| Final 19:41 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | 50m |  | 1. Antje Buschschulte |   Germany | 1:00.50 |   | 4 | 24 | 0.64 | 995 | 29.67s |  | 2. Louise Ornstedt |   Denmark | 1:00.86 | +0.36s | 1 | 18 | 0.65 | 987 | 29.63s |  | 2. Katy Sexton |   Great Britain | 1:00.86 | +0.36s | 3 | 22 | 0.72 | 987 | 30.11s |  | 4. Nina Zhivanevskaya |   Spain | 1:01.18 | +0.68s | 5 | 26 | 0.66 | 979 | 30.04s |  | 5. Stanislava Komarova |   Russia | 1:01.36 | +0.86s | 2 | 17 | 0.82 | 975 | 30.15s |  | 6. Iryna Amshennikova |   Ukraine | 1:01.43 | +0.93s | 6 | 17 | 0.73 | 973 | 29.83s |  | 7. Mai Nakamura |   Japan | 1:01.51 | +1.01s | 7 | 24 | 0.71 | 971 | 29.72s |  | 8. Sarah Price |   Great Britain | 1:01.63 | +1.13s | 8 | 24 | 0.75 | 968 | 30.14s |   
| World Record: Natalie Coughlin, United States 59.58s Fort Lauderdale, United States 13th August 2002 |  | Championship Record: Cohong He, China 1:00.116 Rome, Italy 10th September 1994 |   
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 Semi-Finals - Monday, 21st July 18:46  |  | Best 8 times advanced to Final.  |   
| Semi 1 18:46 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 3. Katy Sexton |   Great Britain | 1:01.32 | +0.71s | 3 | 22 | 0.76 | 976 | 3. | 30.03s |  | 5. Stanislava Komarova |   Russia | 1:01.42 | +0.81s | 5 | 17 | 0.78 | 973 | 5. | 30.23s |  | 6. Mai Nakamura |   Japan | 1:01.47 | +0.86s | 4 | 24 | 0.65 | 972 | 6. | 29.70s |  | 7. Louise Ornstedt |   Denmark | 1:01.59 | +0.98s | 2 | 18 | 0.71 | 969 | 7. | 29.88s |  | 11.Laure Manaudou |   France | 1:02.42 | +1.81s | 7 | 16 | 0.71 | 950 | 11. | 30.23s |  | 12.Sanja Jovanovic |   Croatia | 1:02.47 | +1.86s | 8 | 16 | 0.74 | 949 | 12. | 30.35s |  | 12.Hannah McLean |   New Zealand | 1:02.47 | +1.86s | 6 | 22 | 0.62 | 949 | 12. | 30.13s |  | 16.Xiujun Chen |   China | 1:03.19 | +2.58s | 1 | 17 | 0.72 | 932 | 16. | 30.55s |   
| Semi 2 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 1. Antje Buschschulte |   Germany | 1:00.61 |   | 4 | 24 | 0.68 | 993 | 1. | 29.91s |  | 2. Nina Zhivanevskaya |   Spain | 1:00.74 | +0.13s | 5 | 26 | 0.68 | 990 | 2. | 30.04s |  | 4. Iryna Amshennikova |   Ukraine | 1:01.39 | +0.78s | 6 | 17 | 0.68 | 974 | 4. | 29.84s |  | 8. Sarah Price |   Great Britain | 1:01.61 | +1.00s | 2 | 24 | 0.74 | 969 | 8. | 29.90s |  | 9. Reiko Nakamura |   Japan | 1:01.64 | +1.03s | 3 | 21 | 0.71 | 968 | 9. | 30.00s |  | 10.Shu Zhan |   China | 1:01.78 | +1.17s | 1 | 18 | 0.71 | 965 | 10. | 30.02s |  | 14.Ilona Hlavackova |   Czechia | 1:02.80 | +2.19s | 7 | 26 | 0.64 | 941 | 14. | 30.10s |  | 15.Jennifer Carroll |   Canada | 1:03.08 | +2.47s | 8 | 22 | 0.68 | 934 | 15. | 30.08s |   
