| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 18–19 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:09.37 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Individual | Solo | Duet |
| Team | Team | Combination |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18–19 August.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Missy Franklin |  United States |
2:04.06 | London | 28 July 2012 |
| European record | Anastasia Zuyeva |  Russia |
2:04.94 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Krisztina Egerszegi |  Hungary |
2:06.62 | Athens | 22 August 1991 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 11:02.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held 18:52.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Duane Da Rocha |  Spain |
2:09.13 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Elizabeth Simmonds |  Great Britain |
2:09.71 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Carlotta Zofkova |  Italy |
2:12.06 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Alicja Tchórz |  Poland |
2:13.29 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ekaterina Tomashevskaya | Russia |
2:14.27 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jördis Steinegger |  Austria |
2:16.10 | |
| 7 | 1 | Matea Samardžić |  Croatia |
2:16.26 | |
| 8 | 5 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:20.04 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
2:10.22 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jenny Mensing |  Germany |
2:10.26 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Lisa Graf | Germany |
2:10.29 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Melani Costa | Spain |
2:10.83 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Daria Ustinova | Russia |
2:11.40 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
2:13.58 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ida Lindborg |  Sweden |
2:15.03 | |
| 8 | 1 | Klaudia Nazieblo | Poland |
2:15.98 |
Final
The final was held at 19:03.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Duane Da Rocha | Spain |
2:09.37 | |
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5 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Great Britain |
2:09.66 | |
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1 | Daria Ustinova | Russia |
2:09.79 | |
| 4 | 2 | Lisa Graf | Germany |
2:10.64 | |
| 5 | 3 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
2:10.99 | |
| 6 | 7 | Melani Costa | Spain |
2:11.15 | |
| 7 | 6 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
2:11.77 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
2:13.49 |