| Competition | 1975 World Aquatics Championships | 
|---|---|
| Venue | Cali | 
| Held | 22 July 1975 | 
| Status | Medal | 
| Competitors | 23 | 
| Countries | 15 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Kathy Heddy | 2:22.50 (2 h2) | 2:19.80 (1 F) | |||
| 🥈 | Ulrike Tauber | 2:20.68 (1 h3) | 2:20.40 (2 F) | |||
| 🥉 | Angela Franke | 2:23.59 (3 h3) | 2:20.61 (3 F) | |||
| 4 | Shirley Babashoff | 2:24.29 (4 h1) | 2:21.32 (4 F) | |||
| 5 | Becky Smith | 2:25.31 (5 h2) | 2:22.85 (5 F) | |||
| 6 | Judy Hudson | 2:26.48 (7 h3) | 2:24.85 (6 F) | |||
| 7 | Anne Adams | 2:25.68 (6 h2) | 2:25.80 (7 F) | |||
| 8 | Susan Hunter | 2:26.58 (8 h3) | 2:27.25 (8 F) | |||
| 9 | Joann Baker | 2:26.95 (9 h1) | — | |||
| 10 | Monique Rodahl | 2:27.00 (10 h1) | — | |||
| 11 | Marina Malyutina | 2:27.52 (11 h2) | — | |||
| 12 | Margaret Kelly | 2:27.97 (12 h2) | — | |||
| 13 | Birgit Neumann | 2:29.92 (13 h3) | — | |||
| 14 | Beate Jasch | 2:31.67 (14 h2) | — | |||
| 15 | Drue Le Guier | 2:32.01 (15 h1) | — | |||
| 16 | MarÃa ParÃs | 2:33.78 (16 h3) | — | |||
| 17 | Dominique Amiand | 2:33.97 (17 h1) | — | |||
| 18 | Colette Crabbe | 2:34.91 (18 h1) | — | |||
| 19 | Margarita Armengol | 2:35.64 (19 h1) | — | |||
| 20 | Paola Morozzi | 2:37.78 (20 h3) | — | |||
| 21 | Liliana Arce | 2:39.72 (21 h2) | — | |||
| 22 | Catalina Amaya | 2:41.86 (22 h3) | — | |||
| 23 | Zimena Navia | 2:45.64 (23 h2) | — | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shirley Babashoff | 2:24.29 | ||
| 9 | Joann Baker | 2:26.95 | ||
| 10 | Monique Rodahl | 2:27.00 | ||
| 15 | Drue Le Guier | 2:32.01 | ||
| 17 | Dominique Amiand | 2:33.97 | ||
| 18 | Colette Crabbe | 2:34.91 | ||
| 19 | Margarita Armengol | 2:35.64 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kathy Heddy | 2:22.50 | ||
| 5 | Becky Smith | 2:25.31 | ||
| 6 | Anne Adams | 2:25.68 | ||
| 11 | Marina Malyutina | 2:27.52 | ||
| 12 | Maggie Kelly-Hohmann | 2:27.97 | ||
| 14 | Beate Jasch | 2:31.67 | ||
| 21 | Liliana Arce | 2:39.72 | ||
| 23 | Zimena Navia | 2:45.64 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrike Tauber | 2:20.68 | ||
| 3 | Angela Franke | 2:23.59 | ||
| 7 | Judy Hudson | 2:26.48 | ||
| 8 | Susan Hunter | 2:26.58 | ||
| 13 | Birgit Neumann | 2:29.92 | ||
| 16 | MarÃa ParÃs | 2:33.78 | ||
| 20 | Paola Morozzi | 2:37.78 | ||
| 22 | Catalina Amaya | 2:41.86 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Heddy | 2:19.80 | ||
| 2 | Ulrike Tauber | 2:20.40 | ||
| 3 | Angela Franke | 2:20.61 | ||
| 4 | Shirley Babashoff | 2:21.32 | ||
| 5 | Becky Smith | 2:22.85 | ||
| 6 | Judy Hudson | 2:24.85 | ||
| 7 | Anne Adams | 2:25.80 | ||
| 8 | Susan Hunter | 2:27.25 |