title: Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
text: # Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
  
  The Women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 7 and 8 August 2018.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
  
  | | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World record European record | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:06.12 | Kazan | 3 August 2015 |
  | Championship record | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:07.30 | London | 19 May 2016 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The heats were started on 7 August at 09:25.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:11.09 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | 4 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | Great Britain | 2:11.39 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | 5 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 2:12.43 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | 3 | Aimee Willmott | Great Britain | 2:12.64 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ilaria Cusinato | Italy | 2:12.98 | Q |
  | 6 | 4 | 3 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:13.37 | Q |
  | 7 | 3 | 6 | Fantine Lesaffre | France | 2:13.44 | Q |
  | 8 | 4 | 5 | Hannah Miley | Great Britain | 2:13.60 | |
  | 9 | 4 | 2 | Abbie Wood | Great Britain | 2:13.65 | |
  | 10 | 4 | 1 | Anja Crevar | Serbia | 2:14.29 | Q |
  | 11 | 4 | 6 | Viktoriya Andreyeva | Russia | 2:14.91 | Q |
  | 12 | 4 | 7 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | 2:15.04 | |
  | 13 | 3 | 1 | Barbora Závadová | Czech Republic | 2:15.17 | Q |
  | 14 | 2 | 5 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 2:15.35 | Q, WD |
  | 15 | 3 | 2 | Cyrielle Duhamel | France | 2:15.41 | Q |
  | 16 | 2 | 7 | Anastasia Gorbenko | Israel | 2:15.49 | Q |
  | 17 | 2 | 2 | Dalma Sebestyén | Hungary | 2:15.53 | |
  | 18 | 2 | 6 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş | Turkey | 2:15.72 | Q |
  | 19 | 4 | 8 | Carlotta Toni | Italy | 2:15.91 | Q |
  | 20 | 3 | 3 | Sara Franceschi | Italy | 2:16.16 | |
  | 21 | 4 | 0 | Kristýna Horská | Czech Republic | 2:16.50 | Q |
  | 22 | 3 | 0 | Nikoletta Pavlopoulou | Greece | 2:17.27 | Q |
  | 23 | 3 | 7 | Anna Pirovano | Italy | 2:18.12 | |
  | 24 | 2 | 0 | Paula Żukowska | Poland | 2:18.16 | |
  | 25 | 2 | 1 | Victoria Kaminskaya | Portugal | 2:18.88 | |
  | 26 | 1 | 4 | Lisa Mamie | Switzerland | 2:19.67 | |
  | 27 | 2 | 9 | Vilma Ruotsalainen | Finland | 2:19.94 | |
  | 28 | 3 | 9 | Shahar Menahem | Israel | 2:19.98 | |
  | 29 | 1 | 3 | Margaret Markvardt | Estonia | 2:21.10 | |
  | 30 | 4 | 9 | Niamh Kilgallen | Ireland | 2:21.97 | |
  | 31 | 2 | 8 | Lea Polonsky | Israel | 2:22.47 | |
  | 32 | 1 | 6 | Nikoleta Trníková | Slovakia | 2:23.17 | |
  | | 1 | 5 | Cornelia Pammer | Austria | Did not start | Did not start |
  | | 3 | 8 | Jenna Laukkanen | Finland | Did not start | Did not start |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  The semifinals were started on 7 August at 17:39.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | Great Britain | 2:09.80 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:12.96 | Q |
  | 3 | 5 | Aimee Willmott | Great Britain | 2:13.09 | Q |
  | 4 | 6 | Anja Crevar | Serbia | 2:14.05 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Barbora Závadová | Czech Republic | 2:14.25 | |
  | 6 | 1 | Carlotta Toni | Italy | 2:14.87 | |
  | 7 | 7 | Anastasia Gorbenko | Israel | 2:16.84 | |
  | 8 | 8 | Nikoletta Pavlopoulou | Greece | 2:16.85 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:10.49 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Ilaria Cusinato | Italy | 2:10.77 | Q |
  | 3 | 5 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 2:11.41 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş | Turkey | 2:12.73 | Q |
  | 5 | 6 | Fantine Lesaffre | France | 2:13.13 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Viktoriya Andreyeva | Russia | 2:15.56 | |
  | 7 | 8 | Kristýna Horská | Czech Republic | 2:15.69 | |
  | 8 | 7 | Cyrielle Duhamel | France | 2:16.61 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The final was started on 8 August at 17:39.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:10.17 |
  | | 3 | Ilaria Cusinato | Italy | 2:10.25 |
  | | 6 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 2:10.83 |
  | 4 | 4 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | Great Britain | 2:10.85 |
  | 5 | 8 | Fantine Lesaffre | France | 2:11.71 |
  | 6 | 2 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş | Turkey | 2:12.17 |
  | 7 | 1 | Aimee Willmott | Great Britain | 2:13.13 |
  | 8 | 7 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:13.37 |
  