| Final | time | L |  | 1. Tatjana Schoenmaker |  RSA | 2:28.84 | 4 |  | 2. Kelly Gunnel |  RSA | 2:31.52 | 5 |  | 3. Daniela Lindemeier |  NAM | 2:34.23 | 3 |  | 4. Rwioda Heshem |  EGY | 2:35.48 | 6 |  | 5. Nermine Balbaa |  EGY | 2:41.51 | 7 |  | 6. Hannah Taleb Bendiab |  ALG | 2:42.09 | 2 |  | 7. Tessa Ip Hen Chung |  MRI | 2:50.96 | 1 |  | 8. Bonita Imsirovic |  BOT | 2:54.92 | 8 |   
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| Ranking | time |  | 1. Tatjana Schoenmaker |  RSA | 2:31.28 |  | 2. Kelly Gunnel |  RSA | 2:32.92 |  | 3. Daniela Lindemeier |  NAM | 2:33.42 |  | 4. Rwioda Heshem |  EGY | 2:41.16 |  | 5. Hannah Taleb Bendiab |  ALG | 2:45.15 |  | 6. Nermine Balbaa |  EGY | 2:46.14 |  | 7. Tessa Ip Hen Chung |  MRI | 2:50.96 |  | 8. Bonita Imsirovic |  BOT | 2:51.41 |  |  eliminated |  | 9. Natasha Oduor-Owino |  KEN | 3:12.17 |  | 10.Gisela Cossa |  MOZ | 3:12.30 |   
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