Heat 1 | time | Rk | 1. Stacy Westfall | United States | 2:17.90 | 3. | 2. Tekemi Ise | Japan | 2:18.40 | 4. | 3. Maryke Degroot | Netherlands | 2:18.93 | 5. | 4. Natalie Gingras | Canada | 2:20.59 | 10. | 5. Claudia Gomes | Brazil | 2:25.12 | 15. | 6. Fatgen Ghattas | Tunisia | 2:33.47 | 18. |
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Heat 2 | time | Rk | 1. Naoko Kume | Japan | 2:17.84 | 2. | 2. Jennifer Wagstaff | United States | 2:19.01 | 7. | 3. Tatiana Kurnikova | Soviet Union | 2:20.07 | 8. | 4. Sinzia Savi Scarpone | Italy | 2:22.08 | 12. | 5. Sue Jenner | Great Britain | 2:23.60 | 13. | 6. Rosemay Ribeiro | Brazil | 2:26.46 | 16. |
Heat 3 | time | Rk | 1. Susie Woodhouse | Australia | 2:17.57 | 1. | 2. Michelle Ford | Australia | 2:18.96 | 6. | 3. Sivia Hetzel | West Germany | 2:20.28 | 9. | 4. Anita Vandyke | Canada | 2:21.71 | 11. | 5. Criztina Quintarelli | Italy | 2:24.68 | 14. | 6. Sophie Falandry | France | 2:29.31 | 17. |
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