The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 11 and 12 August 2022.[1][2]
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 August (heats and semifinals) 12 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.13 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Regan Smith |  United States |
2:03.35 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 |
| European record | Anastasia Fesikova |  Russia |
2:04.94 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Margherita Panziera |  Italy |
2:06.08 | Budapest | 23 May 2021 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 11 August at 09:44.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started at 18:25.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Margherita Panziera | Italy |
2:08.18 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy |  Hungary |
2:09.80 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Katie Shanahan |  Great Britain |
2:09.82 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Dóra Molnár | Hungary |
2:09.88 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Laura Bernat |  Poland |
2:10.15 | q |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Lena Grabowski |  Austria |
2:10.78 | q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Camila Rebelo |  Portugal |
2:11.05 | q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | África Zamorano |  Spain |
2:11.07 | q |
| 9 | 1 | 8 | Emma Terebo |  France |
2:11.16 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Pauline Mahieu | France |
2:11.38 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Anastasya Gorbenko |  Israel |
2:11.46 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Carmen Weiler | Spain |
2:11.78 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Aviv Barzelay | Israel |
2:11.84 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Gabriela Georgieva |  Bulgaria |
2:12.54 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Sonnele Öztürk |  Germany |
2:13.97 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Federica Toma | Italy |
2:15.74 |
Final edit
The final was held at 18:00.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Margherita Panziera | Italy |
2:07.13 | |
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3 | Katie Shanahan | Great Britain |
2:09.26 | |
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6 | Dóra Molnár | Hungary |
2:09.73 | |
| 4 | 5 | Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy | Hungary |
2:10.23 | |
| 5 | 1 | Camila Rebelo | Portugal |
2:11.03 | |
| 6 | 8 | África Zamorano | Spain |
2:11.11 | |
| 7 | 2 | Laura Bernat | Poland |
2:11.14 | |
| 8 | 7 | Lena Grabowski | Austria |
2:11.23 |