Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 4 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Friday, 4 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| Friday, 4 October 2002 | 19:00 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

| World Record | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | 2:06.62 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 1991 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | He Cihong (CHN) | 2:07.40 | Rome, Italy | 11 September 1994 |
| Games Record | He Cihong (CHN) | 2:09.46 | Hiroshima, Japan | 8 October 1994 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | 2:13.03 |
| 2 | 2 | Chen Xiujun (CHN) | 2:18.81 |
| 3 | 2 | Bang Eun-ji (KOR) | 2:19.26 |
| 4 | 2 | Zhan Shu (CHN) | 2:19.30 |
| 5 | 1 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 2:19.61 |
| 6 | 1 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong (THA) | 2:20.50 |
| 7 | 1 | Lizza Danila (PHI) | 2:20.70 |
| 8 | 2 | Sherry Tsai (HKG) | 2:21.76 |
| 9 | 2 | Sia Wai Yen (MAS) | 2:25.61 |
| 10 | 1 | Lucia Dacanay (PHI) | 2:26.66 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | 2:11.44 |
| | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 2:12.38 |
| | Zhan Shu (CHN) | 2:13.25 |
| 4 | Chen Xiujun (CHN) | 2:13.57 |
| 5 | Bang Eun-ji (KOR) | 2:17.96 |
| 6 | Sherry Tsai (HKG) | 2:18.60 |
| 7 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong (THA) | 2:19.15 |
| 8 | Lizza Danila (PHI) | 2:22.19 |
