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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: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Shane Gould |
| Silver: | Kornelia Ender |
| Bronze: | Lynn Vidali |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Petrova | 16 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:27.20 | |
| 2 | Anita Zarnowiecki | 18 | Sweden | SWE | 2:29.08 | |
| 3 | Gail Neall | 17 | Australia | AUS | 2:29.64 | |
| 4 | Karen James | 19 | Canada | CAN | 2:31.25 | |
| 5 | Debra Cain | 16 | Australia | AUS | 2:31.82 | |
| 6 | Eleni Avlonitou | 13 | Greece | GRE | 2:39.10 | |
| 7 | Patricia López | 16 | Argentina | ARG | 2:42.08 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evelyn Stolze | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 2:25.45 | QU |
| 2 | Leslie Cliff | 17 | Canada | CAN | 2:25.59 | QU |
| 3 | Jaroslava Slavíčková | 18 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2:27.33 | |
| 4 | Hennie Penterman | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 2:28.99 | |
| 5 | Éva Kiss | 18 | Hungary | HUN | 2:32.68 | |
| 6 | Hsu Yue-Yun | 14 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 2:35.93 | |
| 7 | María Ballesteros | 15 | Mexico | MEX | 2:37.00 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenny Bartz | 17 | United States | USA | 2:25.83 | QU |
| 2 | Brigitte Schuchardt | 17 | East Germany | GDR | 2:30.04 | |
| 3 | Martha Nelson | 17 | Canada | CAN | 2:30.51 | |
| 4 | Shelagh Ratcliffe | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:31.04 | |
| 5 | Gerda Lassooij | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 2:32.92 | |
| 6 | Eva Sigg | 21 | Finland | FIN | 2:33.61 | |
| 7 | Gisela Cerezo | 16 | Venezuela | VEN | 2:35.34 | |
| AC | Laura Vaca | 19 | Mexico | MEX | [2:34.35] | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kornelia Ender | 13 | East Germany | GDR | 2:25.39 | QU |
| 2 | Carolyn Woods | 17 | United States | USA | 2:26.98 | QU |
| 3 | Susan Hunter | 16 | New Zealand | NZL | 2:30.29 | |
| 4 | Wijda Mazereeuw | 19 | Netherlands | NED | 2:32.59 | |
| 5 | Avis Willington | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:32.64 | |
| 6 | Maria Isabel Guerra | 17 | Brazil | BRA | 2:32.95 | |
| 7 | Kirsten Strange-Campbell | 28 | Denmark | DEN | 2:33.15 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Vidali | 20 | United States | USA | 2:24.92 | QU |
| 2 | Yoshimi Nishigawa | 19 | Japan | JPN | 2:26.61 | QU |
| 3 | Birutė Užkuraitytė | 19 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:31.11 | |
| 4 | Susan Richardson | 17 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:31.24 | |
| 5 | Judit Turóczy | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 2:32.63 | |
| 6 | Trine Krogh | 17 | Norway | NOR | 2:36.27 | |
| 7 | Felicia Ospitaletche | 18 | Uruguay | URU | 2:37.69 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Gould | 15 | Australia | AUS | 2:26.44 | QU |
| 2 | Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss | 18 | Hungary | HUN | 2:28.05 | |
| 3 | Yukari Takemoto | 17 | Japan | JPN | 2:29.41 | |
| 4 | Susanne Niesner | 17 | Switzerland | SUI | 2:30.87 | |
| 5 | Karin Bormann | 18 | West Germany | FRG | 2:31.19 | |
| 6 | Helmi Boxberger | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 2:33.71 | |
| 7 | Roselina Angee | 14 | Colombia | COL | 2:45.46 | |
| 8 | Ong Mei Lin | 20 | Malaysia | MAS | 2:48.13 |