Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Reiko Nakamura | JPN | 2:10.14 | 3. | 2. Margaret Hoelzer | USA | 2:11.68 | 5. | 3. Aya Terakawa | JPN | 2:12.21 | 7. | 4. Katy Sexton | GBR | 2:12.62 | 8. | 5. Jennifer Fratesi | CAN | 2:12.64 | 9. | 6. Sanja Jovanović | CRO | 2:13.76 | 13. | 7. Evelyn Verrasztó | HUN | 2:13.98 | 14. | 8. Iryna Amshennikova | UKR | 2:14.83 | 15. |
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Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Stanislava Komarova | RUS | 2:09.62 | 1. | 2. Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 2:10.04 | 2. | 3. Antje Buschschulte | GER | 2:10.66 | 4. | 4. Louise Ørnstedt | DEN | 2:11.77 | 6. | 5. Hannah McLean | NZL | 2:12.87 | 10. | 6. Nicole Hetzer | GER | 2:13.01 | 11. | 7. Melissa Morgan | AUS | 2:13.34 | 12. | 8. Frances Adcock | AUS | 2:15.69 | 16. |
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