| Event: | Women's 200 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
| Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
| Dates: | 11 September (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Win Value: | 2:35.25 |
| Gold: | Lara van Niekerk |
| Gold Nation: | RSA |
| Silver: | Rowida Hesham |
| Silver Nation: | EGY |
| Bronze: | Hamida Rania Nefsi |
| Bronze Nation: | ALG |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Rikke Møller Pedersen | 2:19.11 | Barcelona | 1 August 2013 | ||
| African record | Tatjana Schoenmaker | 2:22.02 | Gold Coast | 7 April 2018 | ||
| Championship record | Sarra Lajnef | 2:32.16 | Casablanca | 14 September 2010 |
The heats were started on 11 September at 11:20.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lara van Niekerk | 2:39.15 | Q | |
| 2 | Rebecca Kamau | 2:41.18 | Q | |
| 3 | Hamida Rania Nefsi | 2:42.08 | Q | |
| 4 | Rowida Hesham | 2:42.33 | Q | |
| 5 | Habiba Belghith | 2:43.13 | Q | |
| 6 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | 2:46.73 | Q | |
| 7 | Hiba Laknit | 2:47.00 | Q | |
| 8 | Fatima Jayla | 2:55.55 | Q | |
| 9 | Lesa La Troya | 2:56.74 | ||
| Khensa Belkacemi | ||||
| Jade Simons | ||||
| Evelyn Nmor | ||||
The final was started on 11 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lara van Niekerk | 2:35.25 | ||||
| 6 | Rowida Hesham | 2:38.99 | ||||
| 3 | Hamida Rania Nefsi | 2:40.10 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Habiba Belghith | 2:40.11 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 2:41.42 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | 2:44.56 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Hiba Laknit | 2:45.51 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Fatima Jayla | 2:55.77 |