The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the
swimming events at the
2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchro ...
was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final.
The final was won by sixteen-year-old American
Missy Franklin
Melissa Franklin Johnson (born May 10, 1995) is an American former competition swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist. She formerly held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke (long course). As a member of the U.S. national swim team ...
in a time of 2:05.10. Frankin's time was the third-fastest ever in the event, only behind Zimbabwean
Kirsty Coventry
Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer and politician currently serving as the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe since September 2018. A former Olympic swimmer and wo ...
(2:04.81) and Russian
Anastasia Zuyeva (2:04.94).
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship record were as follows.
Results
Heats
39 swimmers participated in 6 heats.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 19:12.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
The final was held at 18:33.
References
External links
2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 200 metre backstroke start list from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.
FINA World Championships, Swimming: Missy Franklin Unstoppable in 200 Back Win; Crushes Textile Best, American Record ''Swimming World Magazine'' (2011-07-30); retrieved 2011-08-10.
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Backstroke 200 metre, women's
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