title: Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke
  
  The women's 200m backstroke swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games was held on December 3, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sunday, 3 December 2006 | 10:49 | Heats |
  | Sunday, 3 December 2006 | 18:40 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | 2:06.62 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 1991 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | He Cihong (CHN) | 2:07.40 | Rome, Italy | 11 September 1994 |
  | Games Record | He Cihong (CHN) | 2:09.46 | Hiroshima, Japan | 8 October 1994 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Bai Anqi (CHN) | 2:12.94 |
  | 2 | 1 | Takami Igarashi (JPN) | 2:13.37 |
  | 3 | 2 | Jung Yoo-jin (KOR) | 2:13.57 |
  | 4 | 2 | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | 2:15.22 |
  | 5 | 2 | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 2:16.37 |
  | 6 | 1 | Lee Nam-eun (KOR) | 2:17.97 |
  | 7 | 2 | He Hsu-jung (TPE) | 2:21.62 |
  | 8 | 2 | Cheung Ho Yi (HKG) | 2:22.30 |
  | 9 | 1 | Ong Ming Xiu (MAS) | 2:24.74 |
  | 10 | 1 | Maftunabonu Tukhtasinova (UZB) | 2:28.38 |
  | 11 | 2 | Kuan Weng I (MAC) | 2:29.98 |
  | 12 | 2 | Wenika Kaewchaiwong (THA) | 2:31.33 |
  | 13 | 1 | Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB) | 2:33.93 |
  | 14 | 1 | Fong Man Wai (MAC) | 2:36.66 |
  | 15 | 2 | Kiran Khan (PAK) | 2:41.09 |
  | 16 | 1 | Nora Al-Awam (QAT) | 2:51.10 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | 2:10.33 |
  | | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 2:11.54 |
  | | Takami Igarashi (JPN) | 2:12.55 |
  | 4 | Bai Anqi (CHN) | 2:12.63 |
  | 5 | Jung Yoo-jin (KOR) | 2:13.00 |
  | 6 | Lee Nam-eun (KOR) | 2:17.85 |
  | 7 | He Hsu-jung (TPE) | 2:21.89 |
  | 8 | Cheung Ho Yi (HKG) | 2:24.56 |
  