| Date | 11 – 13 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Beijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing |
| Participants | 38 from 29 countries |
The long range favourite for the Olympic title was undoubtedly America’s Katie Hoff but the events of the first days of Olympic competition suggested that the double world champion in this event might not be the force she was expected to be. Allied to that was the fact that her crowded schedule meant that this was to be her second final within an hour. The final turned into a carbon copy of the 400 metres medley that had taken place three days earlier with Australia’s Steph Rice and Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe vying to be Olympic champion. Like the 400 Coventry opened up a lead but was pegged back and overtaken by Rice in the closing stages. This was the second of Rice’s three Olympic gold medals and the third silver medal won by Coventry in Beijing. Natalie Coughlin, who had made a last minute to race this event at the US trials, finished ahead of Hoff for the bronze medal.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steph Rice | AUS | 2:12.07 (2 h5) | 2:10.58 (2 h1) | 2:08.45 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 2:12.18 (3 h5) | 2:09.53 (1 h1) | 2:08.59 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 2:11.63 (1 h3) | 2:11.84 (1 h2) | 2:10.34 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Katie Hoff | USA | 2:11.58 (2 h4) | 2:10.90 (3 h1) | 2:10.68 (4) | |||
| 5 | Alicia Coutts | AUS | 2:11.55 (1 h4) | 2:12.03 (=2 h2) | 2:11.43 (5) | |||
| 6 | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 2:12.47 (3 h3) | 2:12.18 (=4 h2) | 2:11.56 (6) | |||
| 7 | Julia Wilkinson | CAN | 2:12.56 (5 h3) | 2:12.03 (=2 h2) | 2:12.43 (7) | |||
| 8 | Kasia Baranowska | POL | 2:12.47 (4 h5) | 2:12.13 (4 h1) | 2:13.36 (8) | |||
| 9 | Evelyn Verrasztó | HUN | 2:12.52 (5 h5) | 2:12.18 (=4 h2) | – | |||
| 10 | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | DEN | 2:11.99 (2 h3) | 2:12.26 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | Hannah Miley | GBR | 2:11.72 (1 h5) | 2:12.35 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 12 | Camille Muffat | FRA | 2:12.16 (3 h4) | 2:12.36 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 13 | Svetlana Karpeyeva | RUS | 2:12.94 (4 h4) | 2:13.26 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 14 | Mireia Belmonte | ESP | 2:12.75 (6 h3) | 2:13.45 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 15 | Li Jiaxing | CHN | 2:12.53 (4 h3) | 2:13.47 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 16 | Keri-Anne Payne | GBR | 2:12.78 (7 h3) | 2:14.14 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 17 | Katinka Hosszú | HUN | 2:13.05 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 18 | Helen Norfolk | NZL | 2:13.50 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Erica Morningstar | CAN | 2:14.11 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Qi Hui | CHN | 2:14.25 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Cylia Vabre | FRA | 2:14.34 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 22 | Joanna Maranhão | BRA | 2:14.97 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
