| Date | 12 August 1948 |
|---|---|
| Location | Henley Royal Regatta Course, Henley-on-Thames |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Karen Hoff |  DEN | 2:32.2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Lida van der Anker-Doedens |  NED | 2:35.4 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Fritzi Schwingl |  AUT | 2:35.7 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Klára Bánfalvi |  HUN | 2:37.5 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Ingrid Apelgren |  SWE | 2:38.5 |
