Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | Ágnes Kovács | Hungary | 2:24.92 |
| 3 | 4 | Kristy Kowal | United States | 2:26.73 |
| 4 | 5 | Qi Hui | China | 2:26.76 |
| 4 | 2 | Karine Brémond | France | 2:27.13 |
| 4 | 4 | Masami Tanaka | Japan | 2:27.39 |
| 4 | 3 | Beatrice Căslaru | Romania | 2:27.59 |
| 4 | 6 | Caroline Hildreth | Australia | 2:27.60 |
| 3 | 3 | Amanda Beard | United States | 2:27.83 |
| 3 | 5 | Sarah Poewe | South Africa | 2:27.84 |
| 5 | 3 | Olga Bakaldina | Russia | 2:28.19 |
| 4 | 8 | Ku Hyo-Jin | South Korea | 2:28.21 |
| 4 | 7 | Rebecca Brown | Australia | 2:28.24 |
| 5 | 6 | Luo Xuejuan | China | 2:28.43 |
| 5 | 1 | Christin Petelski | Canada | 2:29.11 |
| 3 | 6 | Anne Poleska | Germany | 2:29.15 |
| 5 | 7 | Alicja Pęczak | Poland | 2:29.45 |