| | | Final A | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Jolanda de Rover | NED | 2:12.38 | 1. |  | 2. Amy White | USA | 2:13.04 | 3. |  | 3. Aneta Pătrăşcoiu | ROU | 2:13.29 | 7. |  | 4. Georgina Parkes | AUS | 2:14.37 | 2. |  | 5. Tori Trees | USA | 2:15.73 | 5. |  | 6. Svenja Schlicht | FRG | 2:15.93 | 4. |  | 7. Carmen Bunaciu | ROU | 2:16.15 | 6. |  | 8. Carmel Clark | NZL | 2:17.89 | 8. | 
 | Final B | Team | time | Rk. |  | 9. Sandra Dahlmann | FRG | 2:16.93 | 14. |  | 10.Catherine White | GBR | 2:17.63 | 9. |  | 11.Katherine Read | GBR | 2:18.33 | 12. |  | 12.Reema Abdo | CAN | 2:18.50 | 13. |  | 13.Yolande Van der Straeten | BEL | 2:18.63 | 10. |  | 14.Naomi Sekido | JPN | 2:18.87 | 11. |  | 15.Sofia Kraft | SWE | 2:19.37 | 15. |  | 16.Audrey Moore | AUS | 2:21.36 | 16. | 
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 | | Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Amy White | USA | 2:15.40 | 3. |  | 2. Aneta Pătrăşcoiu | ROU | 2:16.71 | 7. |  | 3. Katherine Read | GBR | 2:18.92 | 12. |  | 4. Sandra Dahlmann | FRG | 2:19.59 | 14. |  | 5. Sofia Kraft | SWE | 2:19.73 | 15. |  | 6. Melinda Copp | CAN | 2:21.39 | 19. |  | 7. Choi Yun-Hui | KOR | 2:23.80 | 21. | 
 | | Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Tori Trees | USA | 2:16.23 | 5. |  | 2. Carmen Bunaciu | ROU | 2:16.41 | 6. |  | 3. Naomi Sekido | JPN | 2:18.52 | 11. |  | 4. Audrey Moore | AUS | 2:20.12 | 16. |  | 5. Brigitte van der Lans | NED | 2:20.63 | 17. |  | 6. Nozomi Sunouchi | JPN | 2:25.05 | 22. |  | 7. Yan Hong | CHN | 2:34.33 | 27. | 
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 | | Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Jolanda de Rover | NED | 2:13.50 | 1. |  | 2. Svenja Schlicht | FRG | 2:15.69 | 4. |  | 3. Carmel Clark | NZL | 2:16.78 | 8. |  | 4. Catherine White | GBR | 2:18.02 | 9. |  | 5. Reema Abdo | CAN | 2:19.05 | 13. |  | 6. Teresa Rivera | MEX | 2:22.94 | 20. |  | 7. Lotta Flink | HKG | 2:29.00 | 25. | 
 | | Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Georgina Parkes | AUS | 2:14.89 | 2. |  | 2. Yolande Van der Straeten | BEL | 2:18.49 | 10. |  | 3. Sabine Pauwels | BEL | 2:21.36 | 18. |  | 4. Manuela Carosi | ITA | 2:25.45 | 23. |  | 5. Eva Gysling | SUI | 2:25.69 | 24. |  | 6. Christine Jacob | PHI | 2:32.91 | 26. | 
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