# Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 May 2016.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Missy Franklin | United States | 2:04.06 | London | 28 July 2012 |
| European record | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | 2:04.94 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | 2:06.62 | Athens | 22 August 1991 |

## Results

The heats were held on 16 May at 11:28.

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:08.44 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:09.90 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | Ekaterina Avramova | Turkey | 2:11.21 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Matea Samardžić | Croatia | 2:11.25 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland | 2:11.30 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Margherita Panziera | Italy | 2:11.45 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic | 2:11.53 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | Kata Burián | Hungary | 2:11.92 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Réka György | Hungary | 2:12.24 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland | 2:12.87 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Zülal Zeren | Turkey | 2:12.99 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Africa Zamorano | Spain | 2:13.03 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain | 2:13.24 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Charlotte Evans | Great Britain | 2:13.35 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 7 | Ugnė Mažutaitytė | Lithuania | 2:13.35 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 6 | Maxine Wolters | Germany | 2:13.57 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | 4 | Irina Prikhodko | Russia | 2:13.77 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Henriette Stenkvist | Sweden | 2:15.26 | |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Věra Kopřivová | Czech Republic | 2:15.40 | |
| 20 | 3 | 2 | Camille Gheorghiu | France | 2:15.90 | |
| 21 | 2 | 7 | Martina van Berkel | Switzerland | 2:15.97 | |
| 22 | 3 | 0 | Karolína Hájková | Slovakia | 2:16.26 | |
| 23 | 4 | 9 | Alina Kendzior | Estonia | 2:16.58 | |
| 24 | 2 | 8 | Karin Tomečková | Slovakia | 2:16.67 | |
| 25 | 4 | 0 | Tereza Grusová | Czech Republic | 2:16.75 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | Tatiana Salcutan | Moldova | 2:17.59 | |
| 27 | 2 | 0 | Francisca Azevedo | Portugal | 2:19.31 | |
| 28 | 3 | 1 | Jördis Steinegger | Austria | 2:20.33 | |
| 29 | 4 | 8 | Ludwika Szynal | Poland | 2:20.61 | |
| 30 | 1 | 4 | Danielle Hill | Ireland | 2:21.55 | |
| 31 | 1 | 3 | Signhild Joensen | Faroe Islands | 2:21.58 | |
| 32 | 3 | 9 | Kätlin Sepp | Estonia | 2:22.67 | |
| 33 | 1 | 6 | Eline van den Bossche | Luxembourg | 2:23.65 | |
| 34 | 2 | 9 | Tatiana Perstniova | Moldova | 2:25.11 | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 16 May at 18:52.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:08.66 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Matea Samardžić | Croatia | 2:09.87 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Kata Burián | Hungary | 2:10.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Zülal Zeren | Turkey | 2:11.71 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Margherita Panziera | Italy | 2:11.80 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain | 2:11.81 | |
| 7 | 8 | Irina Prikhodko | Russia | 2:12.05 | |
| 8 | 1 | Charlotte Evans | Great Britain | 2:13.15 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:09.98 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland | 2:10.87 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic | 2:11.26 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland | 2:11.63 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Africa Zamorano | Spain | 2:11.96 | |
| 6 | 5 | Ekaterina Avramova | Turkey | 2:12.11 | |
| 7 | 8 | Maxine Wolters | Germany | 2:12.55 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ugnė Mažutaitytė | Lithuania | 2:13.25 | |

### Final

The final was held on 17 May at 19:09.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:07.01 |
| | 4 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:07.48 |
| | 5 | Matea Samardžić | Croatia | 2:09.24 |
| 4 | 6 | Kata Burián | Hungary | 2:10.17 |
| 5 | 7 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic | 2:10.57 |
| 6 | 2 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland | 2:11.03 |
| 7 | 8 | Zülal Zeren | Turkey | 2:11.91 |
| 8 | 1 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland | 2:13.48 |