Swimming at the 1987 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on 15 August at the Indiana University Natatorium. The last Pan American Games champion was Amy White of US.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.

Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.

Final
The final was held on August 15.