Results
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erica Rose |  USA | 59:23.5 | |
| 2 | Edith van Dijk |  Netherlands | 1:00:58.5 | |
| 3 | Peggy Büchse |  Germany | 1:01:05.8 | |
| 4 | Megan Ryther | USA | 1:01:09.2 | |
| 5 | Valeria Casprini |  Italy | 1:01:09.5 | |
| 6 | Bronwen Whitehead |  Australia | 1:01:10.7 | |
| 7 | Angela Maurer | Germany | 1:01.11.1 | |
| 8 | Melissa Pasquali | Italy | 1:01:11.6 | |
| 9 | Annette Andermatt |  Switzerland | 1:01:13.2 | |
| 10 | Anne Chagnaud |  France | 1:01:14.7 | |
| 11 | Olga Guseva |  Russia | 1:01:16.7 | |
| 12 | Kristy Park | Australia | 1:01:28.3 | |
| 13 | Ravee Intpornudom |  Thailand | 1:01:30.2 | |
| 14 | Etta van der Weijden | Netherlands | 1:02:42.6 | |
| 15 | Angela Collett |  New Zealand | 1:02:54.8 | |
| 16 | Maša Jamnik |  Slovenia | 1:03:52.5 | |
| 17 | Paula Wood |  Great Britain | 1:03:56.0 | |
| 18 | Robyn Bradley |  South Africa | 1:03:56.3 | |
| 19 | Attilia Figini | Switzerland | 1:06:38.9 | |
| 20 | Edit Kasparik |  Hungary | 1:06:42.0 | |
| 21 | Rania Ghousheh |  Jordan | 1:26:38.4 | |
| 22 | Andrea Edwards |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1:30:25.1 |