Swimming at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly explained

Event:	Women's 200 metre butterfly
Competition:	2024 European Aquatics Championships
Venue:	Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović
Dates:	22 June (heats and semifinals) 23 June (final)
Competitors:	20
Nations:	15
Win Value:	2:07.88
Gold:	Helena Rosendahl Bach
Gold Nation:	DEN
Silver:	Lana Pudar
Silver Nation:	BIH
Bronze:	Boglárka Telegdy Kapás
Bronze Nation:	HUN
Prev:	2022
Next:	2026

The Women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 June 2024.^[1] ^[2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

The heats were started on 22 June at 09:48.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to semifinals.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Notes
1	2	6	2:08.53	Q
2	1	4	2:09.39	Q
3	2	5	2:09.51	Q
4	1	5	2:10.15
5	2	3	2:11.91
6	1	6	2:12.10	Q
7	1	3	2:12.64	Q
8	2	4	2:13.00	Q
9	2	1	2:13.70	Q
10	1	7	2:13.73	Q
11	1	1	2:14.91	Q
12	1	2	2:14.96	Q
13	2	7	2:14.99	Q
14	2	9	2:15.37	Q
15	1	0	2:16.10	Q
16	2	0	2:16.14	Q
17	2	8	2:16.48	Q
18	1	8	2:17.29	Q
19	1	9	2:19.95
	2	2	Did not start

The semifinals were started on 22 June at 19:46.
Qualification Rules: The 8 fastest from the heats qualify to the final.^[4]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Notes
1	1	4	2:07.39	Q
2	2	5	2:09.35	Q
3	2	4	2:09.42	Q
4	1	3	2:10.39	Q
5	2	3	2:10.50	Q
6	1	5	2:10.84	Q
7	2	6	2:10.91	Q
8	1	6	2:12.05	Q
9	2	2	2:14.22
10	2	7	2:14.33
11	2	8	2:14.57
12	1	8	2:14.70
13	1	1	2:14.90
14	1	7	2:15.31
15	2	1	2:18.08
16	1	2	2:36.21

The final was held on 23 June at 18:46.^[5]