| Final | Team | time | L | Y | | 1. Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 4:44.34 | 5 | 27 | | 2. Cathryn Meaklim | RSA | 4:46.33 | 3 | 22 | | 3. Bianca Meyer | RSA | 4:51.20 | 5 | 22 | | 4. Sarra Lajnef | TUN | 4:55.40 | 6 | 22 | | 5. Shrone Austin | SEY | 5:15.34 | 2 | 22 | | 6. Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane | ALG | 5:18.88 | 7 | 21 | | 7. Shannon Austin | SEY | 5:24.31 | 1 | 18 | | 8. Elodie Poo Cheong | MRI | 5:32.86 | 8 | 14 |
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| Heats | Team | time | Y | | 1. Bianca Meyer | RSA | 4:54.01 | 22 | | 2. Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 4:59.34 | 27 | | 3. Cathryn Meaklim | RSA | 4:59.47 | 22 | | 4. Sarra Lajnef | TUN | 5:03.24 | 22 | | 5. Shrone Austin | SEY | 5:22.52 | 22 | | 6. Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane | ALG | 5:23.95 | 21 | | 7. Shannon Austin | SEY | 5:30.65 | 18 | | 8. Elodie Poo Cheong | MRI | 5:31.38 | 14 | | 9. Jannat Bique | MOZ | 6:04.69 | 20 |
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