| Final | time | | gap | L | __________ | Heat F W_F_4x200m |
| 1. East Germany |  East Germany | 7:58.54 | - | Heat F W_F_4x200m | |
| Anke Moehring, Manuela Stellmach, Daniela Hunger, Heike Friedrich |
| 2. Netherlands |  Netherlands | 8:08.00 | - | Heat F W_F_4x200m | |
| Diana van der Plaats, Kirsten Silvester, Mildred Muis, Marianne Muis |
| 3. Italy |  Italy | 8:10.49 | - | Heat F W_F_4x200m | |
| Tanya Vannini, Orietta Patron, Silvia Persi, Manuela Mrelchiorri |
| 4. Denmark |  Denmark | 8:11.53 | - | Heat F W_F_4x200m | |
| Berit Puggaard, Gita Jensen, Annette POulsen, Mette Jacobsen |
| 5. Soviet Union |  Soviet Union | 8:15.08 | - | Heat F W_F_4x200m | |
| Iana Shamorova, Svetlana Isakova, Eugenia Malysheva, Natalia Trefilova |
| 6. West Germany |  West Germany | 8:18.10 | - | Heat F W_F_4x200m | |
| Sonja Nimitz, Heike Lunenschloss, Marion Aizpors, Birgit Lohberg |
| 7. Belgium |  Belgium | 8:31.51 | - | Heat F W_F_4x200m | |
| Sandra Cam, Isabelle, Christelle Janssens, Anne Bonvoisin |
| 8. Ireland |  Ireland | 8:41.25 | - | Heat F W_F_4x200m | |
| Niamh Campbell, Shayne Gordon, Sarah Farrelly, Michelle Smith |
