| Final | | time | | | 1. Yevgeniya Sechenova |  Soviet Union | 25.4s | | | 2. Winifred Jordan |  Great Britain | 25.6s | | | 3. Léa Caurla |  France | 25.6s | | | 4. Marit Hemstad |  Norway | 25.7s | | | 5. Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain | 25.8s | | | 6. Ann-Britt Leyman |  Sweden | 26.2s | |
|
|
|
Semi-Finals - Saturday 24th August 19:40 | | First 3 progress to Final>. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Léa Caurla | France | 25.5s | Q | | 2. Winifred Jordan | Great Britain | 25.5s | Q | | 3. Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain | 25.8s | Q | | 4. Dana Hiklova |  Czechia | 26.3s | | | 5. Solveig Toms | Norway | 27.0s | | | -. Jadwiga Słomczewska |  Poland | DNS | |
|
|
| Semi 2 | | time | | | 1. Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 25.1s | Q | | 2. Marit Hemstad | Norway | 25.7s | Q | | 3. Ann-Britt Leyman | Sweden | 25.8s | Q | | 4. Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 26.0s | | | 5. Joyce Judd | Great Britain | 26.1s | | | 6. Mieczysława Moder | Poland | 26.2s | |
|
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Léa Caurla | France | 25.2s | Q | | 2. Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 25.4s | Q | | 3. Winifred Jordan | Great Britain | 25.7s | Q | | 4. Vera Bemova | Czechia | 26.2s | | | 5. Hilde Nissen |  Denmark | 26.6s | NR |
|
|
| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain | 26.0s | Q | | 2. Dana Hiklova | Czechia | 27.1s | Q | | 3. Solveig Toms | Norway | 27.2s | Q |
|
| Heat 3 | | time | | | 1. Marit Hemstad | Norway | 25.9s | Q | | 2. Ann-Britt Leyman | Sweden | 27.3s | Q | | 3. Jadwiga Słomczewska | Poland | 27.6s | Q |
|
|
| Heat 4 | | time | | | 1. Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 25.2s | Q | | 2. Joyce Judd | Great Britain | 26.3s | Q | | 3. Mieczysława Moder | Poland | 26.9s | Q |
|
| 