Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | Liu Zige | China | 2:06.46 |
| 5 | 5 | Aurore Mongel | France | 2:06.49 |
| 3 | 4 | Yuko Nakanishi | Japan | 2:06.62 |
| 5 | 6 | Jiao Liuyang | China | 2:06.89 |
| 5 | 4 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | Poland | 2:06.91 |
| 3 | 6 | Natsumi Hoshi | Japan | 2:07.02 |
| 4 | 6 | Kathleen Hersey | United States | 2:07.65 |
| 4 | 7 | Micha Kathrine Østergaard Jensen | Denmark | 2:07.77 |
| 5 | 3 | Elaine Breeden | United States | 2:07.92 |
| 4 | 5 | Jemma Lowe | Great Britain | 2:08.07 |
| 4 | 4 | Jessicah Schipper | Australia | 2:08.11 |
| 4 | 3 | Audrey Lacroix | Canada | 2:08.54 |
| 5 | 2 | Samantha Hamill | Australia | 2:08.83 |
| 4 | 8 | Petra Granlund | Sweden | 2:08.97 |
| 4 | 2 | Ellen Gandy | Great Britain | 2:08.98 |