Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The Women's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 27 and 28 July 2017.Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.Results
Heats
The heats were held on 27 July at 10:10.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | | | 2:24.03 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | | | 2:24.28 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | | | 2:24.31 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | | | 2:24.41 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | | | 2:24.56 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | | | 2:24.57 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | | | 2:24.69 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | | | 2:25.26 | Q, NR |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | | | 2:25.31 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Shi Jinglin | | 2:25.39 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | | | 2:25.63 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | | | 2:25.93 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Back Su-yeon | | 2:26.45 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | | | 2:26.50 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | | | 2:26.78 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | | | 2:28.59 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | 6 | | | 2:28.68 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | | | 2:28.71 | |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | | | 2:28.81 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | | | 2:29.18 | |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | | | 2:29.34 | |
| 22 | 2 | 7 | | | 2:29.35 | |
| 23 | 3 | 0 | | | 2:31.36 | |
| 24 | 3 | 8 | | | 2:32.63 | |
| 25 | 4 | 0 | | | 2:33.93 | |
| 26 | 2 | 0 | | | 2:35.20 | |
| 27 | 2 | 8 | | | 2:36.99 | |
| 28 | 3 | 9 | | | 2:37.42 | |
| 29 | 4 | 9 | | | 2:38.60 | |
| 30 | 1 | 2 | Nguyễn Thị Nhất Lam | | 2:45.25 | |
| 31 | 1 | 3 | | | 2:45.37 | |
| 32 | 1 | 5 | | | 2:45.52 | |
| 33 | 1 | 4 | | | 2:48.48 | |
| 34 | 2 | 9 | | | 2:49.09 | |
| 35 | 1 | 7 | | | 2:52.53 | |
| 36 | 1 | 6 | | | 3:04.65 | |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 27 July at 18:50.Semifinal 2
Final
The final was held on 28 July at 18:25.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | | 2:19.64 | |
| 5 | Bethany Galat | | 2:21.77 | |
| 6 | Shi Jinglin | | 2:21.93 | |
| 4 | 8 | Lilly King | | 2:22.11 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kierra Smith | | 2:22.23 | |
| 6 | 1 | Molly Renshaw | | 2:22.96 | |
| 7 | 3 | Taylor McKeown | | 2:23.06 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jessica Vall | | 2:23.29 | |
