# Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion was Catherine Breed of the United States.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths in freestyle. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 1:52.98 | Rome, Italy | July 29, 2009 |
| Pan American Games Record | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | 1:58.43 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | July 3, 1979 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 15 July | A Final | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:56.23 | GR |

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.99) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:12.49) in the same qualifying period. All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.

## Schedule

All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
| July 15, 2015 | 10:05 | Heats |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:05 | Final B |
| July 15, 2015 | 19:11 | Final A |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

The first round was held on July 15.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:58.58 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Manuella Lyrio | Brazil | 1:59.60 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Larissa Oliveira | Brazil | 1:59.62 | QA |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Katerine Savard | Canada | 1:59.74 | QA |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Kiera Janzen | United States | 2:00.30 | QA |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Emily Overholt | Canada | 2:00.43 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 2:00.61 | QA |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Elisbet Gamez | Cuba | 2:01.85 | QA |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Jessica Camposano | Colombia | 2:02.27 | QB |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | María Álvarez | Colombia | 2:02.48 | QB |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Andrea Cedrón | Peru | 2:04.55 | QB |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Natalia Jaspeado | Mexico | 2:05.21 | QB |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Rebeca Quinteros | El Salvador | 2:05.26 | QB |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Andrea Garrido | Venezuela | 2:05.31 | QB |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Gabriela Santis | Guatemala | 2:05.37 | QB |
| 16 | 1 | 6 | Maria Richaud | Mexico | 2:06.84 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Lani Cabrera | Bahamas | 2:07.41 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Daniella van den Berg | Aruba | 2:08.49 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Karen Riveros | Paraguay | 2:10.32 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Samantha Roberts | Antigua and Barbuda | 2:17.25 | |

### B Final

The B final was also held on July 15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 9 | 4 | Jessica Camposano | Colombia | 2:00.68 | NR |
| 10 | 5 | María Álvarez | Colombia | 2:02.81 | |
| 11 | 7 | Andrea Garrido | Venezuela | 2:03.33 | |
| 12 | 8 | Maria Richaud | Mexico | 2:03.69 | |
| 13 | 6 | Natalia Jaspeado | Mexico | 2:03.69 | |
| 14 | 1 | Gabriela Santis | Guatemala | 2:03.94 | |
| 15 | 3 | Andrea Cedrón | Peru | 2:04.11 | |
| 16 | 2 | Rebeca Quinteros | El Salvador | 2:06.19 | |

### A Final

The A final was also held on July 15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:56.23 | GR |
| | 7 | Emily Overholt | Canada | 1:57.55 | |
| | 5 | Manuella Lyrio | Brazil | 1:58.03 | SA |
| 4 | 6 | Katerine Savard | Canada | 1:58.70 | |
| 5 | 3 | Larissa Oliveira | Brazil | 2:00.32 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kiera Janzen | United States | 2:00.34 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 2:00.62 | |
| 8 | 8 | Elisbet Gamez | Cuba | 2:01.84 | |