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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 3, 1984
Date Finished: August 3, 1984
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.
| Gold: | Tracy Caulkins |
| Silver: | Nancy Hogshead |
| Bronze: | Michelle Pearson |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christiane Pielke | 21 | West Germany | FRG | 2:19.17 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Michelle MacPherson | 18 | Canada | CAN | 2:20.68 | QC |
| 3 | Laurence Bensimon | 21 | France | FRA | 2:24.34 | |
| 4 | Gaynor Stanley | 18 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:24.94 | |
| 5 | Gail Jonson | 19 | New Zealand | NZL | 2:25.00 | |
| 6 | Faten Ghattas | 19 | Tunisia | TUN | 2:29.77 | |
| 7 | Sharon Pickering | 16 | Fiji | FIJ | 2:34.77 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | 22 | Australia | AUS | 2:20.57 | QU |
| 2 | Alison Dozzo | 16 | Canada | CAN | 2:20.85 | QC |
| 3 | Anette Philipsson | 19 | Sweden | SWE | 2:21.70 | QC |
| 4 | Zara Long | 13 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:23.89 | QC |
| 5 | Brigitte Wanderer | 17 | Austria | AUT | 2:26.85 | |
| 6 | Yan Hong | 16 | China | CHN | 2:27.95 | |
| 7 | Lotta Flink | 19 | Hong Kong | HKG | 2:31.70 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Hogshead | 22 | United States | USA | 2:16.29 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Michelle Pearson | 22 | Australia | AUS | 2:17.46 | QU |
| 3 | Manuela Dalla Valle | 21 | Italy | ITA | 2:20.50 | QU |
| 4 | Maarit Sihvonen | 23 | Finland | FIN | 2:21.05 | QC |
| 5 | Helen Chow | 18 | Malaysia | MAS | 2:29.25 | |
| 6 | Karin Brandes | 16 | Peru | PER | 2:29.87 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Caulkins | 21 | United States | USA | 2:14.47 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Kathrine Bomstad | 21 | Norway | NOR | 2:19.88 | QU |
| 3 | Petra Zindler | 18 | West Germany | FRG | 2:20.05 | QU |
| 4 | Sabine Pauwels | 17 | Belgium | BEL | 2:22.86 | QC |
| 5 | Maria Kardum | 16 | Sweden | SWE | 2:22.87 | QC |
| 6 | Hideka Koshimizu | 19 | Japan | JPN | 2:23.38 | QC |
| 7 | Blanca Morales | 14 | Guatemala | GUA | 2:38.16 |