The Women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Name Nation Time Location DateWorld recordRikke Møller Pedersen2:19.11Barcelona1 August 2013African recordTatjana Schoenmaker2:22.02Gold Coast7 April 2018Championship recordSarra Lajnef2:32.16Casablanca14 September 2010
Results Heats The heats were started on 11 September at 11:20.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lara van Niekerk2:39.15 Q 2 Rebecca Kamau2:41.18 Q 3 Hamida Rania Nefsi2:42.08 Q 4 Rowida Hesham2:42.33 Q 5 Habiba Belghith2:43.13 Q 6 Tessa Ip Hen Cheung2:46.73 Q 7 Hiba Laknit2:47.00 Q 8 Fatima Jayla2:55.55 Q 9 Lesa La Troya2:56.74 Khensa BelkacemiJade SimonsEvelyn Nmor
Final The final was started on 11 September.
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Lara van Niekerk 2:35.25 6 Rowida Hesham 2:38.99 3 Hamida Rania Nefsi 2:40.10 4 2 Habiba Belghith 2:40.11 5 5 Rebecca Kamau 2:41.42 6 7 Tessa Ip Hen Cheung 2:44.56 7 1 Hiba Laknit 2:45.51 8 8 Fatima Jayla 2:55.77
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