Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 16–17 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.01 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 May 2016.[1][2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Missy Franklin |  United States |
2:04.06 | London | 28 July 2012 |
| European record | Anastasia Zuyeva |
 Russia |
2:04.94 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Krisztina Egerszegi |  Hungary |
2:06.62 | Athens | 22 August 1991 |
Results
The heats were held on 16 May at 11:28.[3]
Heats
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 16 May at 18:52.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
2:08.66 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Matea Samardžić |  Croatia |
2:09.87 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Kata Burián |
Hungary |
2:10.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Zülal Zeren |  Turkey |
2:11.71 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Margherita Panziera |  Italy |
2:11.80 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kathleen Dawson |  Great Britain |
2:11.81 | |
| 7 | 8 | Irina Prikhodko | Russia |
2:12.05 | |
| 8 | 1 | Charlotte Evans | Great Britain |
2:13.15 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:09.98 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir |  Iceland |
2:10.87 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová |
 Czech Republic |
2:11.26 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Alicja Tchórz |  Poland |
2:11.63 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Africa Zamorano |
 Spain |
2:11.96 | |
| 6 | 5 | Ekaterina Avramova | Turkey |
2:12.11 | |
| 7 | 8 | Maxine Wolters |  Germany |
2:12.55 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ugnė Mažutaitytė |  Lithuania |
2:13.25 |
Final
The final was held on 17 May at 19:09.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:07.01 | |
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4 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
2:07.48 | |
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5 | Matea Samardžić | Croatia |
2:09.24 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kata Burián |
Hungary |
2:10.17 | |
| 5 | 7 | Simona Baumrtová |
Czech Republic |
2:10.57 | |
| 6 | 2 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland |
2:11.03 | |
| 7 | 8 | Zülal Zeren | Turkey |
2:11.91 | |
| 8 | 1 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland |
2:13.48 |