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| Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S9 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | men | |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 100 m S10 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The Women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 8 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.
Three heats were held, with each initially drawn to be of six swimmers. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Meagen Nay |  Australia |
2:09.53 | Q, CG |
| 2 | 5 | Stephanie Proud |  England |
2:11.02 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sinead Russell |  Canada |
2:13.23 | |
| 4 | 2 | Chelsey Wilson |  Northern Ireland |
2:20.48 | |
| 5 | 7 | Ananya Panigrahi |  India |
2:34.27 | |
| – | 6 | Georgia Davies |  Wales |
DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Belinda Hocking | Australia |
2:11.79 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada |
2:12.87 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Gemma Spofforth | England |
2:12.93 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Melanie Nocher | Northern Ireland |
2:14.23 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kiera Aitken |  Bermuda |
2:25.74 | |
| 6 | 7 | Arti Ghorpade | India |
2:33.95 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Melissa Ingram |  New Zealand |
2:09.43 | Q, CG |
| 2 | 5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia |
2:10.01 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England |
2:10.07 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Lauren Lavigna | Canada |
2:13.71 | |
| 5 | 7 | Talisa Lanoe |  Kenya |
2:35.78 | |
| – | 2 | Penelope Marshall | New Zealand |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Meagen Nay | Australia |
2:07.56 | CG |
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6 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England |
2:07.90 | |
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3 | Emily Seebohm | Australia |
2:08.28 | |
| 4 | 7 | Belinda Hocking | Australia |
2:09.01 | |
| 5 | 8 | Gemma Spofforth | England |
2:09.08 | |
| 6 | 2 | Stephanie Proud | England |
2:09.12 | |
| 7 | 4 | Melissa Ingram | New Zealand |
2:09.53 | |
| 8 | 1 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada |
2:12.04 |