44	QA
4	1	5	Joanna Maranhao Joanna Maranhão Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão is a medley swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...		2:14.63	QA
5	2	3	Brenna Maclean		2:15.87	QA
6	1	2	Eliana Barrios		2:17.06	QA
7	1	6	Prisciliana Escobar		2:18.36	QA
8	1	3	Erin Miller		2:18.37	QA
9	2	2	Yumisleisy Morales		2:19.07	QB
10	2	6	Daiene Dias		2:19.23	QB
11	1	7	Amara Gibbs		2:30.26	QB
12	2	1	Lara Butler		2:35.44	QB
	2	7	Oriele Espinoza			DNS

Final A

The final was held on October 19.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Kimberly Vandenberg		2:10.54
	5	Lyndsay de Paul		2:12.34
	3	Rita Merdano		2:12.43
4	6	Joanna Maranhao Joanna Maranhão Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão is a medley swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...		2:13.00
5	8	Erin Miller		2:16.10
6	2	Brenna Maclean		2:16.13
7	7	Eliana Barrios		2:18.19
8	1	Prisciliana Escobar		2:20.16