| 23 | Sara Nordenstam | NOR | 2:15.13 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Choi Hye-Ra | KOR | 2:15.26 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Anja Klinar | SLO | 2:15.39 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Jessica Pengelly | RSA | 2:15.80 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 27 | María Peláez | ESP | 2:15.97 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Femke Heemskerk | NED | 2:16.28 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 29 | Siow Yi Ting | MAS | 2:17.11 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 30 | Katharina Schiller | GER | 2:18.00 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Hanna Dzerkal | UKR | 2:18.25 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 32 | Erika Stewart | COL | 2:18.54 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Sherry Tsai | HKG | 2:18.91 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Sonja Schöber | GER | 2:20.18 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
| 35 | Erla Haraldsdóttir | ISL | 2:20.53 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Lin Man-Hsu | TPE | 2:23.29 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Georgina Bardach | ARG | 2:25.74 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 38 | Fibriani Marita | INA | 2:28.18 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| Maroua Mathlouthi | TUN | – (DNS h1) | – | – |
| Date | 11 August 2008 |
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| Format | Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals |
| Time | 19:41 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Hanna Dzerkal | UKR | 2:18.25 | 0.85 | 28.95 (1) | 1:04.69 (1) | 1:45.14 (1) | 35.74 (3) | 40.45 (1) | 33.11 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Erika Stewart | COL | 2:18.54 | 0.71 | 31.02 (5) | 1:05.21 (3) | 1:46.54 (2) | 34.19 (1) | 41.33 (3) | 32.00 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Sherry Tsai | HKG | 2:18.91 | 0.73 | 29.89 (3) | 1:04.85 (2) | 1:46.75 (3) | 34.96 (2) | 41.90 (4) | 32.16 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Erla Haraldsdóttir | ISL | 2:20.53 | 0.86 | 29.36 (2) | 1:06.69 (4) | 1:47.24 (4) | 37.33 (6) | 40.55 (2) | 33.29 (=4) | ||
| 5 | – | Lin Man-Hsu | TPE | 2:23.29 | 0.74 | 30.75 (4) | 1:07.08 (5) | 1:50.00 (5) | 36.33 (4) | 42.92 (5) | 33.29 (=4) | ||
| 6 | – | Fibriani Marita | INA | 2:28.18 | 0.92 | 32.75 (6) | 1:09.46 (6) | 1:54.24 (6) | 36.71 (5) | 44.78 (6) | 33.94 (6) | ||
| – | Maroua Mathlouthi | TUN | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – | – | – |
| Time | 19:45 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Joanna Maranhão | BRA | 2:14.97 | 0.75 | 29.28 (3) | 1:02.95 (2) | 1:43.77 (4) | 33.67 (1) | 40.82 (6) | 31.20 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Sara Nordenstam | NOR | 2:15.13 | 0.86 | 29.39 (4) | 1:05.66 (6) | 1:42.65 (1) | 36.27 (7) | 36.99 (1) | 32.48 (6) | ||
