# 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 5 December.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Melissa Franklin | United States | 2:00.03 | Berlin | 22 October 2011 |
| Championship record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 2:00.91 | Manchester | 11 April 2008 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| 5 December | Final | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:59.23 | WR, CR |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held at 10:01.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:02.69 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:03.18 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 2:03.39 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Sayaka Akase | Japan | 2:03.40 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 2:03.44 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:03.49 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | Elizabeth Beisel | United States | 2:03.66 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic | 2:03.95 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Daria Ustinova | Russia | 2:04.38 | |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland | 2:04.97 | |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Kathleen Baker | United States | 2:04.99 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | Yao Yige | China | 2:05.00 | |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | Andrea Berrino | Argentina | 2:05.06 | SA |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Jenny Mensing | Germany | 2:05.47 | |
| 15 | 6 | 7 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada | 2:05.61 | |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 2:05.76 | |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Michelle Coleman | Sweden | 2:05.82 | |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | Duane Da Rocha | Spain | 2:05.94 | |
| 19 | 6 | 8 | Rena Nishiwaki | Japan | 2:06.89 | |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | Jördis Steinegger | Austria | 2:07.54 | |
| 21 | 5 | 7 | Anastasiia Osipenko | Russia | 2:07.58 | |
| 22 | 5 | 8 | Sarah Bro | Denmark | 2:07.98 | |
| 23 | 4 | 7 | Carolina Colorado Henao | Colombia | 2:08.44 | |
| 24 | 4 | 0 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland | 2:08.63 | |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Chen Jie | China | 2:08.89 | |
| 26 | 6 | 9 | Martina van Berkel | Switzerland | 2:09.26 | |
| 37 | 3 | 6 | Stephanie Au | Hong Kong | 2:09.36 | |
| 38 | 3 | 1 | Ekaterina Avramova | Turkey | 2:09.39 | |
| 29 | 5 | 0 | Ida Lindborg | Sweden | 2:10.36 | |
| 30 | 2 | 7 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 2:10.52 | |
| 31 | 3 | 7 | Zanre Oberholzer | Namibia | 2:10.95 | |
| 32 | 3 | 2 | Ranohon Amanova | Uzbekistan | 2:11.32 | |
| 33 | 5 | 9 | Tereza Grusová | Czech Republic | 2:13.27 | |
| 34 | 3 | 4 | Karolina Hájková | Slovakia | 2:13.51 | |
| 35 | 5 | 1 | Ambra Esposito | Italy | 2:14.07 | |
| 36 | 3 | 0 | Inés Remersaro | Uruguay | 2:14.22 | |
| 37 | 3 | 3 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina | 2:14.34 | |
| 38 | 2 | 5 | Roxanne Yu | Philippines | 2:14.72 | |
| 39 | 3 | 8 | Tatiana Perstniova | Moldova | 2:16.48 | |
| 40 | 3 | 9 | Alexus Laird | Seychelles | 2:18.20 | |
| 41 | 2 | 4 | Talisa Tanoe | Kenya | 2:19.55 | |
| 42 | 2 | 3 | Ariana Herranz | Philippines | 2:23.94 | |
| 43 | 2 | 2 | Deandre Small | Barbados | 2:24.22 | |
| 44 | 2 | 6 | Lauren Hew | Cayman Islands | 2:24.38 | |
| 45 | 2 | 1 | Yuliya Stisyuk | Azerbaijan | 2:27.49 | |
| 46 | 2 | 8 | Diana Basho | Albania | 2:38.82 | |
| 47 | 1 | 5 | Roylin Akiwo | Palau | 2:52.55 | |
| — | 1 | 4 | Shanice Paraka | Papua New Guinea | | DNS |
| — | 4 | 1 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | | DNS |
| — | 4 | 2 | Dorte Baumert | Germany | | DNS |
| — | 1 | 3 | Tanja Kylliainen | Finland | | DSQ |

### Final

The final were held at 18:32.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:59.23 | WR |
| | 7 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:00.13 | OC |
| | 6 | Sayaka Akase | Japan | 2:02.30 | |
| 4 | 5 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:02.44 | |
| 5 | 3 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 2:02.67 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 2:03.06 | |
| 7 | 1 | Elizabeth Beisel | United States | 2:04.22 | |
| 8 | 8 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic | 2:04.24 | |