| Swimming – Women's 200 metre individual medley at the 2015 SEA Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | OCBC Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 7 June 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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The women's 200 metre individual medley 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 |  Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 2:07.57 | London, England | 31 July 2012 |
| Games record |  Siow Yi Ting (MAS) | 2:14.57 | Vientiane, Laos | 10 December 2009 |
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) | 2:13.53 | GR |
All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Sunday, 7 June 2015 | 09:08 | Heat 1 |
| 09:10 | Heat 2 | |
| 20:19 | Final |
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The heats were held on 7 June.
Heat 1 was held on 7 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 |  Phiangkhwan Pawapotako (THA) | 2:22.37 | Q |
| 2 | 3 |  Patricia Yosita Hapsari (INA) | 2:22.82 | Q |
| 3 | 4 |  Hannah Dato (PHI) | 2:23.30 | Q |
| 4 | 5 |  Erika Kong Chia Chia (MAS) | 2:23.78 | |
| 5 | 6 | Nguyễn Diệp Phương Trâm (VIE) | 2:27.04 | |
| 6 | 7 |  San Su Moe Theint (MYA) | 2:34.54 |
Heat 2 was held on 7 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) | 2:17.74 | Q |
| 2 | 3 |  Samantha Louisa Ginn Yeo (SIN) | 2:20.75 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Meagan Lim Shen-Hui (SIN) | 2:20.98 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Ressa Kania Dewi (INA) | 2:21.77 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Kanitta Nimdam (THA) | 2:23.60 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Oo Shun Lei Maw (MYA) | 2:38.88 |
The final was held on 7 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) | 2:13.53 | GR |
 | 2 | Phiangkhwan Pawapotako (THA) | 2:18.56 | |
 | 5 | Samantha Louisa Ginn Yeo (SIN) | 2:18.77 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ressa Kania Dewi (INA) | 2:20.72 | |
| 5 | 1 | Hannah Dato (PHI) | 2:21.65 | |
| 6 | 3 | Meagan Lim Shen-Hui (SIN) | 2:22.66 | |
| 7 | 8 | Kanitta Nimdam (THA) | 2:24.34 | |
| 8 | 7 | Patricia Yosita Hapsari (INA) | 2:25.49 |
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