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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Beijing National Aquatics Centre, Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing
Date Started: August 12, 2008
Date Finished: August 12, 2008
Format: Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final
| Gold: | Federica Pellegrini |
| Silver: | Sara Isakovič |
| Bronze: | Pang Jiaying |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sara Isakovič | 20 | Slovenia | SLO | 1:56.50 | 0.78 | 4 | QU |
| 2 | Katie Hoff | 19 | United States | USA | 1:57.01 | 0.79 | 5 | QU |
| 3 | Pang Jiaying | 23 | China | CHN | 1:57.34 | 0.78 | 3 | QU |
| 4 | Bronte Barratt | 19 | Australia | AUS | 1:57.55 | 0.71 | 2 | QU |
| 5 | Linda MacKenzie | 24 | Australia | AUS | 1:58.19 | 0.78 | 7 | |
| 6 | Haruka Ueda | 20 | Japan | JPN | 1:58.44 | 0.85 | 6 | |
| 7 | Jo Jackson | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:58.70 | 0.78 | 1 | |
| 8 | Ida Matsson-Marko-Varga | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 1:59.41 | 0.79 | 8 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federica Pellegrini | 20 | Italy | ITA | 1:57.23 | 0.78 | 4 | QU |
| 2 | Camelia Potec | 26 | Romania | ROU | 1:57.71 | 0.88 | 2 | QU |
| 3 | Caitlin McClatchey | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:57.73 | 0.74 | 5 | QU |
| 4 | Ophélie Etienne | 17 | France | FRA | 1:58.00 | 0.83 | 7 | QU |
| 5 | Allison Schmitt | 18 | United States | USA | 1:58.01 | 0.73 | 6 | |
| 6 | Aurore Mongel | 26 | France | FRA | 1:58.08 | 0.78 | 8 | |
| 7 | Ágnes Mutina | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 1:58.15 | 0.70 | 3 | |
| 8 | Josefin Lillhage | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 1:59.29 | 0.79 | 1 |