| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 16–17 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.01 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20142018 → | ||||||||||
| 2016 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 |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 May 2016.
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
The heats were held on 16 May at 11:28.
Heats
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 16 May at 18:52.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
2:08.66 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Matea Samardžić |  Croatia |
2:09.87 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Kata Burián | Hungary |
2:10.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Zülal Zeren |  Turkey |
2:11.71 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Margherita Panziera |  Italy |
2:11.80 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kathleen Dawson |  Great Britain |
2:11.81 | |
| 7 | 8 | Irina Prikhodko | Russia |
2:12.05 | |
| 8 | 1 | Charlotte Evans | Great Britain |
2:13.15 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:09.98 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir |  Iceland |
2:10.87 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
2:11.26 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Alicja Tchórz |  Poland |
2:11.63 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Africa Zamorano |  Spain |
2:11.96 | |
| 6 | 5 | Ekaterina Avramova | Turkey |
2:12.11 | |
| 7 | 8 | Maxine Wolters |  Germany |
2:12.55 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ugnė Mažutaitytė |  Lithuania |
2:13.25 |
Final
The final was held on 17 May at 19:09.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
2:07.01 | |
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4 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
2:07.48 | |
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5 | Matea Samardžić | Croatia |
2:09.24 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kata Burián | Hungary |
2:10.17 | |
| 5 | 7 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
2:10.57 | |
| 6 | 2 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland |
2:11.03 | |
| 7 | 8 | Zülal Zeren | Turkey |
2:11.91 | |
| 8 | 1 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland |
2:13.48 |