# Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley

The Women's 200 metre individual medley swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 26 August to 3 September 2021. A total of nine events were contested over this distance.

## Schedule

| H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Thu 26 | Thu 26 | Fri 27 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Fri 3 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| SM5 200m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| SM6 200m | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SM7 200m | | | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SM8 200m | | | | | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SM9 200m | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| SM10 200m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| SM11 200m | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| SM13 200m | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| SM14 200m | | | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |

## Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 200 metre individual medley events.
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| SM5 details | Lu Dong China | 3:20.53 | Cheng Jiao China | 3:20.80 | Monica Boggioni Italy | 3:39.50 |
| SM6 details | Maisie Summers-Newton Great Britain | 2:56.68 WR | Yelyzaveta Mereshko Ukraine | 2:58.04 | Verena Schott Germany | 2:59.09 |
| SM7 details | Mallory Weggemann United States | 2:55.48 | Ahalya Lettenberger United States | 3:02.82 | Tiffany Thomas-Kane Australia | 3:03.11 |
| SM8 details | Jessica Long United States | 2:41.49 | Xenia Palazzo Italy | 2:47.86 | Mariia Pavlova RPC | 2:48.63 |
| SM9 details | Sophie Pascoe Australia | 2:32.73 | Zsófia Konkoly Hungary | 2:33.00 | Núria Marquès Spain | 2:35.64 |
| SM10 details | Chantalle Zijderveld Netherlands | 2:24.85 WR | Bianka Pap Hungary | 2:26.12 | Lisa Kruger Netherlands | 2:27.86 |
| SM11 details | Ma Jia China | 2:42.14 WR | Cai Liwen China | 2:42.91 | Anastasia Pagonis United States | 2:45.61 |
| SM13 details | Carlotta Gilli Italy | 2:21.44 | Colleen Young United States | 2:26.80 | Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova Uzbekistan | 2:27.92 |
| SM14 details | Valeriia Shabalina RPC | 2:20.99 | Bethany Firth Great Britain | 2:23:19 | Louise Fiddes Great Britain | 2:29.21 |

## Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 200 metre individual medley events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

### SM5

The SM5 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia, or short stature.
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 1 | Lu Dong | China | 3:20.53 |
| | 4 | Cheng Jiao | China | 3:20.80 |
| | 5 | Monica Boggioni | Italy | 3:39.50 |
| 4 | 3 | Giulia Ghiretti | Italy | 3:40.88 |
| 5 | 6 | Natalia Shavel | Belarus | 3:44.30 |
| 6 | 2 | Maori Yui | Japan | 3:46.95 |
| 7 | 7 | Esthefany Rodrigues | Brazil | 3:47.92 |

### SM6

The SM6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.
The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Maisie Summers-Newton | Great Britain | 2:56.68 | WR |
| | 4 | Yelyzaveta Mereshko | Ukraine | 2:58.04 | |
| | 6 | Verena Schott | Germany | 2:59.09 | |
| 4 | 5 | Elizabeth Marks | United States | 3:02.43 | |
| 5 | 7 | Eleanor Simmonds | Great Britain | 3:04.37 | |
| 6 | 2 | Grace Harvey | Great Britain | 3:05.58 | |
| 7 | 8 | Sophia Herzog | United States | 3:07.98 | |
| 8 | 1 | Liu Daomin | China | 3:10.61 | |

### SM7

The SM7 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side, or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.
The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Mallory Weggemann | United States | 2:55.48 |
| | 5 | Ahalya Lettenberger | United States | 3:02.82 |
| | 2 | Tiffany Thomas Kane | Australia | 3:03.11 |
| 4 | 6 | Danielle Dorris | Canada | 3:03.16 |
| 5 | 3 | Camille Bérubé | Canada | 3:03.91 |
| 6 | 7 | Isabella Vincent | Australia | 3:13.46 |
| 7 | 8 | Gisell Natalia Prada Pachón | Colombia | 3:29.27 |
| | 1 | Naomi Somellera Mandujano | Mexico | DSQ |

