Final A | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Lin Li | CHN | 2:11.65 | 4. | 2. Summer Sanders | USA | 2:11.91 | 1. | 3. Daniela Hunger | GER | 2:13.92 | 3. | 4. Yelena Dendeberova | URS | 2:15.47 | 7. | 5. Elli Overton | AUS | 2:15.76 | 2. | 6. Marianne Limpert | CAN | 2:17.09 | 5. | 7. Nancy Sweetnam | CAN | 2:17.13 | 8. | 8. Ewa Synowska | POL | 2:18.85 | 6. |
Final B | Team | time | Rk. | 9. Hideko Hiranaka | JPN | 2:18.47 | 15. | 10.Silvia Parera | ESP | 2:18.53 | 13. | 11.Alicja Pęczak | POL | 2:18.55 | 12. | 12.Eri Kimura | JPN | 2:18.91 | 16. | 13.Noëmi Ildiko Lung | ROU | 2:18.97 | 14. | 14.Bonnet Céline | FRA | 2:19.14 | 18. | 15.Jacqui McKenzie | AUS | 2:19.41 | 11. | 16.Jana Haas | GER | 2:20.94 | 10. |
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Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Summer Sanders | USA | 2:14.68 | 1. | 2. Elli Overton | AUS | 2:15.13 | 2. | 3. Daniela Hunger | GER | 2:15.16 | 3. | 4. Nancy Sweetnam | CAN | 2:17.26 | 8. | 5. Noëmi Ildiko Lung | ROU | 2:18.12 | 14. | 6. Bonnet Céline | FRA | 2:18.95 | 18. | 7. Mildred Muis | NED | 2:19.10 | 19. | 8. Brigitte Becue | BEL | 2:21.98 | 25. |
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Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Lin Li | CHN | 2:15.68 | 4. | 2. Marianne Limpert | CAN | 2:16.84 | 5. | 3. Yelena Dendeberova | URS | 2:17.13 | 7. | 4. Louise Karlsson | SWE | 2:18.75 | 17. | 5. Lu Bin | CHN | 2:20.12 | 23. | 6. Lenka Maňhalová | TCH | 2:20.52 | 24. | 7. Helen Slatter | GBR | 2:22.04 | 26. |
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Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Nicole Haislett | USA | 2:17.40 | 9. | 2. Jana Haas | GER | 2:17.74 | 10. | 3. Jacqui McKenzie | AUS | 2:17.82 | 11. | 4. Alicja Pęczak | POL | 2:17.90 | 12. | 5. Hideko Hiranaka | JPN | 2:18.13 | 15. | 6. Eri Kimura | JPN | 2:18.63 | 16. | 7. Lara Bianconi | ITA | 2:19.40 | 20. | 8. Sharron Davies | GBR | 2:19.41 | 21. |
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Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Ewa Synowska | POL | 2:16.88 | 6. | 2. Silvia Parera | ESP | 2:17.97 | 13. | 3. Hana Černá | TCH | 2:19.93 | 22. | 4. Martina Nemec | AUT | 2:22.63 | 27. | 5. Lourdes Becerra | ESP | 2:23.51 | 31. | 6. Annette Poulsen | DEN | 2:25.67 | 35. | 7. Keren Regal | ISR | 2:27.85 | 37. |
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Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Jill Brukman | RSA | 2:23.07 | 28. | 2. Nathalie Wunderlich | SUI | 2:23.18 | 29. | 3. Minpraphal Praphalsai | THA | 2:23.24 | 30. | 4. Michelle Smith | IRE | 2:23.83 | 32. | 5. Joscelin Yeo | SIN | 2:25.32 | 33. | 6. Claudia Fortin | HON | 2:25.66 | 34. | 7. May Ooi | SIN | 2:27.62 | 36. |
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Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Jenny Smatt | BER | 2:29.29 | 38. | 2. Ana Fortin | HON | 2:30.07 | 39. | 3. Sharon Pickering | FIJ | 2:30.11 | 40. | 4. Nguyễn Kiều Oanh | VIE | 2:35.71 | 41. | 5. Tammie Kaae | GUM | 2:36.31 | 42. | 6. Elke Talma | SEY | 2:53.41 | 43. |
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