# 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27–28 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool. The last champion was Penelope Heyns of South Africa.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | Qi Hui (CHN) | 2:22.99 | Hangzhou, China | April 13, 2001 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Penelope Heyns (RSA) | 2:23.64 | Sydney, Australia | August 27, 1999 |

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

The first round was held on August 27.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Amanda Beard | United States | 2:28.92 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Leisel Jones | Australia | 2:29.83 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Tara Kirk | United States | 2:30.89 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Kristy Kowal | United States | 2:30.92 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Junko Isoda | Japan | 2:31.72 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Brooke Hanson | Australia | 2:32.22 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan | 2:32.32 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Megan Quann | United States | 2:32.45 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Corrie Clark | United States | 2:32.47 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Rhiannon Leier | Canada | 2:33.59 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Kelli Waite | Australia | 2:33.59 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | Luo Xuejuan | China | 2:33.98 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Christin Petelski | Canada | 2:34.15 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Lisa Blackburn | Canada | 2:34.95 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Jane Copland | New Zealand | 2:36.38 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Dena Durand | Canada | 2:38.17 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil | 2:38.31 | |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Tamara Wagner | Canada | 2:38.52 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 | Kristy Cameron | Canada | 2:39.34 | |
| 20 | 4 | 7 | Wei Min Teo | Singapore | 2:39.82 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Hiu Nam Joyce Wong | Hong Kong | 2:40.76 | |
| 22 | 1 | 4 | Tse May Heng | Singapore | 2:42.60 | |
| 23 | 1 | 5 | Ka Lei Liu | Hong Kong | 2:43.19 | |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Sin Wing Caroline Chiu | Hong Kong | 2:49.60 | |
| - | 2 | 2 | Jenny Guerrero | Philippines | DNS | |
| - | 2 | 8 | Andrea Cassidy | United States | DNS | |
| - | 3 | 7 | Jessica Abbott | Australia | DNS | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 27.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Leisel Jones | Australia | 2:26.86 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Kristy Kowal | United States | 2:27.34 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Amanda Beard | United States | 2:27.44 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Junko Isoda | Japan | 2:29.36 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Brooke Hanson | Australia | 2:29.60 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Tara Kirk | United States | 2:29.85 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan | 2:30.16 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Luo Xuejuan | China | 2:31.09 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Kelli Waite | Australia | 2:31.61 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Megan Quann | United States | 2:31.82 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Rhiannon Leier | Canada | 2:32.28 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Lisa Blackburn | Canada | 2:34.57 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Christin Petelski | Canada | 2:35.69 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Dena Durand | Canada | 2:36.35 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Jane Copland | New Zealand | 2:36.40 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Joanna Maranhão | Brazil | 2:37.99 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 28.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Amanda Beard | United States | 2:26.31 |
| | 4 | Leisel Jones | Australia | 2:26.42 |
| | 5 | Kristy Kowal | United States | 2:27.59 |
| 4 | 1 | Luo Xuejuan | China | 2:28.23 |
| 5 | 6 | Junko Isoda | Japan | 2:29.30 |
| 6 | 7 | Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan | 2:30.80 |
| 7 | 2 | Brooke Hanson | Australia | 2:31.22 |
| 8 | 8 | Rhiannon Leier | Canada | 2:32.64 |