| Final Thursday 06.08 18:20 | time | gap | L | React. | 50m | 100m | 150m |  | 1. Natsumi Hoshi |  JPN | 2:05.56 |   | 4 | 0.62 | 28.81s | 6. | 1:01.06 | 4. | 1:33.22 | 3. |  | 2. Cammile Adams |  USA | 2:06.40 | 0.84 | 7 | 0.76 | 28.96s | 7. | 1:01.23 | 7. | 1:33.71 | 5. |  | 3. Yufei Zhang |  CHN | 2:06.51 | WJ0.95 | 6 | 0.78 | 28.29s | 2. | 1:00.74 | 3. | 1:33.65 | 4. |  | 4. Brianna Throssell |  AUS | 2:06.78 | 1.22 | 1 | 0.77 | 28.73s | 4. | 1:01.22 | 6. | 1:33.84 | 6. |  | 4. Franziska Hentke |  GER | 2:06.78 | 1.22 | 5 | 0.66 | 28.76s | 5. | 1:00.34 | 2. | 1:32.86 | 2. |  | 6. Katie Mclaughlin |  USA | 2:06.95 | 1.39 | 2 | 0.72 | 28.09s | 1. | 1:00.28 | 1. | 1:32.82 | 1. |  | 7. Liliana Szilagyi |  HUN | 2:07.76 | 2.20 | 3 | 0.64 | 28.96s | 7. | 1:01.89 | 8. | 1:34.05 | 7. |  | 8. Yilin Zhou |  CHN | 2:10.20 | 4.64 | 8 | 0.73 | 28.70s | 3. | 1:01.15 | 5. | 1:35.09 | 8. |   
| World Record: Liu Zige (CHN) 2:01.81, Ji Nan (CHN), 21.10.2009. |  | World Championships Record: Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2:03.41, Roma (ITA), 30.07.2009. |  | World Junior Record: World Best Time. |  | Qualification times. Standard A: 2:11.14, Standard B: 2:15.73 |   
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| Ranking | time | gap | L | React. | 50m | 100m | 150m | Semi | birth |  | 1. Natsumi Hoshi |  JPN | 2:06.36 |   | 3 | 0.64 | 28.37s | 1:00.68s | 1:33.32 | Semi 2 | 1990 |  | 2. Franziska Hentke |  GER | 2:06.64 | 0.28 | 6 | 0.65 | 28.81s | 1:00.49s | 1:33.56 | Semi 2 | 1989 |  | 3. Liliana Szilagyi |  HUN | 2:07.05 | 0.69 | 5 | 0.66 | 28.80s | 1:01.66s | 1:34.10 | Semi 2 | 1996 |  | 4. Yufei Zhang |  CHN | 2:07.08 | 0.72 | 4 | 0.75 | 28.53s | 1:01.48s | 1:34.49 | Semi 2 | 1998 |  | 5. Katie McLaughlin |  USA | 2:07.52 | 1.16 | 4 | 0.72 | 28.50s | 1:01.11s | 1:34.43 | Semi 1 | 1997 |  | 6. Cammile Adams |  USA | 2:07.57 | 1.21 | 5 | 0.82 | 29.05s | 1:01.40s | 1:34.42 | Semi 1 | 1991 |  | 6. Brianna Throssell |  AUS | 2:07.57 | 1.21 | 7 | 0.73 | 28.95s | 1:01.46s | 1:34.28 | Semi 1 | 1996 |  | 8. Yilin Zhou |  CHN | 2:07.69 | 1.33 | 2 | 0.74 | 28.24s | 1:00.52s | 1:33.55 | Semi 1 | 1992 |  |  eliminated |  | 9. Madeline Groves |  AUS | 2:08.00 | 1.64 | 2 | 0.77 | 28.42s | 1:01.66s | 1:34.89 | Semi 2 | 1995 |  | 10.Anja Klinar |  SLO | 2:08.52 | 2.16 | 8 | 0.77 | 29.39s | 1:01.94s | 1:35.18 | Semi 2 | 1988 |  | 11.Lara Grangeon |  FRA | 2:08.67 | 2.31 | 6 | 0.68 | 28.84s | 1:01.29s | 1:34.86 | Semi 1 | 1991 |  | 12.Audrey Lacroix |  CAN | 2:08.86 | 2.50 | 7 | 0.70 | 28.59s | 1:00.96s | 1:34.66 | Semi 2 | 1983 |  | 13.Katinka Hosszu |  HUN | 2:08.91 | 2.55 | 3 | 0.73 | 28.87s | 1:01.57s | 1:35.02 | Semi 1 | 1989 |  | 14.Jinyoung Park |  KOR | 2:09.21 | 2.85 | 1 | 0.64 | 28.57s | 1:01.58s | 1:34.90 | Semi 1 | 1997 |  | 14.Hannah Miley |  GBR | 2:09.21 | 2.85 | 1 | 0.66 | 29.16s | 1:02.12s | 1:35.33 | Semi 2 | 1989 |  | 16.Joanna Maranhao-Melo |  BRA | 2:09.69 | 3.33 | 8 | 0.75 | 30.50s | 1:02.75s | 1:35.87 | Semi 1 | 1987 |   
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| Ranking | time | gap | L | React. | 50m | 100m | 150m | Heat | birth |  | 1. Yufei Zhang |  CHN | 2:06.92 | WJ | 2 | 0.74 | 28.96s | 1:01.55s | 1:34.04 | Heat 4 | 1998 |  | 2. Katie McLaughlin |  USA | 2:07.32 | 0.40 | 3 | 0.71 | 28.36s | 1:00.89s | 1:34.10 | Heat 4 | 1997 |  | 3. Liliana Szilagyi |  HUN | 2:07.46 | 0.54 | 4 | 0.65 | 28.99s | 1:01.83s | 1:34.28 | Heat 2 | 1996 |  | 4. Cammile Adams |  USA | 2:07.96 | 1.04 | 5 | 0.82 | 29.32s | 1:01.55s | 1:34.41 | Heat 4 | 1991 |  | 5. Natsumi Hoshi |  JPN | 2:07.97 | 1.05 | 5 | 0.67 | 28.94s | 1:02.22s | 1:34.99 | Heat 3 | 1990 |  | 6. Katinka Hosszu |  HUN | 2:08.07 | 1.15 | 3 | 0.72 | 28.83s | 1:01.44s | 1:34.94 | Heat 3 | 1989 |  | 7. Franziska Hentke |  GER | 2:08.31 | 1.39 | 4 | 0.66 | 28.75s | 1:01.12s | 1:34.85 | Heat 4 | 1989 |  | 8. Lara Grangeon |  FRA | 2:08.54 | 1.62 | 7 | 0.68 | 29.30s | 1:01.80s | 1:35.42 | Heat 3 | 1991 |  | 9. Madeline Groves |  AUS | 2:08.65 | 1.73 | 4 | 0.77 | 28.60s | 1:01.37s | 1:35.22 | Heat 3 | 1995 |  | 10.Yilin Zhou |  CHN | 2:08.76 | 1.84 | 6 | 0.73 | 28.48s | 1:01.53s | 1:34.90 | Heat 2 | 1992 |  | 11.Audrey Lacroix |  CAN | 2:08.79 | 1.87 | 6 | 0.70 | 28.61s | 1:00.90s | 1:34.43 | Heat 4 | 1983 |  | 12.Brianna Throssell |  AUS | 2:09.16 | 2.24 | 3 | 0.74 | 29.35s | 1:02.43s | 1:35.65 | Heat 2 | 1996 |  | 13.Hannah Miley |  GBR | 2:09.44 | 2.52 | 7 | 0.66 | 29.38s | 1:02.16s | 1:35.75 | Heat 4 | 1989 |  | 14.Jinyoung Park |  KOR | 2:09.62 | 2.70 | 6 | 0.65 | 29.10s | 1:02.50s | 1:36.09 | Heat 3 | 1997 |  | 15.Anja Klinar |  SLO | 2:09.70 | 2.78 | 8 | 0.80 | 29.53s | 1:02.65s | 1:36.14 | Heat 3 | 1988 |  | 16.Joanna Maranhao-Melo |  BRA | 2:09.77 | 2.85 | 7 | 0.76 | 29.75s | 1:02.63s | 1:35.97 | Heat 2 | 1987 |  |  eliminated |  | 17.Martina Van Berkel |  SUI | 2:09.88 | 2.96 | 2 | 0.69 | 29.55s | 1:02.46s | 1:36.01 | Heat 3 | 1989 |  | 