Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1983 Pan American Games took place on 18 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Cynthia Woodhead of the United States.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool in freestyle.

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Final

The final was held on August 18.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Carrie Steinseifer | United States | 2:01.33 | |
| | Mary Wayte | United States | 2:02.21 | |
| | Julie Daigneault | Canada | 2:02.36 | |
| 4 | Jane Kerr | Canada | 2:05.16 | |
| 5 | Shelley Cramer | U.S. Virgin Islands | 2:09.16 | |
| 6 | Paula Amorim | Brazil | 2:10.10 | |
| 7 | Sandra Crousse | Peru | 2:10.33 | |
| 8 | Patricia Bartiett | Trinidad and Tobago | 2:10.96 | NR |
