Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle S5
# Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle S5

The women's 200 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Two heats were held, one with six swimmers and one with seven swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

## Heats

### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Inbal Pezaro | Israel | 2:57.14 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Anita Fatis | France | 3:02.70 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Joana Maria Silva | Brazil | 3:16.27 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Aimee Bruder | United States | 3:58.00 | |
| 5 | 7 | Patricia Valle | Mexico | 4:19.57 | PR |
| 6 | 2 | Stefania Chiarioni | Italy | 4:22.87 | |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Louise Rung | Norway | 2:56.22 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Teresa Perales | Spain | 3:05.44 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Alyssa GIalamas | United States | 3:15.22 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Lisette Teunissen | Netherlands | 3:27.74 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Reka Kezdi | Hungary | 3:46.27 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Jaide Childs | United States | 4:19.35 | |
| 7 | 1 | Valerie Drapeau | Canada | 4:56.32 | |

## Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Sarah Louise Rung | Norway | 2:49.74 |
| | 6 | Teresa Perales | Spain | 2:51.79 |
| | 5 | Inbal Pezaro | Israel | 2:56.11 |
| 4 | 3 | Anita Fatis | France | 3:03.81 |
| 5 | 2 | Alyssa GIalamas | United States | 3:15.66 |
| 6 | 7 | Joana Maria Silva | Brazil | 3:17.43 |
| 7 | 1 | Lisette Teunissen | Netherlands | 3:22.67 |
| 8 | 8 | Reka Kezdi | Hungary | 3:45.66 |
