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Host City: Sydney, Australia
Venue(s): Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Date Started: September 19, 2000
Date Finished: September 19, 2000
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Misty Hyman |
| Silver: | Susie O'Neill |
| Bronze: | Petria Thomas |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susie O'Neill | 27 | Australia | AUS | 2:07.57 | QU |
| 2 | Petria Thomas | 25 | Australia | AUS | 2:07.63 | QU |
| 3 | Maki Mita | 17 | Japan | JPN | 2:09.88 | QU |
| 4 | Yuko Nakanishi | 19 | Japan | JPN | 2:09.89 | QU |
| 5 | Mireia García | 19 | Spain | ESP | 2:10.24 | |
| 6 | Mandy Loots | 22 | South Africa | RSA | 2:10.58 | |
| 7 | Elizabeth van Welie | 20 | New Zealand | NZL | 2:11.68 | |
| 8 | Éva Risztov | 15 | Hungary | HUN | 2:11.83 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | 16 | Poland | POL | 2:07.81 | QU |
| 2 | Misty Hyman | 21 | United States | USA | 2:07.96 | QU |
| 3 | Mette Jacobsen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 2:08.11 | QU |
| 4 | Kaitlin Sandeno | 17 | United States | USA | 2:09.40 | QU |
| 5 | Georgina Lee | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:10.33 | |
| 6 | Margaretha Pedder | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:10.49 | |
| 7 | Cécile Jeanson | 28 | France | FRA | 2:10.78 | |
| 8 | Sophia Skou | 24 | Denmark | DEN | 2:11.07 |