Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 19 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium.

## Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday, 19 August 2018 | 09:40 | Heats |
| Sunday, 19 August 2018 | 18:38 | Final |

## Records

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

| World Record | Missy Franklin (USA) | 2:04.06 | London, United Kingdom | 3 August 2012 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 2:06.46 | Guangzhou, China | 14 November 2010 |
| Games Record | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 2:06.46 | Guangzhou, China | 14 November 2010 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Liu Yaxin (CHN) | 2:09.52 |
| 2 | 3 | Peng Xuwei (CHN) | 2:11.39 |
| 3 | 2 | Im Da-sol (KOR) | 2:12.24 |
| 4 | 3 | Sayaka Akase (JPN) | 2:12.25 |
| 5 | 2 | Natsumi Sakai (JPN) | 2:12.30 |
| 6 | 2 | Toto Wong (HKG) | 2:15.98 |
| 7 | 3 | Nurul Fajar Fitriyati (INA) | 2:18.64 |
| 8 | 1 | Roxanne Yu (PHI) | 2:19.12 |
| 9 | 2 | Natalie Kan (HKG) | 2:19.73 |
| 10 | 1 | Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB) | 2:20.04 |
| 11 | 1 | Yessy Yosaputra (INA) | 2:20.44 |
| 12 | 3 | Elizaveta Rogozhnikova (KGZ) | 2:21.67 |
| 13 | 1 | Chantal Liew (SGP) | 2:25.88 |
| 14 | 3 | Hoong En Qi (SGP) | 2:26.30 |
| 15 | 3 | Miraal Zahra Haque (PAK) | 2:39.36 |
| 16 | 1 | Bayaryn Yesüi (MGL) | 2:41.07 |
| 17 | 2 | Enkh-Amgalangiin Ariuntamir (MGL) | 2:47.80 |
| 18 | 2 | Aishath Sausan (MDV) | 2:57.91 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Liu Yaxin (CHN) | 2:07.65 |
| | Natsumi Sakai (JPN) | 2:08.13 |
| | Peng Xuwei (CHN) | 2:09.14 |
| 4 | Sayaka Akase (JPN) | 2:10.35 |
| 5 | Im Da-sol (KOR) | 2:13.66 |
| 6 | Toto Wong (HKG) | 2:14.68 |
| 7 | Nurul Fajar Fitriyati (INA) | 2:19.38 |
| 8 | Roxanne Yu (PHI) | 2:21.25 |
