| Date | 30 July 1976 — 11:00 |
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| Location | Bassin olympique, Île Notre Dame, Montréal, Québec |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 250-500 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ewa Kamińska-Eichler |  POL | 2:08.48 | 1:02.15 (1) | 1:06.33 (1) | |||
| 2 | 1 | Anastázie Hajná-Fridrichová |  TCH | 2:10.31 | 1:02.69 (2) | 1:07.62 (2) | |||
| 3 | 2 | Irene Pepinghege |  FRG | 2:11.45 | 1:03.34 (3) | 1:08.11 (3) | |||
| 4 | 4 | Sue Holloway |  CAN | 2:13.23 | 1:04.33 (4) | 1:08.90 (4) |
