| Date | 21 July 1996 — 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Location | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Claudia Poll |  CRC | 1:58.16 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Franziska van Almsick |  GER | 1:58.57 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Dagmar Hase | GER | 1:59.56 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Trina Jackson |  USA | 1:59.57 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Susie O'Neill |  AUS | 1:59.87 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Cristina Teuscher | USA | 2:00.79 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Julia Greville | AUS | 2:01.46 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Luminița Dobrescu |  ROU | 2:01.63 |
