The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) took place 17 December. The heats and final were held on 17 December.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

	Name	Nation	Time	Location	Date
World record	Shiho Sakai Shiho Sakai is a Japanese backstroke swimmer.-Major achievements:2009 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships* 100m backstroke 1st * 200m backstroke 2nd -Personal bests:In long course* 50m backstroke: 27.88...		2:00.18	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...	14 November 2009
Championship record	Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States...		2:00.91	Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...	11 April 2008

No new world or competition records were set during this competition.

Heats

36 swimmers participated in 5 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
1	3	3		2:03.26	Q
2	5	4		2:03.51	Q
3	1	6		2:04.37	Q
4	5	5		2:04.62	Q
5	3	4		2:04.63	Q
6	5	2		2:05.93	Q
7	3	5		2:06.13	Q
8	3	6		2:06.50	Q

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
	5		2:01.67
	4		2:02.01
	3		2:03.22
4	6		2:03.61
5	2		2:04.10
6	1		2:06.05
7	7		2:06.23
8	8		2:06.74

External links

• 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m): Women's 200 m backstroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2010-12-14.