| Event: | Women's 200 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 21 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 8 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Win Value: | 2:14.55 |
| Gold: | Felicity Passon |
| Gold Nation: | SEY |
| Silver: | Samantha Randle |
| Silver Nation: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Robyn Lee |
| Bronze Nation: | ZIM |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Regan Smith | 2:03.35 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 | ||
| African record | Kirsty Coventry | 2:04.81 | Rome | 1 August 2009 | ||
| Games record | Kirsty Coventry | 2:10.66 | Algiers | 17 July 2007 |
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:14.55 | NR | ||||
| 3 | 2:15.50 | |||||
| 5 | 2:22.50 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 2:22.64 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2:24.43 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 2:26.80 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 2:32.15 | ||||
| 7 |