| pos. | code | crew stroke | finish | difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | NOR | Benita Clausen | 01:32.8 | (1) | ||
| Norway | 01:32.8 | 44.0 spm | ||||
| 2. | USA | Rachel Egner | 01:37.8 | (2) | +5.0 | |
| United States | 01:37.8 | 45.0 spm | ||||
| 3. | GBR | Joanne Blundell | 01:38.6 | (3) | +5.8 | |
| Great Britain | 01:38.6 | 40.0 spm | ||||
| 4. | SWE | Malin Faraasen | 01:39.2 | (4) | +6.4 | |
| Sweden | 01:39.2 | 45.0 spm | ||||
| 5. | IRL | Sally Cudmore | 01:40.8 | (5) | +8.0 | |
| Ireland | 01:40.8 | 41.0 spm | ||||
| 6. | NZL | Patricia Hira-Creagh | 01:40.9 | (6) | +8.1 | |
| New Zealand | 01:40.9 | 35.0 spm | ||||
| 7. | ROU | Veronica Cochela | 01:41.2 | (7) | +8.4 | |
| Romania | 01:41.2 | 41.0 spm | ||||
| 8. | CAN | Kathy Spurr | 01:44.5 | (8) | +11.7 | |
| Canada | 01:44.5 | 39.0 spm | ||||
| 9. | NZL | Amanda Puddle | 01:46.0 | (9) | +13.2 | |
| New Zealand | 01:46.0 | 36.0 spm | ||||
| 10. | AUS | Michelle Raines | 01:46.4 | (10) | +13.6 | |
| Australia | 01:46.4 | 41.0 spm | ||||
| 11. | AUS | Shona Stewart | 01:46.6 | (11) | +13.8 | |
| Australia | 01:46.6 | 33.0 spm | ||||
| 12. | USA | Jess DiCarlo | 01:52.7 | (12) | +19.9 | |
| United States | 01:52.7 | 37.0 spm | ||||
| 13. | CHN | Wang Lihong | 01:56.2 | (13) | +23.4 | |
| People's Republic of China | 01:56.2 | 36.0 spm | ||||
| 14. | IND | Aparna Chandrashekaran | 02:04.6 | (14) | +31.8 | |
| India | 02:04.6 | 34.0 spm | ||||
| 15. | EGY | Pascale Ghazaleh | 02:06.5 | (15) | +33.7 | |
| Egypt | 02:06.5 | 39.0 spm | ||||