| Event: | Women's 200 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 22 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 13 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Win Value: | 2:04.31 |
| Gold: | Hania Moro |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Christin Mundell |
| Silver Nation: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Majda Chebaraka |
| Bronze Nation: | ALG |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Federica Pellegrini | 1:52.98 | Rome | 29 July 2009 | ||
| African record | Kirsty Coventry | 1:57.04 | Austin | 7 June 2008 | ||
| Games record | Karin Prinsloo | 1:59.84 | Maputo | 6 September 2011 |
The heats were started on 22 August at 10:00.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Hania Moro | 2:06.27 | Q | ||
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Jessica Whelan | 2:07.07 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Majda Chebaraka | 2:07.38 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Lina Khiyara | 2:07.61 | Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Christin Mundell | 2:08.26 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Yasmin Hassan | 2:11.00 | Q | ||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Robyn Lee | 2:11.34 | Q | ||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Catarina Sousa | 2:11.88 | Q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | 2:13.68 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Abibat Ogunbanwo | 2:17.35 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Inass Rachidi | 2:20.12 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Caitlin Loo | 2:23.08 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Khema Elizabeth | 2:24.72 |
The final was started on 22 August at 17:15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:04.31 | |||||
| 2 | 2:04.75 | |||||
| 3 | 2:05.51 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 2:06.24 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2:06.78 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 2:09.55 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 2:10.16 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 2:11.27 |