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.

Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Asian Games
Venue	Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium
Date	19 August 2018
Competitors	18 from 12 nations
Medalists
Liu Yaxin    China   Natsumi Sakai    Japan   Peng Xuwei    China

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Event
Sunday, 19 August 2018	09:40	Heats
	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	Notes
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	Notes
	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