The women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.

[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Catherine Breed of the United States.

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.99) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015).

NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:12.49) in the same qualifying period.

[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.