The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 June 2024.[1][2]
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 June (heats) 18 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:08.95 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kaylee McKeown |  Australia | 2:03.14 | Sydney | 10 March 2023 |
| European record | Anastasia Zuyeva |  Russia | 2:04.94 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Margherita Panziera |  Italy | 2:06.08 | Budapest | 23 May 2021 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 17 June at 10:07.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to semifinals.[3]
Semifinals
editThe 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 | Dóra Molnár |  Hungary | 2:09.67 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy | Hungary | 2:10.21 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Adela Piskorska |  Poland | 2:10.26 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Holly McGill |  Great Britain | 2:10.59 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Camila Rebelo |  Portugal | 2:10.73 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Aviv Barzelay |  Israel | 2:11.38 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Aissia-Claudia Prisesariu |  Romania | 2:11.63 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Nika Sharafutdinova |  Ukraine | 2:11.88 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Gabriela Georgieva |  Bulgaria | 2:12.56 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Tatiana Salcutan |  Moldova | 2:12.73 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Laura Bernat | Poland | 2:13.40 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Justine Murdock |  Lithuania | 2:14.75 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Lena Grabowski |  Austria | 2:15.29 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Lottie Cullen |  Ireland | 2:15.57 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Karoline Sørensen |  Denmark | 2:17.02 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Tom Mienis | Israel | 2:17.39 |
Final
editThe final was held on 18 June at 18:30.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Camila Rebelo | Portugal | 2:08.95 | NR |
 | 4 | Dóra Molnár | Hungary | 2:09.02 | |
 | 5 | Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy | Hungary | 2:09.21 | |
| 4 | 6 | Holly McGill | Great Britain | 2:09.74 | |
| 5 | 7 | Aviv Barzelay | Israel | 2:10.06 | |
| 6 | 3 | Adela Piskorska | Poland | 2:10.85 | |
| 7 | 1 | Aissia-Claudia Prisesariu | Romania | 2:11.00 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nika Sharafutdinova | Ukraine | 2:13.76 |