| Heat 8 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 2. Nina Zhivanevskaya |   Spain | 1:01.18 | +0.02s | 5 | 26 | 0.69 | 979 | 2. | 29.97s |  | 12.Shu Zhan |   China | 1:02.61 | +1.45s | 6 | 18 | 0.75 | 945 | 12. | 30.18s |  | 16.Sanja Jovanovic |   Croatia | 1:02.72 | +1.56s | 7 | 16 | 0.70 | 943 | 16. | 30.45s |  | 19.Kirsty Coventry |   Zimbabwe | 1:03.09 | +1.93s | 2 | 19 | 0.74 | 934 | 19. | 30.82s |  | 20.Alessandra Cappa |   Italy | 1:03.13 | +1.97s | 1 | 22 | 0.70 | 933 | 20. | 30.48s |  | 22.Natalie Coughlin |   United States | 1:03.18 | +2.02s | 4 | 20 | 0.68 | 932 | 22. | 30.60s |  | 25.Haley Cope |   United States | 1:03.45 | +2.29s | 3 | 24 | 0.70 | 925 | 25. | 31.00s |  | 26.Melissa Morgan |   Australia | 1:03.52 | +2.36s | 8 | 18 | 0.89 | 924 | 26. | 31.21s |   
| Heat 7 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 2. Mai Nakamura |   Japan | 1:01.18 | +0.02s | 3 | 24 | 0.65 | 979 | 2. | 29.56s |  | 6. Katy Sexton |   Great Britain | 1:01.78 | +0.62s | 4 | 22 | 0.70 | 965 | 6. | 30.32s |  | 10.Louise Ornstedt |   Denmark | 1:02.23 | +1.07s | 5 | 18 | 0.65 | 954 | 10. | 30.28s |  | 11.Ilona Hlavackova |   Czechia | 1:02.43 | +1.27s | 8 | 26 | 0.66 | 950 | 11. | 29.75s |  | 12.Laure Manaudou |   France | 1:02.61 | +1.45s | 6 | 16 | 0.70 | 945 | 12. | 30.24s |  | 15.Jennifer Carroll |   Canada | 1:02.71 | +1.55s | 1 | 22 | 0.61 | 943 | 15. | 29.83s |  | 18.Erin Gammel |   Canada | 1:02.93 | +1.77s | 2 | 23 | 0.67 | 938 | 18. | 30.38s |  | 23.Giaan Rooney |   Australia | 1:03.30 | +2.14s | 7 | 20 | 0.73 | 929 | 23. | 30.47s |   
| Heat 6 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 1. Antje Buschschulte |   Germany | 1:01.16 |   | 5 | 24 | 0.75 | 980 | 1. | 30.14s |  | 4. Stanislava Komarova |   Russia | 1:01.44 | +0.28s | 3 | 17 | 0.84 | 973 | 4. | 30.31s |  | 5. Reiko Nakamura |   Japan | 1:01.57 | +0.41s | 6 | 21 | 0.69 | 970 | 5. | 30.03s |  | 7. Iryna Amshennikova |   Ukraine | 1:01.90 | +0.74s | 1 | 17 | 0.69 | 962 | 7. | 30.05s |  | 8. Hannah McLean |   New Zealand | 1:02.15 | +0.99s | 7 | 22 | 0.64 | 956 | 8. | 29.92s |  | 9. Sarah Price |   Great Britain | 1:02.21 | +1.05s | 4 | 24 | 0.66 | 955 | 9. | 30.69s |  | 14.Xiujun Chen |   China | 1:02.69 | +1.53s | 2 | 17 | 0.76 | 943 | 14. | 30.38s |  | 24.Hinkelien Schreuder |   Netherlands | 1:03.40 | +2.24s | 8 | 19 | 0.80 | 927 | 24. | 31.02s |   
| Heat 5 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 21.Hanna-Maria Seppala |   Finland | 1:03.16 | +2.00s | 6 | 18 | 0.65 | 932 | 21. | 30.32s |  | 27.Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai |   Hong Kong | 1:03.93 | +2.77s | 5 | 19 | 0.65 | 914 | 27. | 31.04s |  | 28.Eirini Karastergiou |   Greece | 1:04.14 | +2.98s | 3 | 20 | 0.70 | 909 | 28. | 31.08s |  | 29.Anna Gostomelsky |   Israel | 1:04.94 | +3.78s | 4 | 22 | 0.70 | 890 | 29. | 31.19s |  | 30.Dominique Diezi |   Switzerland | 1:05.30 | +4.14s | 7 | 26 | 0.72 | 882 | 30. | 31.63s |  | 31.Chonlathorn Vorathamrong |   Thailand | 1:05.34 | +4.18s | 2 | 22 | 0.68 | 881 | 31. | 31.60s |  | 32.Sadan Derya Erke |   Turkey | 1:05.36 | +4.20s | 1 | 19 | 0.74 | 880 | 32. | 32.06s |  | 36.Susannah Moonan |   Sweden | 1:06.27 | +5.11s | 8 |   | 0.71 | 859 | 36. | 31.64s |   
