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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Swimming Hall, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: August 28, 1972
Date Finished: August 28, 1972
Format: Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Sandy Neilson |
| Silver: | Shirley Babashoff |
| Bronze: | Shane Gould |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley Babashoff | 15 | United States | USA | 59.05 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Magdolna Patóh | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 59.64 | QU |
| 3 | Heidi Reineck | 20 | West Germany | FRG | 59.66 | QU |
| 4 | Andrea Eife | 16 | East Germany | GDR | 59.71 | QU |
| 5 | Jenny Kemp | 17 | United States | USA | 59.93 | |
| 6 | Anke Rijnders | 16 | Netherlands | NED | 1:00.84 | |
| 7 | Wendy Cook-Hogg | 15 | Canada | CAN | 1:01.26 | |
| 8 | Claude Mandonnaud | 22 | France | FRA | 1:01.88 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Gould | 15 | Australia | AUS | 59.20 | QU |
| 2 | Sandy Neilson | 16 | United States | USA | 59.41 | QU |
| 3 | Gabriele Wetzko | 17 | East Germany | GDR | 59.46 | QU |
| 4 | Enith Brigitha | 17 | Netherlands | NED | 59.75 | QU |
| 5 | Jutta Weber | 18 | West Germany | FRG | 59.90 | |
| 6 | Sylvia Eichner | 15 | East Germany | GDR | 1:00.73 | |
| 7 | Hansje Bunschoten | 14 | Netherlands | NED | 1:00.79 | |
| 8 | Tatyana Zolotnitskaya | 17 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:01.12 |