Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke

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Records

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!align="center" bgcolor="silver"|Silver:
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flagicon|Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry, ZIM
flagicon|Russia Stanislava Komarova, RUS
flagicon|Japan Reiko Nakamura, JPN
flagicon|Germany Antje Buschschulte, GER
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Heat 1

# Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai, Hong Kong 2:19.83
# Gretchen Gotay Cordero, Puerto Rico 2:23.39
# Saida Iskandarova, Uzbekistan 2:26.17

Heat 2

# Evelyn Verraszto, Hungary 2:14.07 -Q
# Katerina Pivonkova, Czech Republic 2:16.08
# Sadan Derya Erke, Turkey 2:17.29
# Man Hsu Lin, Chinese Taipei 2:17.68
# Da-Hye Lee, Korea 2:17.73
# Gisela Morales, Guatemala 2:18.23
# Chonlathorn Vorathamrong, Thailand 2:21.11
# Eirini Karastergiou, Greece 2:21.93

Heat 3

# Reiko Nakamura, Japan 2:11.14 -Q
# Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe 2:12.49 -Q
# Katy Sexton, Great Britain 2:13.25 -Q
# Melissa Morgan, Australia 2:14.06 -Q
# Elizabeth Warden, Canada 2:15.77
# Alessia Filippi, Italy 2:17.29
# Shu Zhan, China 2:31.56
# Xiujun Chen, China Disqualified or excluded

Heat 4

# Stanislava Komarova, Russia 2:10.71 -Q
# Antje Buschschulte, Germany 2:12.96 -Q
# Hannah McLean, New Zealand 2:13.33 -Q
# Aya Terakawa, Japan 2:13.55 -Q
# Sanja Jovanović, Croatia 2:15.01 -Q
# Kristen Caverly, United States 2:15.34
# Karen Lee, Great Britain 2:16.10
# Alenka Kejzar, Slovenia Did not start

Heat 5

# Margaret Hoelzer, United States 2:12.55 -Q
# Jennifer Fratesi, Canada 2:13.00 -Q
# Louise Oernstedt, Denmark 2:13.05 -Q
# Nicole Hetzer, Germany 2:14.42 -Q
# Iryna Amshennikova, Ukraine 2:14.49 -Q
# Frances Adcock, Australia 2:14.85 -Q
# Anja Carman, Slovenia 2:17.62
# Alexandra Putra, France 2:19.75

Heats ranking

# Stanislava Komarova, Russia 2:10.71 -Q
# Reiko Nakamura, Japan 2:11.14 -Q
# Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe 2:12.49 -Q
# Margaret Hoelzer, United States 2:12.55 -Q
# Antje Buschschulte, Germany 2:12.96 -Q
# Jennifer Fratesi, Canada 2:13.00 -Q
# Louise Oernstedt, Denmark 2:13.05 -Q
# Katy Sexton, Great Britain 2:13.25 -Q
# Hannah McLean, New Zealand 2:13.33 -Q
# Aya Terakawa, Japan 2:13.55 -Q
# Melissa Morgan, Australia 2:14.06 -Q
# Evelyn Verraszto, Hungary 2:14.07 -Q
# Nicole Hetzer, Germany 2:14.42 -Q
# Iryna Amshennikova, Ukraine 2:14.49 -Q
# Frances Adcock, Australia 2:14.85 -Q
# Sanja Jovanovic, Croatia 2:15.01 -Q
# Kristen Caverly, United States 2:15.34
# Elizabeth Warden, Canada 2:15.77
# Katerina Pivonkova, Czech Republic 2:16.08
# Karen Lee, Great Britain 2:16.10
# Sadan Derya Erke, Turkey 2:17.29
# Alessia Filippi, Italy 2:17.29
# Anja Carman, Slovenia 2:17.62
# Man Hsu Lin, Chinese Taipei 2:17.68
# Da-Hye Lee, Korea 2:17.73
# Gisela Morales, Guatemala 2:18.23
# Alexandra Putra, France 2:19.75
# Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai, Hong Kong 2:19.83
# Chonlathorn Vorathamrong, Thailand 2:21.11
# Eirini Karastergiou, Greece 2:21.93
# Gretchen Gotay Cordero, Puerto Rico 2:23.39
# Saida Iskandarova, Uzbekistan 2:26.17
# Shu Zhan, China 2:31.56
# Alenka Kejzar, Slovenia Did not start
# Xiujun Chen, China Disqualified or excluded

emi-finals

emi-final heat 1

# Reiko Nakamura, Japan 2:10.14 -Q
# Margaret Hoelzer, United States 2:11.68 -Q
# Aya Terakawa, Japan 2:12.21 -Q
# Katy Sexton, Great Britain 2:12.62 -Q
# Jennifer Fratesi, Canada 2:12.64
# Sanja Jovanovic, Croatia 2:13.76
# Evelyn Verraszto, Hungary 2:13.98
# Iryna Amshennikova, Ukraine 2:14.83

emi-final heat 2

# Stanislava Komarova, Russia 2:09.62 -Q
# Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe 2:10.04 -Q African Record
# Antje Buschschulte, Germany 2:10.66 -Q
# Louise Oernstedt, Denmark 2:11.77 -Q
# Hannah McLean, New Zealand 2:12.87
# Nicole Hetzer, Germany 2:13.01
# Melissa Morgan, Australia 2:13.34
# Frances Adcock, Australia 2:15.69

emifinal ranking

# Stanislava Komarova, Russia 2:09.62 -Q
# Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe 2:10.04 -Q
# Reiko Nakamura, Japan 2:10.14 -Q
# Antje Buschschulte, Germany 2:10.66 -Q
# Margaret Hoelzer, United States 2:11.68 -Q
# Louise Oernstedt, Denmark 2:11.77 -Q
# Aya Terakawa, Japan 2:12.21 -Q
# Katy Sexton, Great Britain 2:12.62 -Q
# Jennifer Fratesi, Canada 2:12.64
# Hannah McLean, New Zealand 2:12.87
# Nicole Hetzer, Germany 2:13.01
# Melissa Morgan, Australia 2:13.34
# Sanja Jovanovic, Croatia 2:13.76
# Evelyn Verraszto, Hungary 2:13.98
# Iryna Amshennikova, Ukraine 2:14.83
# Frances Adcock, Australia 2:15.69

Final

# Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe 2:09.19 African Record
# Stanislava Komarova, Russia 2:09.72
# Reiko Nakamura, Japan 2:09.88
# Antje Buschschulte, Germany 2:09.88
# Margaret Hoelzer, United States 2:10.70
# Louise Oernstedt, Denmark 2:11.15
# Katy Sexton, Great Britain 2:12.11
# Aya Terakawa, Japan 2:12.90