| Final A | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Mary T. Meagher | USA | 59.26s | 1. | | 2. Jenna Johnson | USA | 1:00.19 | 2. | | 3. Karin Seick | FRG | 1:01.36 | 7. | | 4. Annemarie Verstappen | NED | 1:01.56 | 3. | | 5. Michelle MacPherson | CAN | 1:01.58 | 4. | | 6. Janet Tibbits | AUS | 1:01.78 | 5. | | 7. Conny van Bentum | NED | 1:01.94 | 6. | | 8. Ina Beyermann | FRG | 1:02.11 | 8. |
| Final B | Team | time | Rk. | | 9. Lisa Curry-Kenny | AUS | 1:01.25 | 9. | | 10.Nicola Fibbens | GBR | 1:01.48 | 12. | | 11.Kiyomi Takahashi | JPN | 1:02.55 | 10. | | 12.Agneta Eriksson | SWE | 1:02.64 | 11. | | 13.Ann Osgerby | GBR | 1:02.98 | 13. | | 14.Takemi Ise | JPN | 1:03.33 | 16. | | 15.Sonja Hausladen | AUT | 1:03.37 | 15. | | 16.Anna Doig | NZL | 1:03.65 | 14. |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Jenna Johnson | USA | 59.99s | 2. | | 2. Annemarie Verstappen | NED | 1:01.50 | 3. | | 3. Ann Osgerby | GBR | 1:03.09 | 13. | | 4. Carole Brook | SUI | 1:03.99 | 21. | | 5. Cristina Quintarelli | ITA | 1:05.35 | 24. | | 6. María Urbina | MEX | 1:06.65 | 28. | | 7. Jodie Lawaetz | USV | 1:06.82 | 29. | | 8. Daniela Galassi | SMR | 1:14.36 | 35. | | 1. Jenna Johnson | USA | 59.99s | 37. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Mary T. Meagher | USA | 59.05s | 1. | | 2. Janet Tibbits | AUS | 1:01.97 | 5. | | 3. Nicola Fibbens | GBR | 1:02.98 | 12. | | 4. Sonja Hausladen | AUT | 1:03.20 | 15. | | 5. Li Jinlan | CHN | 1:03.97 | 20. | | 6. Karin Brandes | PER | 1:05.96 | 26. | | 7. Blanca Morales | GUA | 1:06.99 | 30. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Michelle MacPherson | CAN | 1:01.57 | 4. | | 2. Ina Beyermann | FRG | 1:02.36 | 8. | | 3. Takemi Ise | JPN | 1:03.37 | 16. | | 4. Marie Moore | CAN | 1:03.84 | 17. | | 5. Roberta Lanzarotti | ITA | 1:03.88 | 19. | | 6. Faten Ghattas | TUN | 1:05.91 | 25. | | 7. Nevine Hafez | EGY | 1:10.45 | 32. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Conny van Bentum | NED | 1:02.01 | 6. | | 2. Karin Seick | FRG | 1:02.21 | 7. | | 3. Agneta Eriksson | SWE | 1:02.97 | 11. | | 4. Shelley Cramer | USV | 1:04.43 | 22. | | 5. Brigitte Wanderer | AUT | 1:05.22 | 23. | | 6. Julie Parkes | IRE | 1:06.20 | 27. | | 7. Karen Slowing-Aceituno | GUA | 1:10.68 | 33. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Lisa Curry-Kenny | AUS | 1:02.47 | 9. | | 2. Kiyomi Takahashi | JPN | 1:02.79 | 10. | | 3. Anna Doig | NZL | 1:03.15 | 14. | | 4. Agneta Mårtensson | SWE | 1:03.84 | 17. | | 5. Kathy Wong | HKG | 1:07.25 | 31. | | 6. Sharon Pickering | FIJ | 1:11.49 | 34. |
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