Swimming Video interview courtesy of Shannon Macdonald, SwimSwam Rankings Managing Editor.
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WOMEN’S 200 BACK
Meet record: 2:07.48, Elizabeth Pelton (USA)
American record: 2:04.06 Missy Franklin
Australian record: 2:06.06 Belinda Hocking
Canadian record: 2:06.80, Hilary Caldwell
Japanese record: 2:07.13, Reiko Nakamura
Australia All-comers record: 2:06.68, Belinda Hocking (AUS)
Australian Belinda Hocking missed the meet record by .01 seconds to touch the wall at 2:07.49 for the gold medal in the women’s 200 backstroke. Her teammate and 100 backstroke Pan Pacs champion, Emily Seebohm, grabbed the silver with her time of 2:07.61. Elizabeth Beisel improved to a 2:08.33 to win the bronze medal. Her time is also fast enough to bump Kathleen Baker from the World Championship’s roster in this event. Missy Franklin and Beisel will represent team USA in this event next year at the 2015 World Championships.
Missy Franklin finished fourth at 2:08.82 and Canadian Hilary Caldwell was fifth at 2:09.02.
Liz Pelton won the B-final of the women’s 200 backstroke with her time of 2:09.36. Brooklynn Snodgrass finished second at 2:09.76, and Genevieve Cantin was third at 2:10.76.
G8R, that is exactly what I was thinking.. Wonder how that first practice back will go. “…and for you Beisel, backstroke. I’ll let you know when your done. Ready, go…”
Originally thought with the title of this she was going to say his backstroke leg in his IM was looking rough at his last masters meet and he needs to sort that out.
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