title: 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre butterfly
text: # 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre butterfly
  
  The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
  
  | | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World record | Liu Zige | China | 2:00.78 | Berlin | 15 November 2009 |
  | Championship record | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 2:03.59 | Dubai | 15 December 2010 |
  
  The following records were established during the competition:
  
  | Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 December | Final | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:02.20 | CR |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  34 swimmers participated in 4 heats.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 2:04.19 | Q, NR |
  | 2 | 1 | 6 | Jiao Liuyang (CHN) | 2:04.88 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | 2 | Kona Fujita (JPN) | 2:05.42 | Q |
  | 4 | 4 | 4 | Kathleen Hersey (USA) | 2:05.45 | Q |
  | 5 | 4 | 5 | Katerine Savard (CAN) | 2:05.54 | Q |
  | 6 | 4 | 6 | Liu Zige (CHN) | 2:05.96 | Q |
  | 7 | 3 | 4 | Jemma Lowe (GBR) | 2:06.14 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | 7 | Nao Kobayashi (JPN) | 2:06.91 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | 6 | Jasmine Tosky (USA) | 2:07.28 | |
  | 10 | 3 | 6 | Judit Ignacio Sorribes (ESP) | 2:08.02 | |
  | 11 | 4 | 2 | Veronika Popova (RUS) | 2:08.33 | |
  | 12 | 3 | 5 | Stefania Pirozzi (ITA) | 2:09.08 | |
  | 13 | 3 | 2 | Brianna Throssell (AUS) | 2:09.08 | |
  | 14 | 4 | 3 | Martina van Berkel (SUI) | 2:09.56 | |
  | 15 | 3 | 7 | Noemie It-Ting Thomas (CAN) | 2:09.59 | |
  | 16 | 3 | 3 | Choi Hye-Ra (KOR) | 2:09.97 | |
  | 17 | 2 | 5 | Alessia Polieri (ITA) | 2:10.00 | |
  | 18 | 2 | 8 | Mandy Loots (RSA) | 2:10.04 | |
  | 19 | 4 | 7 | Sara Oliveira (POR) | 2:10.96 | |
  | 20 | 3 | 8 | Cheng Wan-Jung (TPE) | 2:11.95 | |
  | 21 | 3 | 1 | Denisa Smolenová (SVK) | 2:12.60 | |
  | 22 | 3 | 0 | Jasmin Rosenberger (TUR) | 2:13.07 | |
  | 23 | 4 | 1 | Monalisa Arieswati Lorenza (INA) | 2:13.42 | |
  | 24 | 2 | 0 | Jessica Camposano (COL) | 2:15.28 | |
  | 25 | 4 | 0 | Melisa Akarsu (TUR) | 2:16.38 | |
  | 26 | 1 | 4 | Megan Stephens (RSA) | 2:16.84 | |
  | 27 | 4 | 8 | Raina Saumi Grahana (INA) | 2:17.22 | |
  | 28 | 4 | 9 | Nguyễn Thị Kim Tuyến (VIE) | 2:20.73 | |
  | 29 | 2 | 9 | Pooja Raghava Alva (IND) | 2:21.24 | |
  | 30 | 1 | 3 | Tieri Erasito (FIJ) | 2:22.33 | NR |
  | 31 | 3 | 9 | Zabrina Holder (BAR) | 2:23.51 | |
  | 32 | 1 | 7 | Ana Semiruncic (MDA) | 2:24.72 | |
  | 33 | 1 | 5 | Tan Chi Yan (MAC) | 2:31.81 | |
  | | 2 | 1 | Danielle Villars (SUI) | DSQ | |
  | | 1 | 2 | Wendy Rodríguez (VEN) | DNS | |
  | | 2 | 3 | Anja Klinar (SLO) | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The final was held at 19:32.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:02.20 | CR, ER |
  | | 5 | Jiao Liuyang | China | 2:02.28 | |
  | | 1 | Jemma Lowe | Great Britain | 2:03.19 | |
  | 4 | 7 | Liu Zige | China | 2:03.99 | |
  | 5 | 6 | Kathleen Hersey | United States | 2:05.90 | |
  | 6 | 2 | Katerine Savard | Canada | 2:06.56 | |
  | 7 | 3 | Kona Fujita | Japan | 2:06.57 | |
  | 8 | 8 | Nao Kobayashi | Japan | 2:08.95 | |
  