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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Swimming Hall, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: August 31, 1972
Date Finished: August 31, 1972
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Gail Neall |
| Silver: | Leslie Cliff |
| Bronze: | Novella Calligaris |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gail Neall | 17 | Australia | AUS | 5:11.89 | QU |
| 2 | Susan Hunter | 16 | New Zealand | NZL | 5:14.47 | |
| 3 | Jaroslava Slavíčková | 18 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 5:18.53 | |
| 4 | Birutė Užkuraitytė | 19 | Soviet Union | URS | 5:20.05 | |
| 5 | Helga Niemann | 16 | West Germany | FRG | 5:21.97 | |
| 6 | Shelagh Ratcliffe | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 5:24.27 | |
| 7 | Helmi Boxberger | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 5:32.31 | |
| 8 | Silvia Borgini | 14 | Argentina | ARG | 5:44.22 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennie Penterman | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 5:14.99 | |
| 2 | Marlies Pohl | 16 | East Germany | GDR | 5:15.38 | |
| 3 | Jennifer McHugh | 14 | Canada | CAN | 5:20.25 | |
| 4 | Debbie Bengtson | 15 | Canada | CAN | 5:21.62 | |
| 5 | Eva Sigg | 21 | Finland | FIN | 5:22.92 | |
| 6 | Karen Moras | 18 | Australia | AUS | 5:24.13 | |
| 7 | Kirsten Strange-Campbell | 28 | Denmark | DEN | 5:25.97 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Vidali | 20 | United States | USA | 5:09.67 | QU |
| 2 | Novella Calligaris | 17 | Italy | ITA | 5:11.16 | QU |
| 3 | Gerda Lassooij | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 5:22.09 | |
| 4 | Maria Isabel Guerra | 17 | Brazil | BRA | 5:24.43 | |
| 5 | Trine Krogh | 17 | Norway | NOR | 5:25.08 | |
| 6 | Diane Walker | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | 5:28.82 | |
| 7 | Eleni Avlonitou | 13 | Greece | GRE | 5:32.49 | |
| 8 | Béatrice Mottoulle | 16 | Belgium | BEL | 5:35.38 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evelyn Stolze | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 5:06.96 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Jenny Bartz | 17 | United States | USA | 5:07.31 | QU |
| 3 | Nina Petrova | 16 | Soviet Union | URS | 5:13.42 | QU |
| 4 | Yukari Takemoto | 17 | Japan | JPN | 5:20.89 | |
| 5 | Wijda Mazereeuw | 19 | Netherlands | NED | 5:24.00 | |
| 6 | Laura Vaca | 19 | Mexico | MEX | 5:24.63 | |
| 7 | Roselina Angee | 14 | Colombia | COL | 5:35.44 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Cliff | 17 | Canada | CAN | 5:08.64 | QU |
| 2 | Mary Montgomery | 15 | United States | USA | 5:13.62 | QU |
| 3 | Angela Franke | 14 | East Germany | GDR | 5:14.81 | |
| 4 | Anita Zarnowiecki | 18 | Sweden | SWE | 5:15.05 | |
| 5 | Susan Richardson | 17 | Great Britain | GBR | 5:19.53 | |
| 6 | Susanne Niesner | 17 | Switzerland | SUI | 5:25.23 | |
| 7 | Gisela Cerezo | 16 | Venezuela | VEN | 5:29.56 | |
| 8 | María Ballesteros | 15 | Mexico | MEX | 5:31.06 |