| Date | 20 September 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. | |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ágnes Kovács |  HUN | 2:24.03 | |||
| 2 | – | Qi Hui |  CHN | 2:24.21 | |||
| 3 | – | Olga Bakaldina |  RUS | 2:25.41 | |||
| 4 | – | Kristy Kowal |  USA | 2:25.46 | |||
| 5 | – | Sarah Poewe |  RSA | 2:25.54 | |||
| 6 | – | Luo Xuejuan | CHN | 2:25.86 | |||
| 7 | – | Masami Tanaka |  JPN | 2:26.24 | |||
| 8 | – | Amanda Beard | USA | 2:26.62 | |||
| 9 | – | Karine Brémond |  FRA | 2:27.86 | |||
| 10 | – | Caroline Hildreth |  AUS | 2:28.30 | |||
| 11 | – | Gu Hyo-Jin |  KOR | 2:28.50 | |||
| 12 | – | Anne Poleska |  GER | 2:28.99 | |||
| 13 | – | Christin Petelski |  CAN | 2:29.43 | |||
| 14 | – | Rebecca Brown | AUS | 2:29.90 | |||
| 15 | – | Alicja Pęczak |  POL | 2:30.02 | |||
| 16 | – | Junko Isoda | JPN | 2:31.71 |
| Time | 20:08 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kristy Kowal | USA | 2:25.46 | 0.79 | 33.40 (3) | 1:10.58 (=2) | 1:48.16 (2) | 37.18 (2) | 37.58 (1) | 37.30 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Sarah Poewe | RSA | 2:25.54 | 0.77 | 33.10 (1) | 1:10.58 (=2) | 1:48.28 (3) | 37.48 (3) | 37.70 (2) | 37.26 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Luo Xuejuan | CHN | 2:25.86 | 0.69 | 33.24 (2) | 1:10.36 (1) | 1:48.07 (1) | 37.12 (1) | 37.71 (3) | 37.79 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Karine Brémond | FRA | 2:27.86 | 0.82 | 34.80 (8) | 1:12.54 (5) | 1:50.66 (5) | 37.74 (4) | 38.12 (6) | 37.20 (1) | ||
| 5 | – | Caroline Hildreth | AUS | 2:28.30 | 0.76 | 33.88 (4) | 1:11.78 (4) | 1:49.76 (4) | 37.90 (5) | 37.98 (4) | 38.54 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Gu Hyo-Jin | KOR | 2:28.50 | 0.91 | 34.44 (6) | 1:12.65 (6) | 1:50.98 (7) | 38.21 (6) | 38.33 (7) | 37.52 (4) | ||
| 7 | – | Anne Poleska | GER | 2:28.99 | 0.85 | 34.24 (5) | 1:12.66 (7) | 1:50.72 (6) | 38.42 (8) | 38.06 (5) | 38.27 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Junko Isoda | JPN | 2:31.71 | 0.74 | 34.58 (7) | 1:12.80 (8) | 1:52.00 (8) | 38.22 (7) | 39.20 (8) | 39.71 (8) |
| Time | 20:14 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ágnes Kovács | HUN | 2:24.03 | 0.89 | 33.36 (1) | 1:10.72 (2) | 1:47.71 (2) | 37.36 (4) | 36.99 (1) | 36.32 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Qi Hui | CHN | 2:24.21 | 0.87 | 33.49 (2) | 1:10.51 (1) | 1:47.56 (1) | 37.02 (2) | 37.05 (2) | 36.65 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Olga Bakaldina | RUS | 2:25.41 | 0.83 | 34.04 (6) | 1:11.22 (4) | 1:48.32 (3) | 37.18 (3) | 37.10 (3) | 37.09 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Masami Tanaka | JPN | 2:26.24 | 0.78 | 33.73 (3) | 1:11.34 (5) | 1:48.65 (=4) | 37.61 (5) | 37.31 (4) | 37.59 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Amanda Beard | USA | 2:26.62 | 0.75 | 34.19 (7) | 1:11.17 (3) | 1:48.65 (=4) | 36.98 (1) | 37.48 (5) | 37.97 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Christin Petelski | CAN | 2:29.43 | 0.78 | 34.27 (8) | 1:12.00 (7) | 1:50.13 (6) | 37.73 (6) | 38.13 (6) | 39.30 (8) | ||
| 7 | – | Rebecca Brown | AUS | 2:29.90 | 0.84 | 33.78 (4) | 1:11.90 (6) | 1:50.62 (7) | 38.12 (7) | 38.72 (8) | 39.28 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Alicja Pęczak | POL | 2:30.02 | 0.87 | 33.92 (5) | 1:12.23 (8) | 1:50.86 (8) | 38.31 (8) | 38.63 (7) | 39.16 (6) |
