The ten competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in both heats moved directly to the final.
Heat 1 |
1. | {{flagIOCathlete|Růžena Košťálová|TCH|1948 Summer}} | 2:39.6 | QF |
2. | {{flagIOCathlete|Sylvi Saimo|FIN|1948 Summer}} | 2:41.7 | QF |
3. | {{flagIOCathlete|Anna Van Marcke|BEL|1948 Summer}} | 2:44.7 | QF |
4. | {{flagIOCathlete|Catherine Vautrin|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 2:45.2 | QF |
5. | {{flagIOCathlete|Joyce Richards|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 3:00.1 |
Heat 2 |
1. | {{flagIOCathlete|Karen Hoff|DEN|1948 Summer}} | 2:32.2 | QF |
2. | {{flagIOCathlete|Alida van der Anker-Doedens|NED|1948 Summer}} | 2:35.4 | QF |
3. | {{flagIOCathlete|Fritzi Schwingl|AUT|1948 Summer}} | 2:35.7 | QF |
4. | {{flagIOCathlete|Klára Fried-Bánfalvi|HUN|1948 Summer}} | 2:37.5 | QF |
5. | {{flagIOCathlete|Ingrid Wallgren|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 2:38.5 |
width=30 style="background:gold;" | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Karen Hoff|DEN|1948 Summer}} | 2:31.9 |
style="background:silver;" | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Alida van der Anker-Doedens|NED|1948 Summer}} | 2:32.8 |
style="background:#cc9966;" | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Fritzi Schwingl|AUT|1948 Summer}} | 2:32.9 |
4. | {{flagIOCathlete|Klára Fried-Bánfalvi|HUN|1948 Summer}} | 2:33.8 |
5. | {{flagIOCathlete|Růžena Košťálová|TCH|1948 Summer}} | 2:38.2 |
6. | {{flagIOCathlete|Sylvi Saimo|FIN|1948 Summer}} | 2:38.4 |
7. | {{flagIOCathlete|Anna Van Marcke|BEL|1948 Summer}} | 2:43.4 |
8. | {{flagIOCathlete|Catherine Vautrin|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 2:44.4 |