| 3 | – | Choi Hye-Ra | KOR | 2:15.26 | 0.80 | 29.11 (2) | 1:04.04 (4) | 1:43.23 (3) | 34.93 (4) | 39.19 (4) | 32.03 (4) | ||
| 4 | – | Anja Klinar | SLO | 2:15.39 | 0.90 | 29.84 (6) | 1:05.31 (5) | 1:44.09 (5) | 35.47 (5) | 38.78 (2) | 31.30 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Jessica Pengelly | RSA | 2:15.80 | 0.69 | 29.44 (5) | 1:03.16 (3) | 1:43.08 (2) | 33.72 (2) | 39.92 (5) | 32.72 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Femke Heemskerk | NED | 2:16.28 | 0.90 | 28.64 (1) | 1:02.70 (1) | 1:44.27 (6) | 34.06 (3) | 41.57 (7) | 32.01 (3) | ||
| 7 | – | Siow Yi Ting | MAS | 2:17.11 | 0.74 | 30.06 (7) | 1:06.05 (7) | 1:45.01 (7) | 35.99 (6) | 38.96 (3) | 32.10 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Georgina Bardach | ARG | 2:25.74 | 0.83 | 31.00 (8) | 1:08.71 (8) | 1:50.69 (8) | 37.71 (8) | 41.98 (8) | 35.05 (8) |
| Time | 19:51 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 2:11.63 | 0.69 | 27.10 (1) | 1:00.72 (1) | 1:39.64 (1) | 33.62 (3) | 38.92 (4) | 31.99 (7) | ||
| 2 | – | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | DEN | 2:11.99 | 0.78 | 28.38 (3) | 1:02.66 (4) | 1:40.43 (2) | 34.28 (7) | 37.77 (2) | 31.56 (5) | ||
| 3 | – | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 2:12.47 | 0.82 | 28.90 (6) | 1:03.87 (8) | 1:41.55 (5) | 34.97 (8) | 37.68 (1) | 30.92 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Li Jiaxing | CHN | 2:12.53 | 0.75 | 28.70 (4) | 1:02.69 (5) | 1:42.16 (6) | 33.99 (5) | 39.47 (5) | 30.37 (1) | ||
| 5 | – | Julia Wilkinson | CAN | 2:12.56 | 0.80 | 29.25 (7) | 1:02.64 (3) | 1:42.18 (7) | 33.39 (2) | 39.54 (6) | 30.38 (2) | ||
| 6 | – | Mireia Belmonte | ESP | 2:12.75 | 0.87 | 28.76 (5) | 1:02.85 (6) | 1:41.03 (3) | 34.09 (6) | 38.18 (3) | 31.72 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Keri-Anne Payne | GBR | 2:12.78 | 0.72 | 28.32 (2) | 1:01.18 (2) | 1:41.23 (4) | 32.86 (1) | 40.05 (8) | 31.55 (4) | ||
| 8 | – | María Peláez | ESP | 2:15.97 | 0.76 | 29.30 (8) | 1:03.21 (7) | 1:43.12 (8) | 33.91 (4) | 39.91 (7) | 32.85 (8) |
| Time | 19:56 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Alicia Coutts | AUS | 2:11.55 | 0.87 | 28.69 (2) | 1:02.72 (=4) | 1:40.39 (1) | 34.03 (4) | 37.67 (1) | 31.16 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Katie Hoff | USA | 2:11.58 | 0.81 | 28.75 (4) | 1:02.61 (3) | 1:41.22 (3) | 33.86 (3) | 38.61 (5) | 30.36 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Camille Muffat | FRA | 2:12.16 | 0.84 | 28.80 (5) | 1:02.04 (1) | 1:40.41 (2) | 33.24 (1) | 38.37 (4) | 31.75 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Svetlana Karpeyeva | RUS | 2:12.94 | 0.75 | 29.00 (8) | 1:03.45 (6) | 1:41.61 (4) | 34.45 (6) | 38.16 (3) | 31.33 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Katinka Hosszú | HUN | 2:13.05 | 0.87 | 28.74 (3) | 1:02.25 (2) | 1:42.08 (=5) | 33.51 (2) | 39.83 (7) | 30.97 (2) | ||
| 6 | – | Qi Hui | CHN | 2:14.25 | 0.78 | 28.93 (7) | 1:04.35 (8) | 1:42.21 (7) | 35.42 (7) | 37.86 (2) | 32.04 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Cylia Vabre | FRA | 2:14.34 | 0.73 | 28.65 (1) | 1:02.72 (=4) | 1:42.08 (=5) | 34.07 (5) | 39.36 (6) | 32.26 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Katharina Schiller | GER | 2:18.00 | 0.82 | 28.82 (6) | 1:04.31 (7) | 1:44.15 (8) | 35.49 (8) | 39.84 (8) | 33.85 (8) |
