| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2003 FINA World Championships |
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| Dates | 24 July 2003 (heats, semifinals) 25 July 2003 (final) |
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| Winning time | 2 minute 22.99 seconds | |||||||||
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| 2003 FINA World Championships Barcelona, Spain |
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| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Combination | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Team | men | women |
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 24 July – 25 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 24 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session. The final was held on 25 July.
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
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| World record | Qi Hui | China | 2:22.99 | Hangzhou | 13 April 2001 |
| Championship record | Ágnes Kovács | Hungary | 2:24.90 | Fukuoka | 25 July 2001 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | WR | CR |
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| July 25 | Final | Amanda Beard | United States | 2:22.99 | =WR | CR |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| Amanda Beard | United States | 2:22.99 | =WR | |
| Leisel Jones | Australia | 2:24.33 | ||
| Qi Hui | China | 2:25.78 | ||
| 4 | Anne Poleska | Germany | 2:26.35 | |
| 5 | Mirna Jukić | Austria | 2:26.38 | |
| 6 | Sara Poewe | Germany | 2:26.72 | |
| 7 | Masami Tanaka | Japan | 2:28.55 | |
| 8 | Diana Remenyi | Hungary | 2:29.20 |
Key: =WR = Equalled world record