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Host City: Atlanta, United States
Location: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date Started: July 22, 1996
Date Finished: July 22, 1996
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.
| Gold: | Michelle Smith |
| Silver: | Dagmar Hase |
| Bronze: | Kirsten Vlieghuis |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laëtitia Choux | 16 | France | FRA | 4:21.39 | |
| 2 | Britt Raaby | 18 | Denmark | DEN | 4:21.46 | |
| 3 | Ravee Intporn-Udom | 15 | Thailand | THA | 4:21.93 | |
| 4 | Martina Nemec | 20 | Austria | AUT | 4:23.72 | |
| 5 | Tonia Makhaira | 25 | Greece | GRE | 4:24.05 | |
| 6 | Maritza Chiaway | 21 | Peru | PER | 4:27.11 | |
| 7 | Judit Kiss | 16 | Hungary | HUN | 4:29.80 | |
| 8 | Marina Zarma | 18 | Cyprus | CYP | 4:32.15 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirjana Boševska | 15 | Macedonia | MKD | 4:21.27 | |
| 2 | Nadezhda Chemezova | 15 | Russia | RUS | 4:21.33 | |
| 3 | Alicia Barrancos | 24 | Argentina | ARG | 4:22.11 | |
| 4 | Carolyn Adel | 17 | Suriname | SUR | 4:22.66 | |
| 5 | Jeong On-Ra | 14 | South Korea | KOR | 4:23.35 | |
| 6 | Paula Harmokivi | 21 | Finland | FIN | 4:23.84 | |
| 7 | Chantal Strasser | 18 | Switzerland | SUI | 4:24.49 | |
| 8 | Ana Alegria | 19 | Portugal | POR | 4:27.19 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudia Poll | 23 | Costa Rica | CRC | 4:12.07 | QU |
| 2 | Janet Evans | 24 | United States | USA | 4:13.60 | QC |
| 3 | Emma Johnson | 16 | Australia | AUS | 4:14.13 | QC |
| 4 | Suzu Chiba | 20 | Japan | JPN | 4:16.07 | QC |
| 5 | Hayley Lewis | 22 | Australia | AUS | 4:17.02 | QC |
| 6 | Lin Chi-Chan | 16 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 4:17.18 | QC |
| 7 | Andrea Schwartz | 19 | Canada | CAN | 4:19.46 | |
| 8 | Martina Moravcová | 20 | Slovakia | SVK | 4:22.10 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Vlieghuis | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 4:11.04 | QU |
| 2 | Dagmar Hase | 26 | Germany | GER | 4:11.17 | QU |
| 3 | Carla Geurts | 25 | Netherlands | NED | 4:11.18 | QU |
| 4 | Cristina Teuscher | 18 | United States | USA | 4:12.20 | QU |
| 5 | Sarah Hardcastle | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:14.50 | QC |
| 6 | Itziar Esparza | 21 | Spain | ESP | 4:19.45 | |
| 7 | Olga Šplíchalová | 20 | Czech Republic | CZE | 4:20.04 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerstin Kielgaß | 26 | Germany | GER | 4:08.99 | QU |
| 2 | Michelle Smith | 26 | Ireland | IRL | 4:09.00 | QU |
| 3 | Eri Yamanoi | 17 | Japan | JPN | 4:13.40 | QU |
| 4 | Dionne Bainbridge | 18 | New Zealand | NZL | 4:16.47 | QC |
| 5 | Carla-Creola Negrea | 22 | Romania | ROU | 4:16.89 | QC |
| 6 | Sandra Cam | 24 | Belgium | BEL | 4:17.35 | |
| 7 | Irene Dalby | 25 | Norway | NOR | 4:19.34 | |
| 8 | Chen Yan | 15 | China | CHN | 4:22.55 |