| Final | time | | 1. Svetlana Masterkova |  Russia | 4:11.91 | | 2. Carla Sacramento |  Portugal | 4:12.62 | | 3. Anita Weyermann |  Switzerland | 4:13.06 | | 4. Anna Jakubczak |  Poland | 4:13.33 | | 5. Violeta Szekely |  Romania | 4:14.66 | | 6. Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:15.00 | | 7. Andrea Suldesova |  Czechia | 4:15.04 | | 8. Maite Zuniga |  Spain | 4:15.10 | | 9. Sinead Delahunty |  Ireland | 4:15.38 | | 10.Elena Buhaianu | Romania | 4:15.48 | | 11.Olga Komyagina | Russia | 4:15.73 | | 12.Judit Varga |  Hungary | 4:18.25 |
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| Round | H | Athl. | date | | Heats | 2 | 19 | 21.08 |
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| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Elena Buhaianu | Romania | 4:08.11 | | 2. Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 4:08.33 | | 3. Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 4:08.34 | | 4. Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:08.54 | | 5. Judit Varga | Hungary | 4:08.83 | | 6. Maite Zuniga | Spain | 4:08.93 | | 7. Olga Komyagina | Russia | 4:09.81 | | 8. Luminita Zaituc |  Germany | 4:10.08 | | 9. Patricia Djate-Taillard |  France | 4:17.29 | | -. Malin Ewerlof |  Sweden | DNS |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | 4:08.62 | | 2. Violeta Szekely | Romania | 4:08.88 | | 3. Anna Jakubczak | Poland | 4:09.36 | | 4. Andrea Suldesova | Czechia | 4:09.54 | | 5. Sinead Delahunty | Ireland | 4:09.62 | | 6. Olena Gorodnycheva |  Ukraine | 4:10.21 | | 7. Olga Nelyubova | Russia | 4:11.79 | | 8. Brigitta Tusai | Hungary | 4:12.11 | | 9. Frederique Quentin | France | 4:17.00 |
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