| Time | 20:01 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Hannah Miley | GBR | 2:11.72 | 0.75 | 29.34 (7) | 1:02.03 (4) | 1:39.84 (1) | 32.69 (2) | 37.81 (1) | 31.88 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Steph Rice | AUS | 2:12.07 | 0.92 | 28.44 (1) | 1:01.79 (3) | 1:40.03 (3) | 33.35 (4) | 38.24 (2) | 32.04 (6) | ||
| 3 | – | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 2:12.18 | 0.74 | 29.13 (5) | 1:01.49 (1) | 1:39.91 (2) | 32.36 (1) | 38.42 (4) | 32.27 (7) | ||
| 4 | – | Kasia Baranowska | POL | 2:12.47 | 0.78 | 28.71 (3) | 1:02.47 (5) | 1:40.80 (4) | 33.76 (6) | 38.33 (3) | 31.67 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Evelyn Verrasztó | HUN | 2:12.52 | 0.85 | 28.51 (2) | 1:01.51 (2) | 1:41.97 (6) | 33.00 (3) | 40.46 (8) | 30.55 (1) | ||
| 6 | – | Helen Norfolk | NZL | 2:13.50 | 0.82 | 28.87 (4) | 1:02.55 (6) | 1:41.53 (5) | 33.68 (5) | 38.98 (5) | 31.97 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Erica Morningstar | CAN | 2:14.11 | 0.81 | 29.26 (6) | 1:03.44 (7) | 1:43.05 (7) | 34.18 (7) | 39.61 (6) | 31.06 (2) | ||
| 8 | – | Sonja Schöber | GER | 2:20.18 | 0.80 | 29.54 (8) | 1:07.02 (8) | 1:46.98 (8) | 37.48 (8) | 39.96 (7) | 33.20 (8) |
| Date | 12 August 2008 |
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| Format | Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 2:09.53 | ||
| 2 | – | Steph Rice | AUS | 2:10.58 | ||
| 3 | – | Katie Hoff | USA | 2:10.90 | ||
| 4 | – | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 2:11.84 | ||
| =5 | – | Julia Wilkinson | CAN | 2:12.03 | ||
| =5 | – | Alicia Coutts | AUS | 2:12.03 | ||
| 7 | – | Kasia Baranowska | POL | 2:12.13 | ||
| =8 | – | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 2:12.18 | ||
| =8 | – | Evelyn Verrasztó | HUN | 2:12.18 | ||
| 10 | – | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | DEN | 2:12.26 | ||
| 11 | – | Hannah Miley | GBR | 2:12.35 | ||
| 12 | – | Camille Muffat | FRA | 2:12.36 | ||
| 13 | – | Svetlana Karpeyeva | RUS | 2:13.26 | ||
| 14 | – | Mireia Belmonte | ESP | 2:13.45 | ||
| 15 | – | Li Jiaxing | CHN | 2:13.47 | ||
| 16 | – | Keri-Anne Payne | GBR | 2:14.14 |
| Time | 11:27 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 2:09.53 | 0.72 | 29.17 (6) | 1:01.25 (2) | 1:39.29 (1) | 32.08 (1) | 38.04 (2) | 30.24 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Steph Rice | AUS | 2:10.58 | 0.98 | 28.04 (1) | 1:00.94 (1) | 1:39.79 (2) | 32.90 (2) | 38.85 (6) | 30.79 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Katie Hoff | USA | 2:10.90 | 0.77 | 28.52 (3) | 1:01.53 (3) | 1:40.40 (3) | 33.01 (3) | 38.87 (7) | 30.50 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Kasia Baranowska | POL | 2:12.13 | 0.78 | 28.40 (2) | 1:02.24 (4) | 1:40.88 (4) | 33.84 (5) | 38.64 (5) | 31.25 (6) | ||
| 5 | – | Hannah Miley | GBR | 2:12.35 | 0.73 | 29.56 (8) | 1:02.77 (5) | 1:41.23 (5) | 33.21 (4) | 38.46 (4) | 31.12 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Svetlana Karpeyeva | RUS | 2:13.26 | 0.80 | 28.94 (4) | 1:03.54 (7) | 1:41.90 (6) | 34.60 (7) | 38.36 (3) | 31.36 (7) | ||
