2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
# 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Elizabeth Beisel of United States.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.

## Records

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

| World record | Missy Franklin (USA) | 2:04.06 | London, UK | August 3, 2012 |
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| Pan Pacific Championships record | Elizabeth Pelton (USA) | 2:07.48 | Irvine, United States | August 20, 2010 |

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
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### Heats

The first round was held on August 23, at 11:24.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:08.99 | QA |
| 2 | Missy Franklin | United States | 2:09.00 | QA |
| 3 | Elizabeth Beisel | United States | 2:09.24 | QA |
| 4 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 2:09.72 | QA |
| 5 | Dominic Bouchard | Canada | 2:09.73 | QA |
| 6 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States | 2:09.95 | QA |
| 7 | Brooklyn Snodgrass | Canada | 2:10.22 | QA |
| 8 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:10.99 | QA |
| 9 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada | 2:11.12 | QB |
| 10 | Sayaka Akase | Japan | 2:11.24 | QB |
| 11 | Hali Flickinger | United States | 2:12.14 | QB |
| 12 | Kathleen Baker | United States | 2:13.38 | QB |
| 13 | Lisa Bratton | United States | 2:13.55 | QB |
| 14 | Marie Kamimura | Japan | 2:13.96 | QB |
| 15 | Shiho Sakai | Japan | 2:14.16 | QB |
| 16 | Sydney Pickrem | Canada | 2:14.83 | QB |
| 17 | Miyu Otsuka | Japan | 2:16.00 | |
| 18 | Zhao Ying | China | 2:18.82 | |
| 19 | Claudia Lau | Hong Kong | 2:19.06 | |
| 20 | Beatrix Malan | South Africa | 2:20.25 | |
| 21 | Marce Loubser | South Africa | 2:20.43 | |

### B Final

The B final was held on August 23, at 20:36.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States | 2:09.36 |
| 10 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 2:09.76 |
| 11 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada | 2:10.76 |
| 12 | Shiho Sakai | Japan | 2:12.36 |
| 13 | Zhao Ying | China | 2:17.65 |
| 14 | Claudia Lau | Hong Kong | 2:18.12 |
| 15 | Beatrix Malan | South Africa | 2:19.42 |
| 16 | Marce Loubser | South Africa | 2:19.63 |

### A Final

The A final was held on August 23, at 20:36.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:07.49 |
| | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:07.61 |
| | Elizabeth Beisel | United States | 2:08.33 |
| 4 | Missy Franklin | United States | 2:08.82 |
| 5 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 2:09.02 |
| 6 | Dominic Bouchard | Canada | 2:09.59 |
| 7 | Sayaka Akase | Japan | 2:09.65 |
| 8 | Marie Kamimura | Japan | 2:12.69 |
