Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Tiffany Cohen | USA | 8:41.86 | 5. | 2. Karen Ward | CAN | 8:45.37 | 6. | 3. Jolande van der Meer | NED | 8:46.58 | 8. | 4. Ann Linder | SWE | 8:50.80 | 9. | 5. Irma Huerta | MEX | 8:56.18 | 12. | 6. Susie Baumer | AUS | 8:56.40 | 13. | 7. Wen San | TPE | 9:09.73 | 17. |
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Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Michele Richardson | USA | 8:32.64 | 1. | 2. Anna McVann | AUS | 8:35.19 | 2. | 3. Monica Olmi | ITA | 8:45.83 | 7. | 4. Donna McGinnis | CAN | 8:51.71 | 10. | 5. Laurence Bensimon | FRA | 9:01.75 | 15. | 6. Junko Sakurai | JPN | 9:13.27 | 18. | 7. Karen Slowing-Aceituno | GUA | 9:20.68 | 19. |
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