| Final | Team | time | L | Y | | 1. Suzaan van Biljon | RSA | 1:10.40 | 4 | 23 | | 2. Sarra Lajnef | TUN | 1:12.78 | 5 | 22 | | 3. Samantha Welch | ZIM | 1:15.39 | 3 | 15 | | 4. Racheal Tonjor | NGR | 1:15.49 | 6 | 19 | | 5. Daniela Lindemeier | NAM | 1:15.84 | 2 | 19 | | 6. Mariam Corsini | MOZ | 1:16.52 | 7 | 22 | | 7. Mu'minah Connelly | RSA | 1:18.09 | 1 | 17 | | 8. Elodie Poo Cheong | MRI | 1:20.46 | 8 | 14 |
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| Record - 1999 | | Penny Haynes (RSA) 1:07.58 |
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| Heats | Team | time | L | H | seed | Y | | 1. Suzaan van Biljon | RSA | 1:14.38 | 4 | 2. | 1:09.64 | 23 | | 2. Sarra Lajnef | TUN | 1:16.60 | 4 | 1. | 1:10.60 | 22 | | 3. Samantha Welch | ZIM | 1:16.77 | 3 | 1. | 1:17.78 | 15 | | 4. Racheal Tonjor | NGR | 1:16.97 | 6 | 1. | 1:18.91 | 19 | | 5. Daniela Lindemeier | NAM | 1:17.39 | 5 | 2. | 1:13.82 | 19 | | 6. Mariam Corsini | MOZ | 1:18.81 | 5 | 1. | 1:15.90 | 22 | | 7. Mu'minah Connelly | RSA | 1:19.29 | 3 | 2. | 1:16.96 | 17 | | 8. Elodie Poo Cheong | MRI | 1:20.46 | 6 | 2. | 1:21.22 | 14 | | 9. Sonia Cege | KEN | 1:28.77 | 2 | 2. | 1:29.79 | 15 |
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