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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Pool, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 21, 1976
Date Finished: July 21, 1976
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Kornelia Ender |
| Silver: | Andrea Pollack |
| Bronze: | Wendy Boglioli |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendy Boglioli | 21 | United States | USA | 1:01.75 | QU |
| 2 | Camille Wright | 21 | United States | USA | 1:01.89 | QU |
| 3 | Tamara Shelofastova | 17 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:02.40 | QU |
| 4 | Hélène Boivin | 17 | Canada | CAN | 1:02.90 | |
| 5 | Susan Sloan | 18 | Canada | CAN | 1:02.91 | |
| 6 | Linda Hanel | 14 | Australia | AUS | 1:03.30 | |
| 7 | Lynne Rowe | 18 | New Zealand | NZL | 1:04.06 | |
| 8 | Kuniko Banno | 19 | Japan | JPN | 1:04.21 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kornelia Ender | 17 | East Germany | GDR | 1:01.03 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Andrea Pollack | 15 | East Germany | GDR | 1:01.39 | QU |
| 3 | Wendy Quirk | 17 | Canada | CAN | 1:01.54 | QU |
| 4 | Rosemarie Kother-Gabriel | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 1:01.93 | QU |
| 5 | Lelei Fonoimoana | 17 | United States | USA | 1:02.23 | QU |
| 6 | María París | 15 | Costa Rica | CRC | 1:03.27 | |
| 7 | Yasue Hatsuda | 16 | Japan | JPN | 1:03.33 | |
| 8 | Sue Jenner | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:04.06 |