The women's 200 metre individual medley 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 18th 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 individual medley

The Women's 200m Individual Medley event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the semifinals being stage on July 19 and the final a day later.-Medalists:-Results:-References:*...

 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

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 champion was 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 ....

 of the United States,

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke

Backstroke

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, breaststroke

Breaststroke

The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...

, butterfly

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"...

 and freestyle swimming

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

.

Records

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

World record		2:06.15	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	July 27, 2009
Pan American Games record		2:13.07	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 20, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:25.7) 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 (2:30.1) 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 was held on October 18.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	4	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 ....		2:15.52	QA
2	3	5	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....		2:18.04	QA
3	2	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...		2:19.71	QA
4	1	5	Hanna Pierse		2:19.86	QA
5	3	3	Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race...		2:20.57	QA
6	2	4	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...		2:20.62	QA
7	1	3	Daniela Victoria		2:22.04	QA
8	3	6	Arantxa Medina		2:23.08	QA
9	1	4	Paige Schultz		2:23.31	QB
10	3	2	Julia Arino		2:23.74	QB
11	1	6	Larissa Cieslak		2:25.57	QB
12	3	7	Eliana Barrios		2:25.97	QB
13	2	3	Mckayla Lightbourn		2:26.66	QB
14	1	7	Ana Castellanos		2:28.03	QB
15	2	6	Barbara Caraballo		2:28.36	QB
16	1	2	Zara Bailey		2:28.38	QB
17	3	1	Maria Alejandra Torres		2:30.53
18	2	7	Lisa Blackburn		2:31.87
19	3	8	Daniella van der Berg		2:32.43
20	1	1	Daniela Reyes		2:33.37
21	2	1	Lara Butler		2:34.86
	2	2	Alana Dillette Alana Dillette Alana Kathryn Dillette is an Olympic-swimmer from The Bahamas. She swam for the Bahamas at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2007 Pan American Games...			DNS
	2	8	Laura Rodriguez			DNS

Final A

The final was held on October 18.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	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 ....		2:13.73
	5	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....		2:14.75
	3	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...		2:15.08
4	7	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...		2:15.23
5	6	Hanna Pierse		2:19.12
6	8	Arantxa Medina		2:21.74
7	2	Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race...		2:22.65
8	1	Daniela Victoria		2:22.67