| 1. Jolanda Ŭeplak |  Slovenia | 1:55.82s | WR, CR | | 2. Stephanie Graf |  Austria | 1:55.85s | NR | | 3. ũlisabeth Grousselle |  France | 2:01.46s | PB | | 4. Mayte Martínez |  Spain | 2:01.50s | | | 5. Svetlana Cherkasova |  Russia | 2:02.80s | | | 6. Sandra Stals |  Belgium | 2:07.33s | |
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| | | Winnrs of each Heat and next Best 3 advanced to Final. |
| 1. Jolanda Ŭeplak | Slovenia | 1:59.60s | Q | | 3. Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia | 2:02.04s | q | | 8. Peggy Babin | France | 2:04.30s | | | 10.Sandra Teixeira |  Portugal | 2:04.43s | | | 13.Anny Christofidou |  Cyprus | 2:12.86s | |
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| 2. Stephanie Graf | Austria | 2:01.40s | Q | | 4. Sandra Stals | Belgium | 2:02.35s | q, SB | | 5. ũlisabeth Grousselle | France | 2:02.40s | q, PB | | 6. Judit Varga |  Hungary | 2:02.43s | SB | | 7. Esther Desviat | Spain | 2:02.86s | PB |
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| 9. Mayte Martínez | Spain | 2:04.38s | Q | | 11.Helena Fuchsová |  Czechia | 2:04.74s | | | 12.Virginie Fouquet | France | 2:05.78s | | | -. Jennifer Meadows |  Great Britain | DNF | |
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