# 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 17 at the Saanich Commonwealth Place. The last champion was Lindsay Benko of US.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | Franziska van Almsick (GER) | 1:56.64 | Berlin, Germany | August 3, 2002 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Claudia Poll (CRC) | 1:57.48 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 10, 1997 |

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

The first round was held on August 17, at 10:00.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | Katie Hoff | United States | 1:58.79 | QA |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Linda Mackenzie | Australia | 1:59.10 | QA |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Dana Vollmer | United States | 1:59.47 | QA |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Bronte Barratt | Australia | 1:59.48 | QA |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Lacey Nymeyer | United States | 1:59.60 | QA |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Maki Mita | Japan | 1:59.70 | QA |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Amanda Weir | United States | 2:00.09 | QA |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | Whitney Myers | United States | 2:00.11 | QA |
| 9 | 3 | 8 | Kaitlin Sandeno | United States | 2:00.58 | QB |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Kelly Stubbins | Australia | 2:00.61 | QB |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Shayne Reese | Australia | 2:00.79 | QB |
| 12 | 5 | 7 | Norie Urabe | Japan | 2:01.00 | QB |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Melanie Schlanger | Australia | 2:01.18 | QB |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Kate Ziegler | United States | 2:01.18 | QB |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 2:01.21 | QB |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Rachel Komisarz | United States | 2:01.24 | QB |
| 17 | 5 | 8 | Brittany Reimer | Canada | 2:01.52 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | Helen Norfolk | New Zealand | 2:01.54 | |
| 19 | 4 | 3 | Ashleigh McCleery | Australia | 2:01.62 | |
| 20 | 6 | 7 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 2:01.67 | |
| 21 | 6 | 8 | Kylie Palmer | Australia | 2:01.70 | |
| 22 | 3 | 6 | Maya Beaudry | Canada | 2:01.96 | |
| 23 | 6 | 6 | Kara Lynn Joyce | United States | 2:02.24 | |
| 24 | 3 | 4 | Julia Wilkinson | Canada | 2:02.34 | |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Melanie Bouchard | Canada | 2:02.55 | |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | Genevieve Saumur | Canada | 2:02.57 | |
| 27 | 3 | 7 | Stephanie Williams | Australia | 2:02.59 | |
| 28 | 5 | 1 | Haruka Ueda | Japan | 2:02.73 | |
| 29 | 2 | 2 | Erica Morningstar | Canada | 2:02.75 | |
| 30 | 4 | 8 | Yang Chin-Kuei | Chinese Taipei | 2:02.91 | |
| 31 | 3 | 1 | Melissa Corfe | South Africa | 2:03.37 | |
| 32 | 2 | 6 | Emily Wong | Canada | 2:03.45 | |
| 33 | 2 | 4 | Cecilia Biagioli | Argentina | 2:04.39 | |
| 34 | 1 | 3 | Maiko Fujino | Japan | 2:04.77 | |
| 35 | 4 | 1 | Alison Fitch | New Zealand | 2:04.86 | |
| 36 | 1 | 5 | Stephanie Horner | Canada | 2:05.30 | |
| 37 | 2 | 3 | Mariana Brochado | Brazil | 2:05.31 | |
| 38 | 2 | 7 | Kristen Bradley | Canada | 2:05.61 | |
| 39 | 3 | 2 | Sarah Paton | Australia | 2:05.79 | |
| 40 | 1 | 4 | Alexa Komarnycky | Canada | 2:05.81 | |
| 41 | 2 | 5 | Lee Keo-Ra | South Korea | 2:06.05 | |
| 42 | 1 | 6 | Jennifer Reilly | Australia | 2:06.27 | |
| 43 | 2 | 8 | Izumi Kato | Japan | 2:07.87 | |
| 44 | 2 | 1 | Nieh Pin-Chieh | Chinese Taipei | 2:08.20 | |
| 45 | 1 | 2 | Renata Burgos | Brazil | 2:13.26 | |

### B Final

The B final was held on August 17, at 18:29.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| 9 | 5 | Kelly Stubbins | Australia | 2:00.21 |
| 10 | 4 | Lacey Nymeyer | United States | 2:00.68 |
| 11 | 7 | Julia Wilkinson | Canada | 2:01.11 |
| 12 | 2 | Maya Beaudry | Canada | 2:02.18 |
| 13 | 3 | Helen Norfolk | New Zealand | 2:02.80 |
| 14 | 6 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 2:03.04 |
| 15 | 8 | Yang Chin-Kuei | Chinese Taipei | 2:03.16 |
| 16 | 1 | Haruka Ueda | Japan | 2:03.69 |

### A Final

The A final was held on August 17, at 18:29.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Katie Hoff | United States | 1:58.02 |
| | 5 | Linda Mackenzie | Australia | 1:58.26 |
| | 6 | Bronte Barratt | Australia | 1:58.59 |
| 4 | 2 | Maki Mita | Japan | 1:59.29 |
| 5 | 3 | Dana Vollmer | United States | 1:59.76 |
| 6 | 1 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 1:59.83 |
| 7 | 8 | Brittany Reimer | Canada | 2:01.39 |
| 8 | 7 | Norie Urabe | Japan | 2:01.43 |