The Women's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 25 and 26 July 2019.[1][2]
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 25 July (heats and semifinals) 26 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:20.17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) |
2:19.11 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) |
2:19.11 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2013 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 25 July at 10:50.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 25 July at 21:21.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Yuliya Yefimova |  Russia |
2:21.20 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Tatjana Schoenmaker |  South Africa |
2:21.79 | Q, AF |
| 3 | 6 | Molly Renshaw |  Great Britain |
2:23.16 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ye Shiwen |  China |
2:23.49 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Lisa Mamie |  Switzerland |
2:24.47 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Maria Temnikova | Russia |
2:24.55 | |
| 7 | 1 | Victoria Kaminskaya |  Portugal |
2:25.67 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Back Su-yeon |  South Korea |
2:26.29 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sydney Pickrem |  Canada |
2:23.11 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
2:23.76 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 3 | Kelsey Wog | Canada |
2:24.17 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Kaylene Corbett | South Africa |
2:24.18 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Micah Sumrall |  United States |
2:25.41 | |
| 6 | 8 | Jenna Strauch |  Australia |
2:26.65 | |
| 7 | 7 | Reona Aoki |  Japan |
2:27.95 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jessica Vall |  Spain |
2:28.11 |
Final edit
The final was held on 26 July at 20:50.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
2:20.17 | |
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5 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa |
2:22.52 | |
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3 | Sydney Pickrem | Canada |
2:22.90 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ye Shiwen | China |
2:23.15 | |
| 5 | 6 | Molly Renshaw | Great Britain |
2:23.78 | |
| 6 | 1 | Kelsey Wog | Canada |
2:25.14 | |
| 7 | 7 | Fanny Lecluyse | Belgium |
2:25.23 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kaylene Corbett | South Africa |
2:26.62 |