World Record Race Video: Watch Hosszu go sub 2:00 in 200 Backstroke scm

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WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

2012 World Champ: 2:02.24 – Daryna Zevina – Ukraine
2010 World Champ: 2:01.67 – Alexianne Castel – France
Meet Record: 2:00.91 – Kristy Coventry – Zimbabwe – 2008
World Record: 2:00.03 – Missy Franklin – United States – 2011

Yesterday evening Hungarian Katinka Hosszu started off her evening by breaking the world record in the 100 backstroke and started her night tonight in the the same manner. Hosszu won the women’s 200 backstroke in a time of 1:59.23, becoming the first woman to break the two minute mark in the event and taking a significant amount of time off of Missy Franklin‘s world record of 2:00.03.

Franklin – 28.64/58.86 (30.22)/1:29.61 (30.75)/2:00.03 (30.42)
Hosszu – 28.17/58.36 (30.19)/1:30.37 (30.41)/1:59.23 (30.46)

Hosszu’s best coming into the competition was a 2:00.85 which she posted in Dubai in August.

Even though Australian Emily Seebhom finished almost a second behind Hosszu she had an impressive race as well touching in a time of 2:00.13. She took a full second off of Belinda Hocking‘s Australian record of 2:01.24 and just missed the old world record by one one-hundredth of a second.

Coming into the competition Seebhom had a lifetime best of 2:01.87.

Sayaka Akase of Japan finished third in a time of 2:02.30.

Daryna Zevina of the Ukraine finished fourth in a time of 2:02.44 followed by Madison Wilson of Australia who recorded a 2:02.67.
Canadian Hilary Caldwell finished sixth in a time of 2:03.06 followed by American Elizabeth Beisel who posted a 2:04.22 and Simona Baumrtova of the Czech Republic who finished in a time of 2:04.24.