The women's 200 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 30 September at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 30 September 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule edit
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 30 September 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Franziska van Almsick (GER) |
1:56.64 | Berlin, Germany | 3 August 2002 |
| Asian Record |  Lü Bin (CHN) |
1:56.89 | Rome, Italy | 6 September 1994 |
| Games Record |  Le Ying (CHN) |
1:59.77 | Hiroshima, Japan | 4 October 1994 |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Yang Yu (CHN)
|
2:00.53 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Tomoko Nagai (JPN)
|
2:01.89 | |
| 3 | 1 | Xu Yanwei (CHN)
|
2:02.28 | |
| 4 | 2 |  Kim Hyun-joo (KOR)
|
2:02.71 | |
| 5 | 1 | Norie Urabe (JPN)
|
2:03.04 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA)
|
2:03.64 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ha Eun-ju (KOR)
|
2:04.97 | |
| 8 | 1 | Chorkaew Choompol (THA)
|
2:07.91 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Pang Shuk Mui (HKG)
|
2:11.21 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Võ Thị Thanh Vy (VIE)
|
2:12.80 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Heidi Ong (PHI)
|
2:15.55 | |
| 12 | 2 |  Christel Bouvron (SIN)
|
2:21.11 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Yang Yu (CHN)
|
1:58.43 | GR |
|
Xu Yanwei (CHN)
|
1:59.42 | |
|
Tomoko Nagai (JPN)
|
2:00.52 | |
| 4 | Kim Hyun-joo (KOR)
|
2:01.10 | |
| 5 | Norie Urabe (JPN)
|
2:02.42 | |
| 6 | Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA)
|
2:02.98 | |
| 7 | Ha Eun-ju (KOR)
|
2:05.53 | |
| 8 | Chorkaew Choompol (THA)
|
2:07.98 |