The Women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 6 and 7 August 2018.[1][2]
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 August (heats and semifinals) 7 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:21.31 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Rikke Møller Pedersen |  Denmark |
2:19.11 | Barcelona | 1 August 2013 |
| Championship record | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark |
2:19.84 | Berlin | 22 August 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 6 August at 09:53.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 6 August at 17:30.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jessica Vall |  Spain |
2:25.94 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Chloé Tutton |  Great Britain |
2:26.62 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jessica Steiger |  Germany |
2:26.84 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Vitalina Simonova |  Russia |
2:26.89 | |
| 5 | 4 | Thea Blomsterberg | Denmark |
2:27.29 | |
| 6 | 1 | Fanny Deberghes |  France |
2:28.16 | |
| 7 | 8 | Anna Pirovano |  Italy |
2:29.21 | |
| 8 | 7 | Lisa Mamie |  Switzerland |
2:29.25 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
2:23.49 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Molly Renshaw | Great Britain |
2:24.39 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark |
2:24.56 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Marina García Urzainqui | Spain |
2:24.67 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
2:25.76 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş |  Turkey |
2:27.14 | |
| 7 | 6 | Victoria Kaminskaya |  Portugal |
2:27.19 | |
| 8 | 7 | Francesca Fangio | Italy |
2:28.52 |
Final edit
The final was started on 7 August at 17:25.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
2:21.31 | |
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7 | Jessica Vall | Spain |
2:23.02 | |
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3 | Molly Renshaw | Great Britain |
2:23.43 | |
| 4 | 5 | Marina García Urzainqui | Spain |
2:23.63 | |
| 5 | 6 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark |
2:24.73 | |
| 6 | 2 | Fanny Lecluyse | Belgium |
2:26.01 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jessica Steiger | Germany |
2:27.66 | |
| — | 1 | Chloé Tutton | Great Britain |
Disqualified | |