| pos. | code | crew stroke | finish | difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ITA | Paola Mancini | 01:38.9 | (1) | ||
| Italy | 01:38.9 | 41.0 spm | ||||
| 2. | GBR | Samantha Ayers | 01:43.0 | (2) | +4.1 | |
| Great Britain | 01:43.0 | 44.0 spm | ||||
| 3. | ITA | Francesca de Tiberiis | 01:43.3 | (3) | +4.4 | |
| Italy | 01:43.3 | 41.0 spm | ||||
| 4. | GER | Dénia Amon | 01:45.0 | (4) | +6.1 | |
| Germany | 01:45.0 | 37.0 spm | ||||
| 5. | GBR | Andrea Dixon | 01:46.4 | (5) | +7.5 | |
| Great Britain | 01:46.4 | 42.0 spm | ||||
| 6. | AUS | Jayne Creamer | 01:52.0 | (6) | +13.1 | |
| Australia | 01:52.0 | 38.0 spm | ||||
| 7. | CAN | Carolyn Ford | 01:55.4 | (7) | +16.5 | |
| Canada | 01:55.4 | 36.0 spm | ||||
| GBR | Benedetta Rossi | did not start | ||||
| Great Britain | ||||||