Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre butterfly

Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2010 Asian Games
Venue	Aoti Aquatics Centre
Date	15 November 2010
Competitors	13 from 9 nations
Winning time	2:05.79 GR
Medalists
Jiao Liuyang    China   Natsumi Hoshi    Japan   Choi Hye-ra    South Korea

Main article: Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games

The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 15 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 13 competitors from 9 countries who took part in this event. Two heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the both field qualified for the finals.

Jiao Liuyang from China won the gold medal, Natsumi Hoshi from Japan won the silver medal, South Korean swimmer Choi Hye-ra finished with third place.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time	Event
Monday, 15 November 2010	09:57	Heats
	18:57	Final

Records

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

World Record	Liu Zige (CHN)	2:01.81	Jinan, China	21 October 2009
Asian Record	Liu Zige (CHN)	2:01.81	Jinan, China	21 October 2009
Games Record	Liu Limin (CHN)	2:06.77	Hiroshima, Japan	8 October 1994

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	2	Jiao Liuyang (CHN)	2:09.16
2	1	Natsumi Hoshi (JPN)	2:09.94
3	2	Zhu Jiani (CHN)	2:11.11
4	2	Choi Hye-ra (KOR)	2:11.40
5	1	Cheng Wan-jung (TPE)	2:13.09
6	1	Yuka Kato (JPN)	2:13.79
7	1	Park Na-ri (KOR)	2:14.24
8	2	Patarawadee Kittiya (THA)	2:15.39
9	2	Erica Totten (PHI)	2:16.54
10	2	Elmira Aigaliyeva (KAZ)	2:17.74
11	2	Carmen Nam (HKG)	2:18.48
12	1	Jennifer Town (HKG)	2:20.97
13	1	Nguyễn Thị Kim Tuyến (VIE)	2:33.61

Final

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Jiao Liuyang (CHN)	2:05.79	GR
	Natsumi Hoshi (JPN)	2:07.96
	Choi Hye-ra (KOR)	2:08.39
4	Yuka Kato (JPN)	2:09.82
5	Cheng Wan-jung (TPE)	2:11.84
6	Zhu Jiani (CHN)	2:11.94
7	Park Na-ri (KOR)	2:12.42
8	Patarawadee Kittiya (THA)	2:15.40

References

• 16th Asian Games Results

External links

• Women's 200m Butterfly Heats Official Website
• Women's 200m Butterfly Ev.No.17 Final Official Website