The Women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 6 August with the heats and the semifinals and 7 August with the final.[1]
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||||||||
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Medallists
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| Dates | 6 August (heats and semifinals) 7 August (final) | |||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 42 nations | |||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:21.15 | |||||||||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||||||||
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← 2013 2017 → | ||||||||||||||||
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) |
2:19.11 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2013 |
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| Competition record | Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) |
2:19.11 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2013 |
The heats were held at 10:11.[2]
The semifinals were held at 17:51.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark |
2:21.99 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Micah Lawrence |  United States |
2:22.04 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Vitalina Simonova |  Russia |
2:22.72 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Shi Jinglin |  China |
2:23.06 | QSO |
| 5 | 5 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
2:23.83 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tessa Wallace |  Australia |
2:24.68 | |
| 7 | 1 | Vanessa Grimberg |  Germany |
2:25.36 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jenna Laukkanen |  Finland |
2:25.45 | NR |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kanako Watanabe |  Japan |
2:22.15 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Kierra Smith |  Canada |
2:22.82 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Rie Kaneto | Japan |
2:22.88 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Jessica Vall |  Spain |
2:22.90 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland |
2:23.06 | QSO, NR |
| 6 | 3 | Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes |  Turkey |
2:24.01 | |
| 7 | 2 | Taylor McKeown | Australia |
2:24.41 | |
| 8 | 1 | Marina García Urzainqui | Spain |
2:25.52 |
The swim-off was held at 19:43.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Shi Jinglin | China |
2:23.75 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland |
2:25.11 |
The final was held at 18:25.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan |
2:21.15 | |
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5 | Micah Lawrence | United States |
2:22.44 | |
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1 | Jessica Vall | Spain |
2:22.76 | |
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4 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark |
2:22.76 | |
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8 | Shi Jinglin | China |
2:22.76 | |
| 6 | 7 | Rie Kaneto | Japan |
2:23.19 | |
| 7 | 6 | Vitalina Simonova | Russia |
2:23.59 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kierra Smith | Canada |
2:23.61 |
