| Final | time |   | L | Y | 50m | 100 | 150m | Pts |  | 1. Amanda Loots |  RSA | 2:11.97 | CR | - | 78 | 30.37s | 1:02.69 | 1:37.98 | 818 |  | 2. Bianca Meyer |  RSA | 2:18.25 |   | - | 89 | 31.20s | 1:05.62 | 1:41.61 | 711 |  | 3. Nesrine Khelifati |  TUN | 2:18.69 |   | - | 94 | 31.28s | 1:05.98 | 1:42.07 | 705 |  | 4. Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane |  ALG | 2:19.74 |   | - | 90 | 31.24s | 1:05.56 | 1:42.66 | 689 |  | 5. Shahrazad Ramond |  MAR | 2:23.02 |   | - | 90 | 30.91s | 1:05.99 | 1:43.31 | 642 |  | 6. Noufissa Chbihi |  MAR | 2:23.41 |   | - | 90 | 31.44s | 1:06.59 | 1:44.48 | 637 |  | 7. Yara Elmad Fakhry |  EGY | 2:23.46 |   | - | 96 | 31.91s | 1:07.79 | 1:46.83 | 637 |  | 8. Mei Elmetwaly |  EGY | 2:27.90 |   | - | 93 | 32.34s | 1:09.14 | 1:47.96 | 581 |   
| African Record: Kathryn Meaklim (RSA) 2:09.41, 12/08/2008. Beijing. |  | Championship Record: Amanda Loots (RSA) 2:16.64, 17/08/2008, Cairo. |   
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