# 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 9 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. The defending champion was Katie Ledecky of the United States.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 1:52.98 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 1:55.74 | Gold Coast, Australia | 21 August 2014 |

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | QA | Qualified A Final | QB | Qualified B Final | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

The first round was held on 9 August from 10:00.
Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country does not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 1:55.16 | QA, CR |
| 2 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:56.36 | QA |
| 3 | Leah Smith | United States | 1:56.81 | QB |
| 4 | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 1:56.84 | QA |
| 5 | Kathryn McLaughlin | United States | 1:56.88 | QB |
| 6 | Kayla Sanchez | Canada | 1:57.39 | QA |
| 7 | Rikako Ikee | Japan | 1:57.43 | QA |
| 8 | Mallory Comerford | United States | 1:57.48 | |
| 9 | Gabrielle DeLoof | United States | 1:57.86 | |
| 10 | Mikkayla Sheridan | Australia | 1:58.05 | QA |
| 11 | Katie Drabot | United States | 1:58.09 | |
| 12 | Rebecca Smith | Canada | 1:58.48 | QB |
| 13 | Chihiro Igarashi | Japan | 1:58.51 | QA |
| 14 | Madeline Groves | Australia | 1:58.80 | QA, WD |
| 15 | Tomomi Aoki | Japan | 1:58.83 | QB |
| 16 | Rio Shirai | Japan | 1:58.88 | QB |
| 17 | Brianna Throssell | Australia | 1:59.11 | QA |
| 18 | Abbigail Weitzeil | United States | 1:59.30 | |
| 19 | Kyla Leibel | Canada | 2:00.23 | QB |
| 20 | Kennedy Goss | Canada | 2:00.45 | |
| 21 | Waka Kobori | Japan | 2:01.08 | |
| 22 | Larissa Oliveira | Brazil | 2:02.21 | QB |
| 23 | Nicole Oliva | Philippines | 2:02.84 | QB |
| 24 | McKenna DeBever | Peru | 2:03.07 | |
| 25 | Yui Yamane | Japan | 2:03.11 | |
| 26 | Sayaka Akase | Japan | 2:03.24 | |
| 27 | Rosalee Santa Ana | Philippines | 2:07.57 | |
| 28 | Miranda Renner | Philippines | 2:18.50 | |
| 29 | Gianna Garcia | Philippines | 2:19.59 | |
| 30 | Mineri Gomez | Guam | 2:25.78 | |
| 31 | Osisang Chilton | Palau | 2:27.19 | |

### B Final

The B final was held on 9 August from 17:30.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| 9 | Kathryn McLaughlin | United States | 1:57.34 |
| 10 | Rebecca Smith | Canada | 1:58.47 |
| 11 | Rio Shirai | Japan | 1:58.56 |
| 12 | Leah Smith | United States | 1:58.64 |
| 13 | Tomomi Aoki | Japan | 1:58.77 |
| 14 | Larissa Oliveira | Brazil | 1:58.80 |
| 15 | Kyla Leibel | Canada | 1:59.58 |
| 16 | Nicole Oliva | Philippines | 2:00.98 |

### A Final

The A final was held on 9 August from 17:30.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 1:54.44 | CR |
| | Rikako Ikee | Japan | 1:54.85 | AS |
| | Katie Ledecky | United States | 1:55.15 | |
| 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:56.71 | |
| 5 | Kayla Sanchez | Canada | 1:57.23 | |
| 6 | Mikkayla Sheridan | Australia | 1:57.48 | |
| 7 | Chihiro Igarashi | Japan | 1:57.83 | |
| 8 | Brianna Throssell | Australia | 1:59.26 | |