# Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place on May 24, the final on May 25.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Annamay Pierse | Canada | 2:20.12 | Rome | July 30, 2009 |
| European record | Nađa Higl | Serbia | 2:21.62 | Rome | July 31, 2009 |
| Championship record | Anastasia Chaun | Russia | 2:23.50 | Budapest | August 13, 2010 |

## Results
### Heats

36 swimmers participated in 5 heats.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Joline Höstman | Sweden | 2:28.06 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Nađa Higl | Serbia | 2:28.59 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | Irina Novikova | Russia | 2:29.19 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Sara Nordenstam | Norway | 2:29.22 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Sarah Poewe | Germany | 2:29.84 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Fanny Lecluyse | Belgium | 2:30.17 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Martina Moravciková | Czech Republic | 2:30.50 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland | 2:30.54 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Caroline Ruhnau | Germany | 2:30.55 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Dilara Buse Günaydin | Turkey | 2:31.38 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | Tjasa Vozel | Slovenia | 2:31.50 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Ganna Dzerkaľ | Ukraine | 2:31.71 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Shani Stallard | Ireland | 2:31.87 | Q |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Anna Sztankovics | Hungary | 2:31.87 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | Neza Marcun | Slovenia | 2:32.07 | Q |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | Fiona Doyle | Ireland | 2:32.20 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Noora Laukkanen | Finland | 2:32.21 | |
| 18 | 2 | 6 | Alona Ribakova | Latvia | 2:32.53 | NR |
| 19 | 4 | 7 | Concepcion Badillo Diaz | Spain | 2:32.69 | |
| 20 | 3 | 5 | Chiara Boggiatto | Italy | 2:32.73 | |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | Jenna Laukkanen | Finland | 2:33.33 | |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | Tanja Šmid | Slovenia | 2:33.38 | |
| 23 | 3 | 3 | Vanessa Crimberg | Germany | 2:33.59 | |
| 24 | 3 | 8 | Raminta Dvariškytė | Lithuania | 2:33.62 | |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | Lisa Fissneider | Italy | 2:33.79 | |
| 26 | 4 | 8 | Anastasiya Malyavina | Ukraine | 2:34.19 | |
| 27 | 2 | 5 | Sandra Swierczewska | Austria | 2:34.79 | |
| 28 | 1 | 4 | Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir | Iceland | 2:36.25 | |
| 29 | 2 | 7 | Mariya Liver | Ukraine | 2:38.11 | |
| 30 | 2 | 4 | Maria Georgia Michalaka | Greece | 2:38.42 | |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Zuzana Mimovicová | Slovakia | 2:39.52 | |
| 32 | 1 | 3 | Vangelina Draganova | Bulgaria | 2:39.97 | |
| 33 | 2 | 1 | Evghenia Tanasienco | Moldova | 2:40.15 | |
| 34 | 1 | 6 | Tatiana Chisca | Moldova | 2:41.49 | |
| 35 | 2 | 8 | Helena Pikhartová | Czech Republic | 2:42.01 | |
| | 2 | 2 | Stina Gardell | Sweden | DNS | |

### Semifinals

The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Sara Nordenstam | Norway | 2:27.91 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Nađa Higl | Serbia | 2:28.28 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Ganna Dzerkaľ | Ukraine | 2:28.88 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Fanny Lecluyse | Belgium | 2:28.93 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland | 2:28.99 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Anna Sztankovics | Hungary | 2:30.26 | |
| 7 | 2 | Dilara Buse Günaydin | Turkey | 2:30.70 | |
| 8 | 8 | Fiona Doyle | Ireland | 2:33.97 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Irina Novikova | Russia | 2:26.39 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Joline Höstman | Sweden | 2:27.89 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sarah Poewe | Germany | 2:28.72 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Martina Moravciková | Czech Republic | 2:29.27 | |
| 5 | 2 | Caroline Ruhnau | Germany | 2:29.47 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tjasa Vozel | Slovenia | 2:29.86 | |
| 7 | 8 | Neza Marcun | Slovenia | 2:30.99 | |
| 8 | 1 | Shani Stallard | Ireland | 2:32.11 | |

### Final

The final was held at 17:38.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Sara Nordenstam | Norway | 2:26.91 |
| | 4 | Irina Novikova | Russia | 2:27.25 |
| | 2 | Sarah Poewe | Germany | 2:27.80 |
| 4 | 5 | Joline Höstman | Sweden | 2:27.87 |
| 5 | 8 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland | 2:27.92 |
| 6 | 6 | Nađa Higl | Serbia | 2:28.24 |
| 7 | 7 | Ganna Dzerkaľ | Ukraine | 2:28.37 |
| 8 | 1 | Fanny Lecluyse | Belgium | 2:30.12 |