Final | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Martha Norelius | USA | 6:02.2 | 2. 5. | 2. Helen Wainwright | USA | 6:03.8 | 7. 1. | 3. Trudy Ederle | USA | 6:04.8 | 1. 3. | 4. Doris Molesworthy | GBR | 6:25.4 | 4. 2. | -. Gwitha Shand | NZL | | 3. 4. |
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Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Helen Wainwright | USA | 6:19.6 | 1. | 2. Doris Molesworthy | GBR | 6:19.8 | 2. | 3. Gwitha Shand | NZL | 6:24.4 | 4. | 4. Constance Jeans | GBR | 6:37.8 | 7. | 5. Mariette Protin | FRA | 6:56.6 | 9. |
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Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Trudy Ederle | USA | 6:23.8 | 3. | 2. Martha Norelius | USA | 6:26.6 | 5. | 3. Vera Tanner | GBR | 6:34.0 | 6. | 4. Hedevig Rasmussen | DEN | 6:55.2 | 8. |
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Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Trudy Ederle | USA | 6:12.2 | 1. | 2. Doris Molesworthy | GBR | 6:28.8 | 4. | 3. Hedevig Rasmussen | DEN | 6:58.2 | 8. | 4. Gurli Ewerlund | SWE | 7:05.4 | 13. | 5. Ernestine Lebrun | FRA | 7:06.4 | 14. |
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Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Martha Norelius | USA | 6:23.2 | 2. | 2. Constance Jeans | GBR | 6:34.6 | 5. | 3. Truus Klapwijk | NED | 7:15.0 | 15. | 4. Gilberte Mortier | FRA | 7:35.0 | 16. |
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Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Helen Wainwright | USA | 6:46.8 | 7. | 2. Mariette Protin | FRA | 6:58.2 | 8. | 3. Vibeke Møller | DEN | 7:02.2 | 11. | 4. Jane Gylling | SWE | 7:55.0 | 17. | 5. Eva Chaloupková | TCH | 8:14.0 | 18. |
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Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Gwitha Shand | NZL | 6:23.6 | 3. | 2. Vera Tanner | GBR | 6:35.4 | 6. | 3. Hjördis Töpel | SWE | 6:59.8 | 10. | 4. Rie Vierdag | NED | 7:02.4 | 12. |
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