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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Pool, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 21, 1976
Date Finished: July 21, 1976
| Gold: | Marina Koshevaya |
| Silver: | Maryna Yurchenia |
| Bronze: | Lyubov Rusanova |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Koshevaya | 16 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:33.35 | WR |
| 2 | Maryna Yurchenia | 16 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:36.08 | |
| 3 | Lyubov Rusanova | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:36.22 | |
| 4 | Hannelore Anke | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 2:36.49 | |
| 5 | Karla Linke | 16 | East Germany | GDR | 2:36.97 | |
| 6 | Carola Nitschke | 14 | East Germany | GDR | 2:38.27 | |
| 7 | Maggie Kelly-Hohmann | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:38.37 | |
| 8 | Debbie Rudd | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:39.01 |