| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:08.40 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows.
| World record |  Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 2:05.81 | Sydney, Australia | 17 May 2000 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record | Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 2:05.81 | Sydney, Australia | 17 May 2000 | [1] |
| Games record | Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 2:06.60 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 17 September 1998 | [1] |
Both heats were held on 4 August. [2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Petria Thomas |  Australia | 2:09.05 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Jen Button |  Canada | 2:11.16 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Georgina Lee |  England | 2:12.07 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Margie Pedder | England | 2:12.32 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Elizabeth Van Welie |  New Zealand | 2:13.02 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Jessica Deglau | Canada | 2:13.71 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Audrey Lacroix | Canada | 2:15.45 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Rachel Coffee | Australia | 2:16.89 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Heather Roffey |  Cayman Islands | 2:19.48 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Angela Galea |  Malta | 2:21.69 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Christel Bouvron |  Singapore | 2:22.51 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Natalia Roubina |  Cyprus | 2:22.98 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Kaitlyn Elphinstone | Cayman Islands | 2:26.88 | |
| 1 | 1 | Tamara Swaby |  Jamaica | DNS |
The final was held on 4 August. [1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Petria Thomas | Australia | 2:08.40 | |
 | 3 | Georgina Lee | England | 2:10.73 | |
 | 6 | Margie Pedder | England | 2:11.60 | |
| 4 | 5 | Jen Button | Canada | 2:11.77 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jessica Deglau | Canada | 2:12.71 | |
| 6 | 2 | Elizabeth Van Welie | New Zealand | 2:13.24 | |
| 7 | 1 | Audrey Lacroix | Canada | 2:15.21 | |
| 8 | 8 | Rachel Coffee | Australia | 2:16.95 |
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