| Final A | Team | Time | pl. |  | 1. Yan Chen | CHN | 4:36.66 |  | 2. Yana Klochkova | UKR | 4:38.60 |  | 3. Yasuko Tajima | JPN | 4:39.45 |  | 4. Yanyan WU | CHN | 4:40.16 |  | 5. Kristine Quance | USA | 4:42.01 |  | 6. Maddy Crippen | USA | 4:43.45 |  | 7. Joanne Malar | CAN | 4:46.91 |  | 8. Nadine Neumann | AUS | 4:48.84 |   
| Final B | Team | Time | pl. |  | 9. Beatrice Caslaru | ROM | 4:46.91 |  | 10.Nicole Hetzer | GER | 4:46.93 |  | 11.Lourdes Becerra | ESP | 4:47.52 |  | 12.Hanas Cerna | CZE | 4:48.86 |  | 13.Emma Johnson | AUS | 4:50.99 |  | 14.Simona Paduraru | ROM | 4:52.09 |  | 15.Mirjana Bosevska | MKD | 4:53.43 |  | 16.Carolyn Adel | SUR | 4:55.33 |   
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| Heat 3. | Team | Time | pl. |  | 1. Yan Chen | CHN | 4:40.72 | 1. |  | 2. Yasuko Tajima | JPN | 4:41.45 | 2. |  | 3. Maddy Crippen | USA | 4:42.13 | 3. |  | 4. Joanne Malar | CAN | 4:44.85 | 4. |  | 5. Simona Paduraru | ROM | 4:50.11 | 13. |  | 6. Carolyn Adel | SUR | 4:54.30 | 15. |  | 7. Oxana Verevka | RUS | 4:57.59 | 20. |  | 8. Karine Chevrier | CAN | 4:59.22 | 21. |   
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| Heat 2. | Team | Time | pl. |  | 1. Yana Klochkova | UKR | 4:45.94 | 7. |  | 2. Yanyan Wu | CHN | 4:46.00 | 8. |  | 3. Beatrice Caslaru | ROM | 4:46.80 | 9. |  | 4. Nicole Hetzer | GER | 4:48.64 | 10. |  | 5. Emma Johnson | AUS | 4:49.94 | 12. |  | 6. Ravee Intpornudom | THA | 4:55.92 | 17. |  | 7. Yseult Gervy | BEL | 4:56.25 | 18. |  | 8. Tzu Ying Chiang | TPE | 5:24.98 | 23. |   
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| Heat 1. | Team | Time | pl. |  | 1. Kristine Quance | USA | 4:44.95 | 5. |  | 2. Nadine Neumann | AUS | 4:45.83 | 6. |  | 3. Hanas Cerna | CZE | 4:48.64 | 10. |  | 4. Lourdes Becerra | ESP | 4:50.46 | 14. |  | 5. Mirjana Bosevska | MKD | 4:55.56 | 16. |  | 6. Sabine Herbst | GER | 4:57.16 | 19. |  | 7. Katia Sarakatsani | GRE | 4:59.88 | 22. |  | -. Ramona Olivette | MRI | DQ. | 24. |   
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