### SM8

The SM8 category is for swimmers who have a single amputation, or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.
The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Jessica Long | United States | 2:41.49 |
| | 3 | Xenia Palazzo | Italy | 2:47.86 |
| | 5 | Mariia Pavlova | RPC | 2:48.63 |
| 4 | 6 | Laura Carolina González Rodríguez | Colombia | 3:03.46 |
| 5 | 1 | Haven Shepherd | United States | 3:03.59 |
| 6 | 2 | Mira Jeanne Maack | Germany | 3:04.78 |
| 7 | 8 | Amalie Vinther | Denmark | 3:11.29 |
| 8 | 7 | Vendula Dušková | Czech Republic | 3:14.59 |

### SM9

The SM9 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg, or double below-the-knee amputations.
The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Sophie Pascoe | New Zealand | 2:32.73 |
| | 5 | Zsofia Konkoly | Hungary | 2:33.00 |
| | 3 | Núria Marquès Soto | Spain | 2:35.64 |
| 4 | 8 | Sarai Gascón Moreno | Spain | 2:37.62 |
| 5 | 1 | Ellen Keane | Ireland | 2:38.64 |
| 6 | 2 | Summer Schmit | United States | 2:38.64 |
| 7 | 6 | Xu Jialing | China | 2:38.90 |
| 8 | 7 | Daniela Giménez | Argentina | 2:39.60 |

### SM10

The SM10 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Chantalle Zijderveld | Netherlands | 2:24.85 | WR |
| | 6 | Bianka Pap | Hungary | 2:26.12 | |
| | 5 | Lisa Kruger | Netherlands | 2:27.86 | |
| 4 | 2 | Aurélie Rivard | Canada | 2:28.73 | AM |
| 5 | 3 | Jasmine Greenwood | Australia | 2:31.06 | |
| 6 | 1 | Zhang Meng | China | 2:35.26 | |
| 7 | 7 | Mikaela Jenkins | United States | 2:36.34 | |
| 8 | 8 | Keira Stephens | Australia | 2:37.76 | |

### SM11

The SM11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.
The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Ma Jia | China | 2:42.14 | WR |
| | 3 | Cai Liwen | China | 2:42.91 | |
| | 5 | Anastasia Pagonis | United States | 2:45.61 | AM |
| 4 | 2 | Wang Xinyi | China | 2:45.74 | |
| 5 | 6 | Liesette Bruinsma | Netherlands | 2:50.78 | |
| 6 | 7 | Anastasiia Shevchenko | RPC | 3:00.13 | |
| 7 | 1 | Maryna Piddubna | Ukraine | 3:01.53 | |
| 8 | 8 | Martina Rabbolini | Italy | 3:03.07 | |

### SM13

The SM13 category is for swimmers who have minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.
The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Carlotta Gilli | Italy | 2:21.44 | WR |
| | 5 | Colleen Young | United States | 2:26.80 | |
| | 3 | Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova | Uzbekistan | 2:27.92 | |
| 4 | 7 | Daria Lukianenko | RPC | 2:30.22 | |
| 5 | 6 | Anna Stetsenko | Ukraine | 2:30.69 | |
| 6 | 2 | Róisín Ní Riain | Ireland | 2:34.12 | |
| 7 | 1 | Marlene Endrolath | Germany | 2:36.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anastasiya Zudzilava | Belarus | 2:42.13 | |

### SM14

The SM14 category is for swimmers who have an intellectual impairment.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Valeriia Shabalina | RPC | 2:20.99 |
| | 5 | Bethany Firth | Great Britain | 2:23.19 |
| | 2 | Louise Fiddes | Great Britain | 2:29.21 |
| 4 | 3 | Jessica-Jane Applegate | Great Britain | 2:30.43 |
| 5 | 7 | Pernilla Lindberg | Sweden | 2:32.01 |
| 6 | 6 | Paige Leonhardt | Australia | 2:32.69 |
| 7 | 8 | Ruby Storm | Australia | 2:36.58 |
| 8 | 1 | Mami Inoue | Japan | 2:37.86 |