Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle

The Women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 5 and 6 August 2018.

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following new records were set during this competition.

Heats
The heats were started on 5 August at 10:11.

Swim-off
The swim-off was held on 5 August at 11:09.

Semifinals
The semifinals were started on 5 August at 18:36.

Final
The final was started on 6 August at 18:02.