18.Judit Ignacio |  ESP | 2:09.93 | 3.01 | 5 | 0.72 | 29.44s | 1:02.32s | 1:35.83 | Heat 2 | 1994 |  | 19.Aimee Willmott |  GBR | 2:10.07 | 3.15 | 1 | 0.73 | 29.75s | 1:02.93s | 1:35.88 | Heat 3 | 1993 |  | 20.Sujin Park |  KOR | 2:11.07 | 4.15 | 1 | 0.74 | 29.37s | 1:03.32s | 1:36.95 | Heat 2 | 1999 |  | 21.Andreina Pinto |  VEN | 2:11.14 | 4.22 | 1 | 0.72 | 29.62s | 1:02.69s | 1:36.46 | Heat 4 | 1991 |  | 22.Alessia Polieri |  ITA | 2:11.30 | 4.38 | 2 | 0.71 | 30.05s | 1:03.69s | 1:37.49 | Heat 2 | 1994 |  | 23.Valerie Gruest |  GUA | 2:12.82 | 5.90 | 5 | 0.70 | 29.90s | 1:03.84s | 1:38.60 | Heat 1 | 1999 |  | 24.Ana Monteiro |  POR | 2:12.87 | 5.95 | 8 | 0.75 | 29.71s | 1:03.33s | 1:37.64 | Heat 4 | 1993 |  | 25.Barbora Zavadova |  CZE | 2:12.89 | 5.97 | 0 | 0.77 | 29.42s | 1:02.95s | 1:37.10 | Heat 3 | 1993 |  | 26.Anna Ntountounaki |  GRE | 2:13.69 | 6.77 | 9 | 0.70 | 29.49s | 1:03.13s | 1:38.12 | Heat 3 | 1995 |  | 27.Virginia Bardach |  ARG | 2:13.76 | 6.84 | 0 | 0.78 | 29.83s | 1:03.33s | 1:37.99 | Heat 2 | 1992 |  | 28.Ida Marko-Varga |  SWE | 2:14.89 | 7.97 | 9 | 0.72 | 29.06s | 1:02.83s | 1:38.04 | Heat 2 | 1985 |  | 29.Ting Wen Quah |  SIN | 2:14.93 | 8.01 | 4 | 0.70 | 29.48s | 1:03.29s | 1:38.33 | Heat 1 | 1992 |  | 30.Claudia Hufnagl |  AUT | 2:15.16 | 8.24 | 9 | 0.70 | 29.98s | 1:03.45s | 1:38.17 | Heat 4 | 1996 |  | 31.Monalisa Arieswaty Lorenza |  INA | 2:15.76 | 8.84 | 2 | 0.76 | 30.70s | 1:04.93s | 1:39.69 | Heat 1 | 1996 |  | 32.Jessica Maria Camposano Rios |  COL | 2:16.40 | 9.48 | 3 | 0.68 | 29.36s | 1:03.52s | 1:39.18 | Heat 1 | 1992 |  | 33.Estefania Urzua |  CHI | 2:19.12 | 12.20 | 1 | 0.81 | 31.89s | 1:07.07s | 1:42.76 | Heat 1 | 1999 |  | 34.Sutasinee Pankaew |  THA | 2:19.54 | 12.62 | 6 | 0.69 | 30.50s | 1:04.96s | 1:41.13 | Heat 1 | 1996 |  | 35.Sharo Rodriguez |  MEX | 2:19.60 | 12.68 | 0 | 0.68 | 30.99s | 1:06.02s | 1:42.72 | Heat 4 | 1996 |  | 36.Maria Fernanda Far Nunez |  PAN | 2:19.65 | 12.73 | 7 | 0.77 | 31.31s | 1:07.11s | 1:43.43 | Heat 1 | 1998 |  | 37.Laura Arroyo |  MEX | 2:20.04 | 13.12 | 8 | 0.76 | 30.40s | 1:05.37s | 1:41.86 | Heat 2 | 1997 |  | 38.Noel Borshi |  ALB | 2:20.28 | 13.36 | 8 | 0.80 | 31.33s | 1:06.81s | 1:43.29 | Heat 1 | 1996 |  | 39.Alsu Bayramova |  AZE | 2:26.27 | 19.35 | 0 | 0.73 | 32.66s | 1:09.64s | 1:47.31 | Heat 1 | 2000 |   
