| Event: | Women's 200 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 1976 Summer |
| Gold: | Kornelia Ender |
| Goldnoc: | GDR |
| Silver: | Shirley Babashoff |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Enith Brigitha |
| Bronzenoc: | NED |
| Prev: | 1972 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The women's 200 metre freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 22 July.[1]
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:03.36 | Q, OR | |||
| 2 | 2:03.98 | ||||
| 3 | 2:08.02 | ||||
| 4 | 2:10.73 | ||||
| 5 | 2:12.92 | ||||
| 6 | 2:14.27 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:03.85 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2:05.10 | ||||
| 3 | 2:05.55 | ||||
| 4 | 2:09.51 | ||||
| 5 | 2:19.93 | ||||
| 6 | 2:20.76 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:03.67 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2:03.94 | ||||
| 3 | 2:06.12 | ||||
| 4 | 2:06.70 | ||||
| 5 | 2:14.66 | ||||
| 6 | 2:15.69 | ||||
| 7 | 2:19.26 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:01.54 | Q, OR | |||
| 2 | 2:03.72 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2:07.90 | ||||
| 4 | 2:08.60 | ||||
| 5 | 2:09.85 | ||||
| 6 | 2:10.93 | ||||
| 7 | 2:19.06 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:01.64 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2:03.01 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2:05.28 | ||||
| 4 | 2:06.74 | ||||
| 5 | 2:10.08 | ||||
| 6 | 2:13.54 | ||||
| 7 | 2:14.94 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:02.50 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2:03.94 | ||||
| 3 | 2:05.01 | ||||
| 4 | 2:05.72 | ||||
| 5 | 2:08.76 | ||||
| 6 | 2:13.17 | ||||
| 7 | 2:13.97 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:59.26 | WR | ||||
| 2:01.22 | |||||
| 2:01.40 | |||||
| 4 | 2:02.56 | ||||
| 5 | 2:03.32 | ||||
| 6 | 2:04.20 | ||||
| 7 | 2:04.61 | ||||
| 8 | 2:05.63 |