| Swimming – Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 SEA Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | OCBC Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 7 June 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | |||||||||
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The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming event at the 2015 SEA Games was held on 7 June at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Kallang, Singapore. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing Asian and Games records were as follows:
| Asian record |  Zhao Jing (CHN) | 2:06.46 | Guangzhou, China | 14 November 2010 |
| Games record |  Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) | 2:14.80 | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | 12 December 2013 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 7 June | Final | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên |  Vietnam (VIE) | 2:14.12 | GR |
All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Sunday, 7 June 2015 | 19:38 | Final |
| KEY: | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The final was held on 7 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) | 2:14.12 | GR |
 | 5 |  Yessy Venesia Yosaputra (INA) | 2:17.17 | |
 | 3 |  Roxanne Ashley Yu (PHI) | 2:18.45 | |
| 4 | 8 | Elizabeth Ann Jordana (PHI) | 2:19.35 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Quek Jia Hui Hannah (SIN) | 2:21.14 | |
| 6 | 7 |  Araya Wongvat (THA) | 2:21.45 | |
| 7 | 1 | Nurul Fajar Fitriyati (INA) | 2:22.93 | |
| 8 | 6 | Chantal Liew (SIN) | 2:23.96 |
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