| Heat 4 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 33.Serrana Fernandez |   Uruguay | 1:05.51 | +4.35s | 3 | 29 | 0.65 | 877 | 33. | 32.15s |  | 35.Kiera Aitken |   Bermuda | 1:06.07 | +4.91s | 1 | 19 | 0.73 | 864 | 35. | 32.18s |  | 37.Talita Ribeiro |   Brazil | 1:06.28 | +5.12s | 4 | 17 | 0.58 | 859 | 37. | 32.24s |  | 38.Marie-Lizza Danila |   Philippines | 1:06.83 | +5.67s | 5 | 20 | 0.68 | 846 | 38. | 32.00s |  | 39.Edith Van Der Schilden |   Luxembourg | 1:06.86 | +5.70s | 6 |   | 0.84 | 845 | 39. | 32.24s |  | 42.Danijela Djikanovic |   Yugoslavia | 1:07.96 | +6.80s | 2 | 19 | 0.73 | 820 | 42. | 32.51s |  | 44.Saida Iskandarova |   Uzbekistan | 1:08.50 | +7.34s | 7 | 23 | 0.73 | 807 | 44. | 32.80s |  | 46.Marianella Marin |   Costa Rica | 1:09.32 | +8.16s | 8 |   | 0.71 | 788 | 46. | 33.78s |   
| Heat 3 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 34.Anja Rikey Jakobsdottir |   Iceland | 1:05.80 | +4.64s | 6 |   | 0.68 | 870 | 34. | 31.94s |  | 41.Shikha Tandon |   India | 1:07.82 | +6.66s | 5 | 18 | 0.68 | 823 | 41. | 33.18s |  | 43.Agnese Ozolina |   Latvia | 1:07.97 | +6.81s | 4 | 23 | 0.67 | 819 | 43. | 33.23s |  | 45.Ayeisha Collymore |   Trinidad Tobago | 1:08.79 | +7.63s | 7 |   | 0.70 | 801 | 45. | 33.09s |  | 47.Khadija Ciss |   Senegal | 1:09.64 | +8.48s | 2 | 20 | 0.81 | 781 | 47. | 34.15s |  | 48.Valeria Silva |   Peru | 1:09.83 | +8.67s | 3 | 17 | 0.80 | 777 | 48. | 34.24s |  | 49.Susan Anchia |   Costa Rica | 1:11.84 | +10.68s | 1 |   | 0.70 | 732 | 49. | 35.15s |  | 56.Yelena Rojkova |   Turkmenistan | 1:20.16 | +19.00s | 8 | 14 | 0.73 | 567 | 56. | 37.35s |   
| Heat 2 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 50.Olga Gnedovskaya |   Uzbekistan | 1:13.49 | +12.33s | 4 | 13 | 0.65 | 697 | 50. | 35.76s |  | 51.Krystle Babao |   Papua New Guinea | 1:13.73 | +12.57s | 3 |   | 0.93 | 692 | 51. | 36.61s |  | 52.Ana Galindo |   Honduras | 1:15.97 | +14.81s | 5 | 16 | 0.72 | 646 | 52. | 36.84s |  | 53.Kiran Khan |   Pakistan | 1:16.04 | +14.88s | 6 | 13 | 0.70 | 644 | 53. | 36.57s |  | 54.Jakie Wellman |   Zambia | 1:17.85 | +16.69s | 2 | 14 | 0.77 | 609 | 54. | 37.75s |  | 55.Binta Zahra Diop |   Senegal | 1:19.39 | +18.23s | 7 | 13 | 0.76 | 581 | 55. | 38.08s |  | 57.Monika Bakale |   Congo | 1:20.50 | +19.34s | 1 | 24 | 0.89 | 561 | 57. | 39.23s |   
| Heat 1 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rct | pts | Rk | 50m |  | 17.Min-Ji Shim |   South Korea | 1:02.87 | +1.71s | 2 | 20 | 0.70 | 939 | 17. | 30.80s |  | 39.Berit Aljand |   Estonia | 1:06.86 | +5.70s | 3 | 18 | 0.72 | 845 | 39. | 32.73s |  | 58.Tojohanitra Andriamanjatoarimanana |   Madagascar | 1:23.66 | +22.50s | 5 | 12 | 0.68 | 509 | 58. | 41.16s |  | 59.NRavojanahary |   Madagascar | 1:26.61 | +25.45s | 4 |   | 0.86 | 465 | 59. | 42.25s |  | 60.Aminath Rouya Hussain |   Maldives | 1:31.91 | +30.75s | 6 | 12 | 0.83 | 395 | 60. | 43.36s |   
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