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

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by David Sparkes, Chief Executive Officer of British Swimming and the quaichs were presented by Ian Mason, Director of World Class Operations, British Swimming.

## Records

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

| World record | Missy Franklin (USA) | 2:04.06 | London, Great Britain | 3 August 2012 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth record | Belinda Hocking (AUS) | 2:06.06 | Shanghai, China | 30 July 2011 |
| Games record | Meagen Nay (AUS) | 2:07.56 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 |

The following records were established during the competition:

| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 July | Final | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:07.24 | GR |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 2:09.47 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 2:10.81 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:11.07 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:11.47 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 2:11.53 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada | 2:11.59 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Sinead Russell | Canada | 2:12.78 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Lauren Quigley | England | 2:13.45 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Jessica Fullalove | England | 2:15.95 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Rachel Williams | Wales | 2:16.53 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Danielle Stirrat | Wales | 2:21.20 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Kimiko Raheem | Sri Lanka | 2:24.63 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Talisa Lanoe | Kenya | 2:26.12 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 2:26.52 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Lauren Hew | Cayman Islands | 2:27.16 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Areeba Shaikh | Pakistan | 2:46.30 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:07.24 | GR |
| | 6 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:08.51 | |
| | 4 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 2:08.55 | |
| 4 | 5 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 2:09.29 | |
| 5 | 8 | Lauren Quigley | England | 2:09.51 | |
| 6 | 2 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 2:10.35 | |
| 7 | 7 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada | 2:10.91 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sinead Russell | Canada | 2:12.61 | |
