# 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The Women's 200 Freestyle at the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 19 December 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 72 individuals swam in the preliminary heats of the event, with the top-8 advancing to a final that evening.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 1:51.17 | Istanbul | 13 December 2009 |
| Championship record | Camille Muffat | France | 1:53.17 | Dubai | 15 December 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | WR | CR |
| 19 December 2010 | Final | Camille Muffat | France | 1:52.29 | | CR |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | 7 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 1:53.48 | Q |
| 2 | 9 | 5 | Camille Muffat (FRA) | 1:54.27 | Q |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 1:54.66 | Q |
| 4 | 10 | 7 | Kylie Palmer (AUS) | 1:54.78 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | Tang Yi (CHN) | 1:54.99 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) | 1:55.29 | Q |
| 7 | 10 | 6 | Blair Evans (AUS) | 1:55.32 | Q |
| 8 | 10 | 5 | Dana Vollmer (USA) | 1:55.40 | Q |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | Frederike Heemskerk (NED) | 1:55.46 | |
| 10 | 8 | 5 | Silke Lippok (GER) | 1:55.58 | |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Sze Hang Yu (HKG) | 1:55.83 | |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Ágnes Mutina (HUN) | 1:55.85 | |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | Leone Vorster (RSA) | 1:55.89 | |
| 14 | 10 | 8 | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | 1:56.22 | |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Zhu Qianwei (CHN) | 1:56.27 | |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | Patricia Castro Ortega (ESP) | 1:56.41 | |
| 17 | 9 | 7 | Genevieve Saumur (CAN) | 1:56.54 | |
| 18 | 9 | 6 | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 1:56.58 | |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Coralie Balmy (FRA) | 1:57.10 | |
| 20 | 8 | 6 | Petra Granlund (SWE) | 1:57.27 | |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Daniela Schreiber (GER) | 1:57.38 | |
| 22 | 7 | 4 | Nina Rangelova (BUL) | 1:57.48 | |
| 23 | 7 | 3 | Cecilie Waage Johannessen (NOR) | 1:57.93 | |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Veronika Popova (RUS) | 1:57.99 | |
| 25 | 7 | 2 | Renata Fabiola Spagnolo (ITA) | 1:58.11 | |
| 26 | 7 | 7 | Daryna Zevina (UKR) | 1:58.12 | |
| 27 | 5 | 6 | Pernille Blume (DEN) | 1:59.02 | |
| 28 | 7 | 6 | Tatiana Lemos (BRA) | 1:59.18 | |
| 29 | 6 | 2 | Andreina Pinto (VEN) | 1:59.26 | |
| 30 | 10 | 2 | Victoria Malyutina (RUS) | 1:59.46 | |
| 31 | 6 | 5 | Cecilia Biagioli (ARG) | 1:59.47 | |
| 32 | 7 | 8 | Kristel Kobrich (CHI) | 1:59.53 | |
| 33 | 6 | 4 | Barbora Závadová (CZE) | 2:00.38 | |
| 34 | 6 | 3 | Katarina Listopadova (SVK) | 2:00.46 | |
| 35 | 7 | 5 | Alexandra Gabor (CAN) | 2:00.54 | |
| 36 | 9 | 8 | Katarina Filova (SVK) | 2:01.28 | |
| 37 | 5 | 2 | Theodora Drakou (GRE) | 2:01.44 | |
| 38 | 6 | 8 | Fernanda González (MEX) | 2:01.45 | |
| 39 | 5 | 5 | Chen Ting (TPE) | 2:01.51 | |
| 40 | 7 | 1 | Nina Sovinek (SLO) | 2:01.62 | |
| 41 | 5 | 3 | Alexia Pamela Benitez Quijada (ESA) | 2:01.76 | |
| 42 | 5 | 4 | Gizem Bozkurt (TUR) | 2:02.09 | |
| 43 | 5 | 8 | Carmen Cianci (COL) | 2:02.35 | |
| 44 | 4 | 2 | Patarawadee Kittiya (THA) | 2:02.64 | |
| 45 | 4 | 4 | Victoria Isabelle Ho (JAM) | 2:02.90 | |
| 46 | 6 | 7 | Maiko Fujino (JPN) | 2:03.01 | |
| 47 | 5 | 1 | Ranohon Amanova (UZB) | 2:03.03 | |
| 48 | 4 | 3 | Kirsten Ann Lapham (ZIM) | 2:03.52 | |
| 49 | 4 | 6 | Simona Marinova (MKD) | 2:03.74 | |
| 50 | 5 | 7 | Nicole Horn (ZIM) | 2:03.75 | |
| 51 | 6 | 6 | Burcu Dolunay (TUR) | 2:03.98 | |
| 52 | 3 | 7 | Lara Butler (CAY) | 2:04.61 | |
| 53 | 4 | 5 | Daniela Kaori Miyahara (PER) | 2:04.92 | |
| 54 | 4 | 8 | Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche (ALG) | 2:06.59 | |
| 55 | 4 | 7 | Andrea Cedrón (PER) | 2:08.10 | |
| 56 | 3 | 4 | Davina Mangion (MLT) | 2:09.27 | |
| 57 | 3 | 5 | Sara Hyajna (JOR) | 2:09.38 | |
| 58 | 4 | 1 | Shannon Austin (SEY) | 2:10.67 | |
| 59 | 3 | 2 | Talita Baqlah (JOR) | 2:11.97 | |
| 60 | 3 | 3 | Talisa Pace (MLT) | 2:12.16 | |
| 61 | 3 | 1 | Lou Wai Sam (MAC) | 2:12.19 | |
| 62 | 3 | 6 | Olivia Planteau de Maroussem (MRI) | 2:12.86 | |
| 63 | 2 | 4 | Tieri Erasito (FIJ) | 2:15.29 | |
| 64 | 2 | 3 | Britany van Lange (GUY) | 2:15.77 | |
| 65 | 1 | 3 | Cheyenne Rova (FIJ) | 2:20.66 | |
| 66 | 1 | 4 | Danielle Bernadine Findlay (ZAM) | 2:21.19 | |
| 67 | 2 | 6 | Anum Bandey (PAK) | 2:21.92 | |
| 68 | 2 | 5 | Emily Chan Chee (MRI) | 2:23.71 | |
| 69 | 2 | 2 | Grace Kimball (NMI) | 2:26.24 | |
| 70 | 2 | 7 | Osisang Chilton (PLW) | 2:29.32 | |
| 71 | 1 | 5 | Mahnoor Maqsood (PAK) | 2:31.40 | |
| – | 8 | 1 | Lotte Friis (DEN) | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Camille Muffat (FRA) | 1:52.29 | CR |
| | 4 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 1:52.91 | |
| | 6 | Kylie Palmer (AUS) | 1:52.96 | |
| 4 | 2 | Tang Yi (CHN) | 1:53.07 | |
| 5 | 1 | Blair Evans (AUS) | 1:55.03 | |
| 6 | 7 | Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) | 1:55.06 | |
| 7 | 3 | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 1:55.24 | |
| 8 | 8 | Dana Vollmer (USA) | 1:56.73 | |