The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, took place on July 21, at the Olympic Pool in Montreal, Canada.

[1] In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke.

It was the twelfth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

A total of 39 competitors from 22 nations participated in the event.

[2] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were: The following records were established during the competition: