Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 8 April | Final | Kylie Masse | | 2:05.98 | GR |
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 10:31.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | | | 2:09.12 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | | | 2:10.27 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | | | 2:10.45 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | | | 2:11.51 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | | | 2:11.68 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | | | 2:12.12 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | | | 2:12.62 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | | | 2:12.71 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | | | 2:13.05 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | | | 2:14.82 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | | | 2:16.07 | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | | | 2:16.89 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | | | 2:17.88 | |
| 14 | 3 | 7 | | | 2:27.48 | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | | | 2:27.88 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | | | 2:36.95 | |
| 3 | 6 | | | | |
Final
The final was held at 19:37.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
| 4 | | | 2:05.98 | GR |
| 1 | | | 2:06.42 | |
| 2 | | | 2:06.82 | |
| 4 | 3 | | | 2:07.86 | |
| 5 | 5 | | | 2:09.22 | |
| 6 | 8 | | | 2:11.28 | |
| 7 | 6 | | | 2:11.74 | |
| 8 | 7 | | | 2:12.40 | |
