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

The women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 1983 Pan American Games took place on 21 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Tracy Caulkins of the United States.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle swimming.

## 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 21.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Tracy Caulkins | United States | 2:16.22 | |
| | Michelle MacPherson | Canada | 2:18.22 | |
| | Susan Rapp | United States | 2:18.76 | |
| 4 | Kathy Bald | Canada | 2:19.48 | |
| 5 | Karen Brandes | Peru | 2:26.14 | NR |
| 6 | Miriam Sacco | Venezuela | 2:26.35 | NR |
| 7 | Sandra Bohorquez | Colombia | 2:31.91 | NR |
| 8 | Vilma Aguilera | Puerto Rico | 2:32.08 | |
