| Final 17:05 | time | Q | L | Y | | 1. Albina Osipowich |  United States | 1:11.0 | WR | | 17 | | 2. Eleanor Garatti-Saville | United States | 1:11.4 | +0.4s | | 19 | | 3. Joyce Cooper |  Great Britain | 1:13.6 | +2.6s | | 19 | | 4. Jean McDowell | Great Britain | 1:13.8 | +2.8s | | 19 | | 5. Susan Laird | United States | 1:14.6 | +3.6s | | 20 | | 6. Charlotte Lehmann |  Germany | 1:15.2 | +4.2s | | 21 |
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| World Redord: Ethel Lacie, United States 1:10.0 Toledo, United States 28 January 1928 | | Olympic Record: Mariechen Wehselau, United States 1:12.2 Paris, France, 19 July 1924 |
| Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Albina Osipowich | United States | 1:12.2 OR | 2. | | 17 | | 2. Susan Laird | United States | 1:13.8 | 3. | | 20 | | 3. Joyce Cooper | Great Britain | 1:14.0 | 4. | | 19 | | 4. Irene Vera Tanner | Great Britain | 1:14.2 | 5. | | 21 | | 5. Elizabeth Stockley |  New Zealand | 1:15.0 | 6. | | 22 | | 6. Agnete Olsen |  Denmark | 1:15.8 | 8. | | 18 | | -. Sarolta Stieber |  Hungary | DNF | | | 23 |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Eleanor Garatti-Saville | United States | 1:11.4 OR | 1. | | 19 | | 2. Jean McDowell | Great Britain | 1:15.6 | 7. | | 19 | | 3. Charlotte Lehmann |  Germany | 1:15.8 | 8. | | 21 | | 4. Kathleen Russell |  South Africa | 1:16.2 | 10. | | 15 | | 5. Maria Vierdag |  Netherlands | 1:16.4 | 11. | | 22 | | 6. Kathleen Miller | New Zealand | 1:16.8 | 12. | | 19 |
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Heats - Friday, 10th August 17:05 |
| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Jean McDowell | Great Britain | 1:14.0 | 2. | 4 | 19 | | 2. Susan Laird | United States | 1:14.2 | 3. | 5 | 20 | | 3. Maria Vierdag | Netherlands | 1:14.4 | 4. | 6 | 22 | | 3. Renate Küppers-Erkens | Germany | 1:15.0 | 6. | 3 | 19 | | 4. Rhoda Rennie | South Africa | 1:16.6 | 11. | 1 | 23 | | 5. Claire Horrent |  France | 1:24.4 | 19. | 2 | 18 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Agnete Olsen | Denmark | 1:15.8 | 9. | 1 | 18 | | 2. Elizabeth Stockley | New Zealand | 1:16.4 | 10. | 4 | 22 | | 3. Edna Davey |  Australia | 1:18.0 | 14. | 5 | | | 4. Sandra Engelenberg | South Africa | 1:22.6 | 18. | 3 | 19 | | 5. Marguerite Ledoux | France | 1:25.6 | 23. | 2 | |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Eleanor Garatti-Saville | United States | 1:14.8 | 5. | 4 | 19 | | 2. Irene Vera Tanner | Great Britain | 1:26.4 | 20. | 2 | 21 |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Albina Osipowich | United States | 1:12.4 | 1. | 3 | 17 | | 2. Kathleen Miller | New Zealand | 1:17.2 | 13. | 4 | 19 | | 3. Margit Sipos | Hungary | 1:18.8 | 15. | 1 | 19 |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Kathleen Russell | South Africa | 1:15.4 | 7. | 1 | 15 | | 2. Sarolta Stieber | Hungary | 1:22.2 | 17. | 4 | 23 | | 3. Marguerite Dockrell |  Ireland | 1:31.6 | 24. | 2 | 16 |
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Charlotte Lehmann | Germany | 1:15.6 | 8. | 3 | 21 | | 2. Joyce Cooper | Great Britain | 1:16.8 | 12. | 5 | 19 | | 3. Philomena Mealing | Australia | 1:20.6 | 16. | 2 | 15 | | 4. Gerda Bredgaard | Denmark | 1:24.8 | 21. | 1 | 20 | | 5. Anne Dupire | France | 1:25.0 | 22. | 4 | |
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