# 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on 21 August at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Gold Coast, Australia.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
| World record | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 1:52.98 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
| Competition record | Allison Schmitt (USA) | 1:56.10 | Irvine, California, United States | 18 August 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 21 August | B Final | Missy Franklin | United States | 1:56.04 | CR |
| 21 August | A Final | Katie Ledecky | United States | 1:55.74 | CR |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 1:56.45 | QA |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Melanie Schlanger | Australia | 1:57.16 | QA |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Shannon Vreeland | United States | 1:57.40 | QA |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Missy Franklin | United States | 1:57.63 | QB |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Bronte Barratt | Australia | 1:57.65 | QA |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 1:57.87 | QB |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Leah Smith | United States | 1:58.20 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Brittany Elmslie | Australia | 1:58.35 | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Elizabeth Beisel | United States | 1:58.66 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Simone Manuel | United States | 1:58.77 | |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Samantha Cheverton | Canada | 1:58.80 | QA |
| 12 | 5 | 7 | Sishi Zhang | China | 1:59.45 | QA |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Melanie Margalis | United States | 1:59.60 | |
| 14 | 5 | 6 | Chihiro Igarashi | Japan | 1:59.96 | QA |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | Yasuko Miyamoto | Japan | 2:00.17 | QA |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Alyson Ackman | Canada | 2:00.43 | QB |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | Samantha Lucie-Smith | New Zealand | 2:00.52 | QB |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Camille Cheng | Hong Kong | 2:00.66 | QB |
| 19 | 5 | 8 | Aya Takano | Japan | 2:00.93 | QB |
| 20 | 2 | 6 | Misaki Yamaguchi | Japan | 2:01.02 | |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | Yayoi Matsumoto | Japan | 2:02.04 | |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan | 2:02.13 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1 | Rika Omoyo | Japan | 2:02.60 | |
| 24 | 2 | 5 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada | 2:02.79 | QB |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | Sze Hang Yu | Hong Kong | 2:02.93 | QB |
| 26 | 2 | 4 | Wang Shijia | China | 2:03.05 | |
| 27 | 4 | 8 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 2:03.09 | |
| 28 | 2 | 3 | Miki Uchida | Japan | 2:03.60 | |
| 29 | 4 | 7 | Liu Yiru | China | 2:03.80 | |
| 30 | 4 | 1 | Emma Robinson | New Zealand | 2:04.51 | |
| 31 | 3 | 8 | Zhou Min | China | 2:05.69 | |
| 32 | 1 | 4 | Chan Kin Lok | Hong Kong | 2:08.38 | |
| 33 | 1 | 5 | Heather Cheng | Hong Kong | 2:11.10 | |
| | 1 | 3 | Marce Loubser | South Africa | | DNS |

### B Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 9 | 4 | Missy Franklin | United States | 1:56.04 | CR |
| 10 | 5 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 1:57.21 | |
| 11 | 2 | Camille Cheng | Hong Kong | 1:58.99 | |
| 12 | 3 | Alyson Ackman | Canada | 1:59.25 | |
| 13 | 6 | Samantha Lucie-Smith | New Zealand | 2:00.75 | |
| 14 | 7 | Aya Takano | Japan | 2:00.90 | |
| 15 | 8 | Sze Hang Yu | Hong Kong | 2:02.65 | |
| 16 | 1 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada | 2:03.25 | |

### A Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 1:55.74 | CR |
| | 6 | Bronte Barratt | Australia | 1:57.22 | |
| | 3 | Shannon Vreeland | United States | 1:57.38 | |
| 4 | 5 | Melanie Schlanger | Australia | 1:57.39 | |
| 5 | 2 | Samantha Cheverton | Canada | 1:58.96 | |
| 6 | 1 | Chihiro Igarashi | Japan | 1:59.08 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sishi Zhang | China | 1:59.29 | |
| 8 | 8 | Yasuko Miyamoto | Japan | 1:59.94 | |