| 7 | – | Mireia Belmonte | ESP | 2:13.45 | 0.88 | 29.26 (7) | 1:04.02 (8) | 1:41.95 (7) | 34.76 (8) | 37.93 (1) | 31.50 (8) | ||
| 8 | – | Li Jiaxing | CHN | 2:13.47 | 0.75 | 28.97 (5) | 1:03.14 (6) | 1:43.09 (8) | 34.17 (6) | 39.95 (8) | 30.38 (2) |
| Time | 11:33 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 2:11.84 | 0.68 | 27.56 (1) | 1:01.24 (1) | 1:40.28 (=1) | 33.68 (=5) | 39.04 (6) | 31.56 (7) | ||
| =2 | – | Julia Wilkinson | CAN | 2:12.03 | 0.81 | 29.14 (7) | 1:02.42 (5) | 1:41.39 (6) | 33.28 (2) | 38.97 (5) | 30.64 (2) | ||
| =2 | – | Alicia Coutts | AUS | 2:12.03 | 0.79 | 28.70 (4) | 1:02.16 (3) | 1:40.28 (=1) | 33.46 (3) | 38.12 (2) | 31.75 (8) | ||
| =4 | – | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 2:12.18 | 0.75 | 28.82 (5) | 1:03.77 (8) | 1:41.22 (5) | 34.95 (8) | 37.45 (1) | 30.96 (3) | ||
| =4 | – | Evelyn Verrasztó | HUN | 2:12.18 | 0.82 | 28.95 (6) | 1:01.75 (2) | 1:41.86 (7) | 32.80 (1) | 40.11 (8) | 30.32 (1) | ||
| 6 | – | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | DEN | 2:12.26 | 0.84 | 28.44 (2) | 1:02.54 (6) | 1:40.88 (3) | 34.10 (7) | 38.34 (3) | 31.38 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Camille Muffat | FRA | 2:12.36 | 0.81 | 28.62 (3) | 1:02.30 (4) | 1:40.94 (4) | 33.68 (=5) | 38.64 (4) | 31.42 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Keri-Anne Payne | GBR | 2:14.14 | 0.70 | 29.21 (8) | 1:02.86 (7) | 1:42.80 (8) | 33.65 (4) | 39.94 (7) | 31.34 (4) |
| Time | 12:10 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 2:12.02 | 0.77 | 28.35 (1) | 1:02.92 (2) | 1:40.39 (1) | 34.57 (2) | 37.47 (1) | 31.63 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Evelyn Verrasztó | HUN | 2:14.96 | 0.85 | 29.16 (2) | 1:02.41 (1) | 1:44.08 (2) | 33.25 (1) | 41.67 (2) | 30.88 (1) |
| Date | 13 August 2008 — 11:14 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Steph Rice | AUS | 2:08.45 | 0.85 | 27.84 (2) | 1:00.68 (2) | 1:38.36 (2) | 32.84 (3) | 37.68 (2) | 30.09 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 2:08.59 | 0.73 | 28.47 (5) | 1:00.16 (1) | 1:38.27 (1) | 31.69 (1) | 38.11 (4) | 30.32 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 2:10.34 | 0.68 | 27.29 (1) | 1:01.08 (4) | 1:39.67 (3) | 33.79 (6) | 38.59 (5) | 30.67 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Katie Hoff | USA | 2:10.68 | 0.78 | 28.30 (3) | 1:00.95 (3) | 1:39.85 (4) | 32.65 (2) | 38.90 (6) | 30.83 (5) | ||
| 5 | – | Alicia Coutts | AUS | 2:11.43 | 0.81 | 28.58 (6) | 1:02.07 (5) | 1:40.06 (5) | 33.49 (5) | 37.99 (3) | 31.37 (8) | ||
| 6 | – | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 2:11.56 | 0.75 | 28.42 (4) | 1:03.18 (8) | 1:40.23 (6) | 34.76 (8) | 37.05 (1) | 31.33 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Julia Wilkinson | CAN | 2:12.43 | 0.76 | 29.42 (8) | 1:02.52 (6) | 1:41.73 (7) | 33.10 (4) | 39.21 (8) | 30.70 (4) | ||
| 8 | – | Kasia Baranowska | POL | 2:13.36 | 0.77 | 28.86 (7) | 1:02.98 (7) | 1:42.00 (8) | 34.12 (7) | 39.02 (7) | 31.36 (7) |