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Host City: Atlanta, United States
Venue(s): Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Date Started: July 24, 1996
Date Finished: July 24, 1996
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.
| Gold: | Michelle Smith |
| Silver: | Marianne Limpert |
| Bronze: | Lin Li |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Bogatyreva | 16 | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 2:26.42 | |
| 2 | Meritxell Sabate | 15 | Andorra | AND | 2:37.38 | |
| 3 | Mira Ghniem | 13 | Jordan | JOR | 2:56.99 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elin Austevoll | 21 | Norway | NOR | 2:19.81 | |
| 2 | Carolyn Adel | 17 | Suriname | SUR | 2:21.54 | |
| 3 | Petra Chaves | 18 | Portugal | POR | 2:22.03 | |
| 4 | Lee Ji-Hyeon | 16 | South Korea | KOR | 2:22.97 | |
| 5 | Sonia Álvarez | 20 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 2:25.57 | |
| 6 | Gillian Thomson | 21 | Philippines | PHI | 2:25.87 | |
| 7 | Beáta Újhelyi | 16 | Hungary | HUN | 2:26.77 | |
| 8 | Tsai Shu-Min | 17 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 2:28.71 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Coadă-Căşlaru | 20 | Romania | ROU | 2:16.80 | QC |
| 2 | Silvia Parera | 26 | Spain | ESP | 2:17.67 | QC |
| 3 | Alenka Kejžar | 17 | Slovenia | SLO | 2:18.39 | |
| 4 | Katia Sarakatsani | 19 | Greece | GRE | 2:19.74 | |
| 5 | Julia Russell | 21 | South Africa | RSA | 2:20.40 | |
| 6 | Martina Nemec | 20 | Austria | AUT | 2:21.10 | |
| 7 | Praphalsai Minpraphal | 18 | Thailand | THA | 2:22.34 | |
| 8 | Nadège Cliton | 18 | France | FRA | 2:25.25 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marianne Limpert | 23 | Canada | CAN | 2:15.12 | QU |
| 2 | Joanne Malar | 20 | Canada | CAN | 2:16.34 | QU |
| 3 | Martina Moravcová | 20 | Slovakia | SVK | 2:16.50 | QC |
| 4 | Kristine Quance | 21 | United States | USA | 2:17.48 | QC |
| 5 | Britta Vestergaard | 21 | Denmark | DEN | 2:18.35 | |
| 6 | Gabrielle Rose | 18 | Brazil | BRA | 2:18.99 | |
| 7 | Anna Wilson | 19 | New Zealand | NZL | 2:19.97 | |
| 8 | Olena Lapunova | 15 | Ukraine | UKR | 2:20.76 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minouche Smit | 21 | Netherlands | NED | 2:16.30 | QU |
| 2 | Allison Wagner | 18 | United States | USA | 2:16.32 | QU |
| 3 | Michelle Smith | 26 | Ireland | IRL | 2:16.35 | QU |
| 4 | Louise Karlsson | 22 | Sweden | SWE | 2:16.37 | QU |
| 5 | Sabine Herbst-Klenz | 22 | Germany | GER | 2:18.00 | QC |
| 6 | Sue Rolph | 18 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:18.81 | |
| 7 | Darya Shmelyova | 20 | Russia | RUS | 2:20.34 | |
| 8 | Fumie Kurotori | 20 | Japan | JPN | 2:20.58 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elli Overton | 22 | Australia | AUS | 2:15.81 | QU |
| 2 | Lin Li | 25 | China | CHN | 2:16.31 | QU |
| 3 | Wu Yanyan | 18 | China | CHN | 2:16.55 | QC |
| 4 | Emma Johnson | 16 | Australia | AUS | 2:17.02 | QC |
| 5 | Alicja Pęczak | 26 | Poland | POL | 2:17.48 | QC |
| 6 | Brigitte Becue | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 2:18.28 | |
| 7 | Lenka Maňhalová | 21 | Czech Republic | CZE | 2:18.43 | |
| 8 | Joscelin Yeo | 17 | Singapore | SIN | 2:21.76 |