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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Albano Lake, Castel Gandolfo
Date Started: August 26, 1960
Date Finished: August 26, 1960
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Antonina Seredina |
| Silver: | Therese Zenz |
| Bronze: | Daniela Walkowiak-Pilecka |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eva Kutová | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2:17.87 | QU |
| 2 | Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen | 29 | Finland | FIN | 2:18.54 | QU |
| 3 | Marianne Tucker | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:21.04 | QU |
| 4 | Gloria Perrier | 31 | United States | USA | 2:21.20 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anni Werner-Hansen | 21 | Denmark | DEN | 2:13.76 | QU |
| 2 | Heidi Sager | 20 | Australia | AUS | 2:15.27 | QU |
| 3 | Gabrielle Lutz | 25 | France | FRA | 2:19.28 | QU |