Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle S5
The women's 200 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.Heats
11:43 8 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | | | 3:03.35 | ' |
| 2 | 5 | | | 3:04.71 | ' |
| 3 | 3 | | | 3:12.16 | ' |
| 4 | 6 | | | 3:14.40 | ' |
| 5 | 7 | | | 3:48.62 | |
| 6 | 2 | | | 4:02.37 | |
Heat 2
11:49 8 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | | | 2:54.73 | ' |
| 2 | 3 | | | 2:55.67 | ' |
| 3 | 5 | | | 2:56.53 | ' |
| 4 | 6 | | | 3:16.22 | ' |
| 5 | 2 | | | 3:19.03 | |
| 6 | 7 | | | 3:36.70 | |
Final
20:08 8 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 5 | | | 2:48.33 | |
| 3 | | | 2:50.91 | |
| 4 | | | 2:51.37 | |
| 4 | 2 | | | 3:00.93 | |
| 5 | 6 | | | 3:03.29 | |
| 6 | 7 | | | 3:12.73 | |
| 7 | 8 | | | 3:15.04 | |
| 8 | 1 | | | 3:18.23 | |
