| Competition | 1985 European Aquatics Championships | 
|---|---|
| Venue | Sofia | 
| Held | 10 August 1985 | 
| Status | Medal | 
| Competitors | 26 | 
| Countries | 15 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Swim-Off | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Kathleen Nord | 2:18.86 (1 h3) | — | 2:16.07 (1 FA) | |||
| 🥈 | Sonia Blagova | 2:19.38 (2 h1) | — | 2:17.35 (2 FA) | |||
| 🥉 | Susanne Börnike | 2:19.76 (1 h4) | — | 2:17.96 (3 FA) | |||
| 4 | Petra Zindler | 2:20.78 (3 h2) | 2:19.70 (1 F) | 2:18.22 (4 FA) | |||
| 5 | Birgit Schulz | 2:18.99 (1 h1) | — | 2:18.36 (5 FA) | |||
| 6 | Anette Philipsson | 2:19.88 (2 h4) | — | 2:18.91 (6 FA) | |||
| 7 | Noëmi Lung | 2:20.08 (2 h2) | — | 2:19.38 (7 FA) | |||
| 8 | Tanya Bogomilova | 2:19.93 (1 h2) | — | 2:20.78 (8 FA) | |||
| 9 | Svetlana Kopchikova | 2:21.57 (3 h4) | — | 2:20.80 (1 FB) | |||
| 10 | Mildred Muis | 2:21.87 (4 h4) | — | 2:21.38 (2 FB) | |||
| 11 | Bente Rist | 2:20.78 (2 h3) | 2:20.84 (2 F) | 2:21.77 (3 FB) | |||
| 12 | Kathrine Bomstad | 2:21.61 (3 h3) | — | 2:21.84 (4 FB) | |||
| 13 | Bożena Durek | 2:24.08 (5 h2) | — | 2:22.58 (5 FB) | |||
| 14 | Gabriela Baka | 2:23.07 (5 h4) | — | 2:23.26 (6 FB) | |||
| 15 | Samantha Purvis | 2:24.23 (3 h1) | — | 2:23.81 (7 FB) | |||
| 16 | Suki Brownsdon | 2:24.90 (6 h2) | — | 2:24.32 (8 FB) | |||
| 17 | Yelena Dendeberova | 2:21.89 (4 h3) | — | — | |||
| 18 | Anna-Karin Eriksson | 2:22.69 (4 h2) | — | — | |||
| 19 | Manuela Dalla Valle | 2:24.35 (5 h3) | — | — | |||
| 20 | Silvia Persi | 2:24.45 (4 h1) | — | — | |||
| 21 | Romana Frýdlová | 2:24.56 (6 h4) | — | — | |||
| 22 | Laurence Bensimon | 2:25.65 (5 h1) | — | — | |||
| 23 | Marie-Pierre Wirth | 2:25.97 (6 h1) | — | — | |||
| 24 | Dorota Chylak | 2:27.23 (6 h3) | — | — | |||
| 25 | Sylvie Closset | 2:28.19 (7 h4) | — | — | |||
| 26 | Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir | 2:30.65 (7 h3) | — | — | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birgit Lohberg-Schulz | 2:18.99 | ||
| 2 | Sonia Blagova | 2:19.38 | ||
| 3 | Samantha Purvis | 2:24.23 | ||
| 4 | Silvia Persi | 2:24.45 | ||
| 5 | Laurence Bensimon | 2:25.65 | ||
| 6 | Marie-Pierre Wirth | 2:25.97 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanya Bogomilova-Dangalakova | 2:19.93 | ||
| 2 | Noëmi Lung | 2:20.08 | ||
| 3 | Petra Zindler | 2:20.78 | ||
| 4 | Anna-Karin Eriksson | 2:22.69 | ||
| 5 | Bożena Durek | 2:24.08 | ||
| 6 | Suki Brownsdon | 2:24.90 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Nord | 2:18.86 | ||
| 2 | Bente Rist | 2:20.78 | ||
| 3 | Kathrine Bomstad | 2:21.61 | ||
| 4 | Yelena Dendeberova | 2:21.89 | ||
| 5 | Manuela Dalla Valle | 2:24.35 | ||
| 6 | Dorota Chylak | 2:27.23 | ||
| 7 | Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir | 2:30.65 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susanne Börnike | 2:19.76 | ||
| 2 | Anette Philipsson | 2:19.88 | ||
| 3 | Svetlana Kopchikova | 2:21.57 | ||
| 4 | Mildred Muis | 2:21.87 | ||
| 5 | Gabriela Baka | 2:23.07 | ||
| 6 | Romana Frýdlová | 2:24.56 | ||
| 7 | Sylvie Closset | 2:28.19 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Zindler | 2:19.70 | ||
| 2 | Bente Rist | 2:20.84 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Nord | 2:16.07 | ||
| 2 | Sonia Blagova | 2:17.35 | ||
| 3 | Susanne Börnike | 2:17.96 | ||
| 4 | Petra Zindler | 2:18.22 | ||
| 5 | Birgit Lohberg-Schulz | 2:18.36 | ||
| 6 | Anette Philipsson | 2:18.91 | ||
| 7 | Noëmi Lung | 2:19.38 | ||
| 8 | Tanya Bogomilova-Dangalakova | 2:20.78 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svetlana Kopchikova | 2:20.80 | ||
| 2 | Mildred Muis | 2:21.38 | ||
| 3 | Bente Rist | 2:21.77 | ||
| 4 | Kathrine Bomstad | 2:21.84 | ||
| 5 | Bożena Durek | 2:22.58 | ||
| 6 | Gabriela Baka | 2:23.26 | ||
| 7 | Samantha Purvis | 2:23.81 | ||
| 8 | Suki Brownsdon | 2:24.32 |