| pos. | code | crew stroke | finish | difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AUS | Sharon Anne Jones | 01:39.9 | (1) | ||
| Australia | 01:39.9 | 36.0 spm | ||||
| 2. | GBR | Celia Whittam | 01:47.3 | (2) | +7.4 | |
| Great Britain | 01:47.3 | 35.0 spm | ||||
| 3. | TUN | Awatef Gdoura EP BEN HAMIDA | 01:48.9 | (3) | +9.0 | |
| Tunisia | 01:48.9 | 39.0 spm | ||||
| 4. | FRA | Penelope Vincent-Sweet | 01:49.5 | (4) | +9.6 | |
| France | 01:49.5 | 35.0 spm | ||||
| 5. | GBR | Karen Heggarty | 01:49.7 | (5) | +9.8 | |
| Great Britain | 01:49.7 | 38.0 spm | ||||
| 6. | FRA | Monique Laude | 01:49.9 | (6) | +10.0 | |
| France | 01:49.9 | 43.0 spm | ||||
| 7. | GBR | Mary jane Carey | 02:13.0 | (7) | +33.1 | |
| Great Britain | 02:13.0 | 31.0 spm | ||||
| 8. | CHN | Xu Xiaodong | 02:15.5 | (8) | +35.6 | |
| People's Republic of China | 02:15.5 | 31.0 spm | ||||