| Event: | Women's 200 metre butterfly |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 21 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 9 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Win Value: | 2:18.21 |
| Gold: | Nour Elgendy |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Hamida Nefsi |
| Silver Nation: | ALG |
| Bronze: | Lia Lima |
| Bronze Nation: | ANG |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Women's 200 metre butterfly 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 | Liu Zige | 2:01.81 | Jinan | 21 October 2009 | ||
| African record | Katheryn Meaklim | 2:09.41 | Beijing | 12 August 2008 | ||
| Games record | Mandy Loots | 2:12.46 | Maputo | 10 September 2011 |
The heats were started on 21 August at 10:00.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Hamida Nefsi | 2:21.69 | Q | ||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Lia Lima | 2:23.16 | Q | ||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Nour Elgendy | 2:24.04 | Q | ||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Rawan Eldamaty | 2:24.06 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Carla Antonopoulos | 2:24.13 | Q | ||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Jessica Whelan | 2:26.98 | Q | ||
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Rebecca Ssengonzi | 2:34.24 | Q,, NR | ||
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Nada Jalal | 2:35.61 | Q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Caitlin Loo | 2:47.62 | Q |
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2:18.21 | |||||
| 4 | 2:20.33 | |||||
| 5 | 2:21.51 | NR | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 2:22.42 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 2:23.05 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 2:26.57 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 2:32.15 | ||||
| 8 | 9 | 2:47.51 |