| Final A | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Claudia Poll | CRC | 1:58.16 | 2. | | 2. Franziska van Almsick | GER | 1:58.57 | 1. | | 3. Dagmar Hase | GER | 1:59.56 | 4. | | 4. Trina Jackson | USA | 1:59.57 | 3. | | 5. Susie O'Neill | AUS | 1:59.87 | 8. | | 6. Cristina Teuscher | USA | 2:00.79 | 6. | | 7. Julia Greville | AUS | 2:01.46 | 5. | | 8. Luminiţa Dobrescu | ROU | 2:01.63 | 7. |
| Final B | Team | time | Rk. | | 9. Martina Moravcová | SVK | 2:00.96 | 9. | | 10.Suzu Chiba | JPN | 2:01.00 | 10. | | 11.Louise Jöhncke | SWE | 2:01.37 | 11. | | 12.Solenne Figuès | FRA | 2:01.47 | 14. | | 13.Karen Pickering | GBR | 2:02.58 | 12. | | 14.Antonia Makhaira | GRE | 2:03.19 | 15. | | 15.Dionne Bainbridge | NZL | 2:03.20 | 13. | | 16.Joanne Malar | CAN | 2:03.79 | 17. |
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Franziska van Almsick | GER | 1:59.40 | 1. | | 2. Cristina Teuscher | USA | 2:00.57 | 6. | | 3. Louise Jöhncke | SWE | 2:01.13 | 11. | | 4. Karen Pickering | GBR | 2:01.46 | 12. | | 5. Chen Yan | CHN | 2:03.32 | 16. | | 6. Tatyana Litovchenko | RUS | 2:04.09 | 22. | | 7. Ioana Lorena Diaconescu | ROU | 2:04.59 | 25. | | 8. Mia Muusfeldt | DEN | 2:07.29 | 36. |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Claudia Poll | CRC | 1:59.87 | 2. | | 2. Trina Jackson | USA | 2:00.29 | 3. | | 3. Dagmar Hase | GER | 2:00.38 | 4. | | 4. Julia Greville | AUS | 2:00.44 | 5. | | 5. Luminiţa Dobrescu | ROU | 2:00.85 | 7. | | 6. Solenne Figuès | FRA | 2:02.74 | 14. | | 7. Olena Lapunova | UKR | 2:04.07 | 21. | | 8. MLIn Nilsson | SWE | 2:04.39 | 24. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Susie O'Neill | AUS | 2:00.89 | 8. | | 2. Martina Moravcová | SVK | 2:00.99 | 9. | | 3. Suzu Chiba | JPN | 2:01.11 | 10. | | 4. Dionne Bainbridge | NZL | 2:02.69 | 13. | | 5. Joanne Malar | CAN | 2:03.53 | 17. | | 6. Kristýna Kyněrová | CZE | 2:03.63 | 19. | | 7. Naoko Imoto | JPN | 2:03.78 | 20. | | 8. Shan Ying | CHN | 2:04.29 | 23. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Antonia Makhaira | GRE | 2:03.21 | 15. | | 2. Paula Harmokivi | FIN | 2:03.54 | 18. | | 3. Marion Madine | IRE | 2:04.92 | 27. | | 4. Ana Alegria | POR | 2:05.16 | 29. | | 5. Rania El-Wani | EGY | 2:06.94 | 34. | | 6. Chang Wei-Chia | TPE | 2:06.97 | 35. | | 7. Chantal Strasser | SUI | 2:07.98 | 38. | | 8. Joscelin Yeo | SIN | 2:08.10 | 39. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Sandra Cam | BEL | 2:04.90 | 26. | | 2. Carolyn Adel | SUR | 2:05.04 | 28. | | 3. Heleen Muller | RSA | 2:05.59 | 30. | | 4. Ravee Intporn-Udom | THA | 2:05.77 | 31. | | 5. Lee III Ji-Hyeon | KOR | 2:05.78 | 32. | | 6. Inga Borodich | BLR | 2:05.85 | 33. | | 7. Maritza Chiaway | PER | 2:07.80 | 37. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Teresa Moodie | ZIM | 2:08.23 | 40. | | 2. Laura Petrutytė | LTU | 2:09.78 | 41. | | 3. Marina Zarma | CYP | 2:10.85 | 42. |
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