Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Note
1 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:07.70 Q , NR
2 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2:07.76 Q
3 Reiko Nakamura Japan 2:08.82 Q
4 Esther Baron France 2:10.55 Q
5 Hanae Ito Japan 2:10.69 Q
6 Alessia Filippi Italy 2:11.16 Q
6 Nikolett Szepesi Hungary 2:11.16 Q
8 Elizabeth Simmonds Great Britain 2:11.20 Q
9 Iryna Amshennikova Ukraine 2:11.49
10 Escarlata Bernard Gonzalez Spain 2:11.72
11 Frances Adcock Australia 2:12.04
12 Elizabeth Beisel USA 2:12.09
13 Hannah McLean New Zealand 2:13.12
14 Joanna Fargus Australia 2:13.22
15 Evelyn Verrasztó Hungary 2:13.52
16 Melissa Ingram New Zealand 2:14.07
Results -- Semifinals
The Women's 200m Backstroke at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 30 March (prelims & semifinals) and the evening of 31 March (finals) at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. 59 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 56 swam. Existing records at the start of the event were: