title: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle S5
text: # Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle S5
  
  The women's 200 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
  
  ## Heats
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  11:43 8 September 2016:
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Inbal Pezaro | Israel | 3:03.35 | Q |
  | 2 | 5 | Cuan Yao | China | 3:04.71 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Joana Maria Silva | Brazil | 3:12.16 | Q |
  | 4 | 6 | Anita Fatis | France | 3:14.40 | Q |
  | 5 | 7 | Chrysoula Antoniadou | Greece | 3:48.62 | |
  | 6 | 2 | Rui Si Theresa Goh | Singapore | 4:02.37 | |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  11:49 8 September 2016:
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Sarah Louise Rung | Norway | 2:54.73 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Li Zhang | China | 2:55.67 | Q |
  | 3 | 5 | Teresa Perales | Spain | 2:56.53 | Q |
  | 4 | 6 | Alyssa Gialamas | United States | 3:16.22 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Susana Ribeiro | Brazil | 3:19.03 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Reka Kezdi | Hungary | 3:36.70 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  20:08 8 September 2016:
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Li Zhang | China | 2:48.33 |
  | | 3 | Teresa Perales | Spain | 2:50.91 |
  | | 4 | Sarah Louise Rung | Norway | 2:51.37 |
  | 4 | 2 | Cuan Yao | China | 3:00.93 |
  | 5 | 6 | Inbal Pezaro | Israel | 3:03.29 |
  | 6 | 7 | Joana Maria Silva | Brazil | 3:12.73 |
  | 7 | 8 | Alyssa Gialamas | United States | 3:15.04 |
  | 8 | 1 | Anita Fatis | France | 3:18.23 |
  