| Date | 21 August 2008 — 20:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Beijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing | |
| Format | Five dives. | |
| Judge #1 | Carmen Stritt Burk |  SUI |
| Judge #2 | Rolando Ruiz |  CUB |
| Judge #3 | Ildikó Kelemen |  HUN |
| Judge #4 | Ann Sissons |  NZL |
| Judge #5 | Frans van de Konijnenburg |  NED |
| Judge #6 | Roberto Gonçalves |  BRA |
| Judge #7 | Olga McCleskey |  UNK |
| Alternate Judge | Walter Alt |  GER |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Ruolin |  CHN | 447.70 | |||
| 2 | Émilie Heymans |  CAN | 437.05 | |||
| 3 | Wang Xin | CHN | 429.90 | |||
| 4 | Paola Espinosa |  MEX | 380.95 | |||
| 5 | Tatiana Ortiz | MEX | 343.60 | |||
| 6 | Melissa Wu |  AUS | 338.15 | |||
| 7 | Marie-Éve Marleau | CAN | 332.10 | |||
| 8 | Tonia Couch |  GBR | 328.70 | |||
| 9 | Laura Wilkinson |  USA | 311.80 | |||
| 10 | Stacie Powell | GBR | 303.50 | |||
| 11 | Mai Nakagawa |  JPN | 296.30 | |||
| 12 | Elina Eggers |  SWE | 285.85 |
