| Final | | time | | | 1. Jolanta Januchta |  Poland | 2:00.6 | CR | | 2. Anne-Marie Van Nuffel |  Belgium | 2:00.9 | | | 3. Liz Barnes |  Great Britain | 2:01.5 | | | 4. Elżbieta Katolik | Poland | 2:02.3 | | | 5. Violeta Tsvetkova |  Bulgaria | 2:02.8 | | | 6. Kirsti Voldnes |  Norway | 2:03.8 | NR |
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Heats - Saturday, 1st March | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 4. Anne-Marie Van Nuffel | Belgium | 2:05.7 | Q | | 6. Jolanta Januchta | Poland | 2:06.3 | Q | | 7. Fița Lovin |  Romania | 2:06.4 | | | 8. Petra Kleinbrahm |  West Germany | 2:06.5 | | | 11.Mary Appleby |  Ireland | 2:08.8 | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Liz Barnes | Great Britain | 2:05.2 | Q | | 2. Elżbieta Katolik | Poland | 2:05.3 | Q | | 3. Violeta Tsvetkova | Bulgaria | 2:05.3 | q | | 4. Kirsti Voldnes | Norway | 2:05.7 | q | | 9. Brigitte Koczelnik | West Germany | 2:07.7 | | | 10.Rosa María Colorado |  Spain | 2:08.2 | |
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