Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Women's 200 metre freestyle

|games = 2014

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Tollcross International Swimming Centre

|dates = {{Start date|2014|07|24|df=yes}}

|competitors = 29

|nations = 14

|win_value = 1:55.57 GR

|gold = Emma McKeon

|goldCGA = AUS

|silver = Siobhan-Marie O'Connor

|silverCGA = ENG

|bronze = Bronte Barratt

|bronzeCGA = AUS

|prev = 2010

|next = 2018}}

The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Gideon Sam, vice-president of the Commonwealth Games Federation and President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee and the quaichs were presented by John Mason, board member of Glasgow 2014.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

{{World Commonwealth Games Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Federica Pellegrini|ITA}}

| world_mark = 1:52.98

| world_place = Rome, Italy

| world_date = 29 July 2009

| world_ref = {{cite news|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Federica Pellegrini Puts on Show for Home Crowd With World Record, U.S. Goes 2–3 With American Record|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21882.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=31 July 2012|accessdate=9 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511114510/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21882.asp|archivedate=11 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|title=Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/phelps-bounces-back-with-200m-fly-world-record-triumph-20090730-e1se.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=31 July 2012|accessdate=9 July 2013}}

| commonwealth_athlete = {{flagathlete|Joanne Jackson|ENG}}

| commonwealth_mark = 1:55.54

| commonwealth_place = Rome, Italy

| commonwealth_date = 28 July 2009

| commonwealth_ref =

| games_athlete = {{flagCGFathlete|Caitlin McClatchey|SCO|2006}}

| games_mark = 1:57.25

| games_place = Melbourne, Australia

| games_date = 16 March 2006

| games_ref =

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record
24 July	Heat	align=left\|Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	1:56.58	GR
24 July	Heat	align=left\|Emma McKeon	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:56.57	GR
24 July	Final	align=left\|Emma McKeon	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:55.57	GR

Results

=Heats=

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	4	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emma\|McKeon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:56.57	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	3	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Siobhan-Marie\|O'Connor}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	1:56.58	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Boyle}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NZL\|2014}}	1:56.82	Q, NR{{cite web\|first=Ian\|last=Anderson\|title=Lauren Boyle misses the medals in 200m free\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/swimming/10308438/Lauren-Boyle-misses-the-medals\|publisher=stuff.co.nz\|date=25 July 2014\|accessdate=20 August 2014}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	4	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jazmin\|Carlin}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	1:57.61	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	3	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brittany\|MacLean}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	1:57.75	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	4	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Karin\|Prinsloo}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2014}}	1:58.38	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	4	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Samantha\|Cheverton}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	1:58.61	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Bronte\|Barratt}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:58.71	Q
9	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Caitlin\|McClatchey}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SCO\|2014}}	1:59.04
10	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brittany\|Elmslie}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:59.18
11	4	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Ellie\|Faulkner}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	1:59.40
12	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Rebecca\|Turner}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	1:59.62
13	3	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Samantha\|Lucie-Smith}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NZL\|2014}}	1:59.63
14	3	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Alyson\|Ackman}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	1:59.86
15	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Ellena\|Jones}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	2:00.12
16	2	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emma\|Robinson\|dab=New Zealand swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NZL\|2014}}	2:01.78
17	4	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Rachel\|Williams\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	2:01.84
18	4	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lynette\|Lim}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	2:03.91
19	3	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Joanna\|Evans\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAH\|2014}}	2:04.19
20	3	7	align=left\|Quah Ting Wen	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	2:05.08
21	4	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Amanda\|Lim}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	2:06.24
22	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Rachel\|Bethel}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	2:07.01
23	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lani\|Cabrera}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAR\|2014}}	2:07.02
24	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Matelita\|Buadromo}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2014}}	2:07.77
25	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Olivia\|Plateau de Maroussen}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MRI\|2014}}	2:07.98
26	2	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	2:10.82
27	1	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Alexis\|Clarke}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAR\|2014}}	2:14.36
28	1	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Aminath\|Shajan}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MDV\|2014}}	2:28.45
{{hs\|29}}	3	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sycerika\|McMahon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	{{hs\|99.99}}	{{abbr\|DNS\|Did not start}}

=Final=

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{gold01}}	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emma\|McKeon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:55.57	GR
{{silver02}}	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Siobhan-Marie\|O'Connor}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	1:55.82
{{bronze03}}	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Bronte\|Barratt}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:56.62
4	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Boyle}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NZL\|2014}}	1:57.00
5	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brittany\|MacLean}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	1:57.20
6	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jazmin\|Carlin}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	1:57.26
7	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Samantha\|Cheverton}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	1:57.79
8	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Karin\|Prinsloo}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2014}}	1:58.95

References

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Women's 200 metre freestyle

Commonwealth Games

Category:2014 in women's swimming

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	4	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emma\|McKeon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:56.57	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	3	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Siobhan-Marie\|O'Connor}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	1:56.58	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Boyle}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NZL\|2014}}	1:56.82	Q, NR{{cite web\|first=Ian\|last=Anderson\|title=Lauren Boyle misses the medals in 200m free\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/swimming/10308438/Lauren-Boyle-misses-the-medals\|publisher=stuff.co.nz\|date=25 July 2014\|accessdate=20 August 2014}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	4	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jazmin\|Carlin}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	1:57.61	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	3	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brittany\|MacLean}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	1:57.75	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	4	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Karin\|Prinsloo}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2014}}	1:58.38	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	4	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Samantha\|Cheverton}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	1:58.61	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Bronte\|Barratt}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:58.71	Q
9	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Caitlin\|McClatchey}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SCO\|2014}}	1:59.04
10	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brittany\|Elmslie}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	1:59.18
11	4	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Ellie\|Faulkner}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	1:59.40
12	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Rebecca\|Turner}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	1:59.62
13	3	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Samantha\|Lucie-Smith}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NZL\|2014}}	1:59.63
14	3	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Alyson\|Ackman}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	1:59.86
15	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Ellena\|Jones}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	2:00.12
16	2	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emma\|Robinson\|dab=New Zealand swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NZL\|2014}}	2:01.78
17	4	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Rachel\|Williams\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	2:01.84
18	4	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lynette\|Lim}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	2:03.91
19	3	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Joanna\|Evans\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAH\|2014}}	2:04.19
20	3	7	align=left\|Quah Ting Wen	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	2:05.08
21	4	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Amanda\|Lim}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	2:06.24
22	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Rachel\|Bethel}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	2:07.01
23	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lani\|Cabrera}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAR\|2014}}	2:07.02
24	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Matelita\|Buadromo}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2014}}	2:07.77
25	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Olivia\|Plateau de Maroussen}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MRI\|2014}}	2:07.98
26	2	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	2:10.82
27	1	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Alexis\|Clarke}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAR\|2014}}	2:14.36
28	1	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Aminath\|Shajan}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MDV\|2014}}	2:28.45
{{hs\|29}}	3	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sycerika\|McMahon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	{{hs\|99.99}}	{{abbr\|DNS\|Did not start}}