Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The Women's 200m Backstroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 17, 2003 (Day 16 of the Games).

## Medalists

| Gold | Jamie Reid United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Diana MacManus United States |
| Bronze | Gisela Morales Guatemala |

## Records

| World Record | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | 2:06.62 | 1991-08-25 | Athens, Greece |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan Am Record | Denali Knapp (USA) | 2:12.48 | 1999-08-07 | Winnipeg, Canada |

## Results

| Place | Swimmer | Heats | Heats | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Rank | Time |
| 1 | Jamie Reid (USA) | 2:16.53 | 1 | 2:13.89 |
| 2 | Diana MacManus (USA) | 2:18.80 | 2 | 2:15.39 |
| 3 | Gisela Morales (GUA) | 2:20.70 | 3 | 2:16.19 |
| 4 | Joanne Malar (CAN) | 2:21.01 | 4 | 2:17.46 |
| 5 | Georgina Bardach (ARG) | 2:21.58 | 5 | 2:21.70 |
| 6 | Gretchen Gotay (PUR) | 2:26.58 | 7 | 2:24.07 |
| 7 | Valeria Silva (PER) | 2:24.03 | 6 | 2:24.40 |
| 8 | Diana Caceres (ECU) | 2:27.19 | 8 | 2:25.90 |
| 9 | Talita Ribeiro (BRA) | 2:27.88 | 9 | 2:26.17 |
| 10 | Laura Rodríguez (DOM) | 2:29.92 | 10 | 2:27.57 |
| 11 | Fatima Valderrama (PER) | 2:32.17 | 11 | 2:29.28 |
| 12 | Alana Dilette (BAH) | 2:34.44 | 12 | 2:33.19 |
| 13 | María Costanzo (PAR) | 2:38.22 | 13 | DNS |
