| Event: | Women's 200 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2024 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović |
| Dates: | 17 June (heats) 18 June (final) |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Win Value: | 2:08.95 |
| Gold: | Camila Rebelo |
| Gold Nation: | POR |
| Silver: | Dóra Molnár |
| Silver Nation: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy |
| Bronze Nation: | HUN |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2026 |
The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 June 2024.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 2:03.14 | 10 March 2023 | ||||
| European record | 2:04.94 | 1 August 2009 | ||||
| Championship record | 2:06.08 | 23 May 2021 |
The heats were started on 17 June at 10:07.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to semifinals.[3]
The heats were started on 17 June at 18:55.
Qualification Rules: The 8 fastest from the heats qualify to the final.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:09.67 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2:10.21 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2:10.26 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 2:10.59 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2:10.73 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2:11.38 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 2:11.63 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 2:11.88 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 2:12.56 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 2:12.73 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | 2:13.40 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 6 | 2:14.75 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 7 | 2:15.29 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 2:15.57 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 8 | 2:17.02 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 8 | 2:17.39 |
The final was held on 18 June at 18:30.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2:08.95 | NR | ||||
| 4 | 2:09.02 | |||||
| 5 | 2:09.21 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 2:09.74 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2:10.06 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 2:10.85 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 2:11.00 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 2:13.76 |