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| Swimmer | Q. time | Birth | L | Heat |  | -. Franziska Hentke |  GER | 2:05.26 | 1989 | 4 | Heat 4 |  | -. Madeline Groves |  AUS | 2:05.41 | 1995 | 4 | Heat 3 |  | -. Liliana Szilagyi |  HUN | 2:06.59 | 1996 | 4 | Heat 2 |  | -. Cammile Adams |  USA | 2:06.61 | 1991 | 5 | Heat 4 |  | -. Natsumi Hoshi |  JPN | 2:06.66 | 1990 | 5 | Heat 3 |  | -. Judit Ignacio |  ESP | 2:06.66 | 1994 | 5 | Heat 2 |  | -. Katie McLaughlin |  USA | 2:07.08 | 1997 | 3 | Heat 4 |  | -. Katinka Hosszu |  HUN | 2:07.28 | 1989 | 3 | Heat 3 |  | -. Brianna Throssell |  AUS | 2:07.29 | 1996 | 3 | Heat 2 |  | -. Audrey Lacroix |  CAN | 2:07.63 | 1983 | 6 | Heat 4 |  | -. Jinyoung Park |  KOR | 2:07.86 | 1997 | 6 | Heat 3 |  | -. Yilin Zhou |  CHN | 2:08.02 | 1992 | 6 | Heat 2 |  | -. Yufei Zhang |  CHN | 2:08.32 | 1998 | 2 | Heat 4 |  | -. Martina Van Berkel |  SUI | 2:08.45 | 1989 | 2 | Heat 3 |  | -. Alessia Polieri |  ITA | 2:08.62 | 1994 | 2 | Heat 2 |  | -. Hannah Miley |  GBR | 2:08.63 | 1989 | 7 | Heat 4 |  | -. Lara Grangeon |  FRA | 2:08.68 | 1991 | 7 | Heat 3 |  | -. Joanna Maranhao-Melo |  BRA | 2:09.38 | 1987 | 7 | Heat 2 |  | -. Andreina Pinto |  VEN | 2:09.51 | 1991 | 1 | Heat 4 |  | -. Aimee Willmott |  GBR | 2:09.66 | 1993 | 1 | Heat 3 |  | -. Sujin Park |  KOR | 2:10.06 | 1999 | 1 | Heat 2 |  | -. Ana Monteiro |  POR | 2:10.51 | 1993 | 8 | Heat 4 |  | -. Anja Klinar |  SLO | 2:10.63 | 1988 | 8 | Heat 3 |  | -. Sharo Rodriguez |  MEX | 2:11.13 | 1996 | 0 | Heat 4 |  | -. Laura Arroyo |  MEX | 2:11.13 | 1997 | 8 | Heat 2 |  |  Standard A: 2:11.14 |  | -. Barbora Zavadova |  CZE | 2:12.13 | 1993 | 0 | Heat 3 |  | -. Virginia Bardach |  ARG | 2:12.82 | 1992 | 0 | Heat 2 |  | -. Claudia Hufnagl |  AUT | 2:13.28 | 1996 | 9 | Heat 4 |  | -. Anna Ntountounaki |  GRE | 2:13.41 | 1995 | 9 | Heat 3 |  | -. Ida Marko-Varga |  SWE | 2:13.57 | 1985 | 9 | Heat 2 |  | -. Ting Wen Quah |  SIN | 2:13.59 | 1992 | 4 | Heat 1 |  | -. Valerie Gruest |  GUA | 2:13.87 | 1999 | 5 | Heat 1 |  | -. Jessica Maria Camposano Rios |  COL | 2:14.18 | 1992 | 3 | Heat 1 |  | -. Sutasinee Pankaew |  THA | 2:14.51 | 1996 | 6 | Heat 1 |  | -. Monalisa Arieswaty Lorenza |  INA | 2:15.16 | 1996 | 2 | Heat 1 |  |  Standard B: 2:15.73 |  | -. Maria Fernanda Far Nunez |  PAN | 2:16.97 | 1998 | 7 | Heat 1 |  | -. Estefania Urzua |  CHI | 2:17.28 | 1999 | 1 | Heat 1 |  | -. Noel Borshi |  ALB | 2:19.86 | 1996 | 8 | Heat 1 |  | -. Alsu Bayramova |  AZE | 2:32.83 | 2000 | 0 | Heat 1 |   
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