Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

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{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Women's 200 metre freestyle

|games = 2018

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

|dates = 5 April 2018

|competitors = 21

|nations = 12

|win_value = 1:54.81

|gold = Taylor Ruck

|goldCGA = CAN

|silver = Ariarne Titmus

|silverCGA = AUS

|bronze = Emma McKeon

|bronzeCGA = AUS

|prev = 2014

|next = 2022

}}

{{Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}

The Women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Records

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

{{Commonwealth Games Record Swimming

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

| world_mark = 1:52.98

| world_place = Rome, Italy

| world_date = 29 July 2009

| world_ref =

| commonwealth_athlete = {{flagathlete|Emma McKeon|AUS}}

| commonwealth_mark = 1:54.83

| commonwealth_place = Adelaide, Australia

| commonwealth_date = 10 April 2016

| commonwealth_ref =

| games_athlete = {{flagCGFathlete|Emma McKeon|AUS}}

| games_mark = 1:55.57

| games_place = Glasgow, United Kingdom

| games_date = 24 July 2014

| games_ref =

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

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! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record

5 AprilFinalalign=left|Taylor Ruckalign=left| {{flagCGF|CAN|2018}}1:54.81CR, GR

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:{{cite web|title=Swimming – Daily Schedule|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/swimming/daily-schedule.htm|publisher=Gold Coast 2018|accessdate=4 April 2018}}

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

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! Date

! Time

! Round

rowspan=2| Thursday 5 April 201811:00Qualifying
style=background:lemonchiffon| 20:04style=background:lemonchiffon| Final

Results

=Heats=

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! Rank !! Heat !! Lane !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes

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| 1

24align=left|{{sortname|Ariarne|Titmus}}align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2018}}1:57.02Q
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| 2

34align=left|{{sortname|Emma|McKeon}}align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2018}}1:57.40Q
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| 3

35align=left|{{sortname|Taylor|Ruck}}align=left| {{flagCGF|CAN|2018}}1:57.44Q
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| 4

14align=left|{{sortname|Eleanor|Faulkner}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2018}}1:57.87Q
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| 5

36align=left|{{sortname|Holly|Hibbott}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2018}}1:58.10Q
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| 6

15align=left|{{sortname|Penny|Oleksiak}}align=left| {{flagCGF|CAN|2018}}1:58.21Q
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| 7

25align=left|{{sortname|Leah|Neale}}align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2018}}1:58.91Q
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| 8

33align=left|{{sortname|Lucy|Hope|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2018}}1:59.18Q
933align=left|{{sortname|Kathryn|Greenslade}}align=left| {{flagCGF|WAL|2018}}1:59.66
1026align=left|{{sortname|Carina|Doyle}}align=left| {{flagCGF|NZL|2018}}2:00.01
1116align=left|{{sortname|Ellena|Jones}}align=left| {{flagCGF|WAL|2018}}2:01.47
1213align=left|{{sortname|Joanna|Evans|Joanna Evans (swimmer)}}align=left| {{flagCGF|BAH|2018}}2:01.75
1327align=left|{{sortname|Gemma|Atherley}}align=left| {{flagCGF|JER|2018}}2:03.64
1432align=left|{{sortname|Dune|Coetzee}}align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2018}}2:04.15
1512align=left|{{sortname|Kristin|Bellingan}}align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2018}}2:04.37
1637align=left|{{sortname|Lauren|Hew}}align=left| {{flagCGF|CAY|2018}}2:07.21
1722align=left|{{sortname|Marlies|Ross}}align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2018}}2:08.29
1831align=left|{{sortname|Alison|Jackson|Alison Jackson (swimmer)}}align=left| {{flagCGF|CAY|2018}}2:12.08
1917align=left|{{sortname|Makaela|Holowchak}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ANT|2018}}2:14.01
2021align=left|{{sortname|Theresa|Soukup}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SEY|2018}}2:15.63
2111align=left|{{sortname|Aliah|Maginley}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ANT|2018}}2:25.35

=Final=

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold1}}3align="left" |{{sortname|Taylor|Ruck}}align="left" |{{flagCGF|CAN|2018}}1:54.81CR, GR
{{silver2}}4align="left" |{{sortname|Ariarne|Titmus}}align="left" |{{flagCGF|AUS|2018}}1:54.85
{{bronze3}}5align="left" |{{sortname|Emma|McKeon}}align="left" |{{flagCGF|AUS|2018}}1:56.26
46align="left" |{{sortname|Eleanor|Faulkner}}align="left" |{{flagCGF|ENG|2018}}1:57.72
52align="left" |{{sortname|Holly|Hibbott}}align="left" |{{flagCGF|ENG|2018}}1:58.55
61align="left" |{{sortname|Leah|Neale}}align="left" |{{flagCGF|AUS|2018}}1:58.76
77align="left" |{{sortname|Penny|Oleksiak}}align="left" |{{flagCGF|CAN|2018}}1:59.55
88align="left" |{{sortname|Lucy|Hope|dab=swimmer}}align="left" |{{flagCGF|SCO|2018}}1:59.58

References

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