Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
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The Women's 200m Backstroke at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 30 March (prelims & semifinals) and the evening of 31 March (finals) at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. 59 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 56 swam.
Main article: Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
Existing records at the start of the event were:
- World Record (WR): 2:06.62, Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungary), 25 August 1991 in Athens, Greece.
- Championship Record (CR): 2:07.40, HE Cihong (China), Rome 1994 (11 September 1994)