| Final 13:45 | time | gap | L | Y | | 1. Martha Norelius |  United States | 5:42.8 | WR | 3 | 19 | | 2. Maria Philipsen-Braun |  Netherlands | 5:57.8 | +15.0s | 6 | 17 | | 3. Josephine McKim | United States | 6:00.2 | +17.4s | 5 | 18 | | 4. Sarah Stewart |  Great Britain | 6:07.0 | +24.2s | 2 | 17 | | 5. Freddie van der Goes |  South Africa | 6:07.2 | +24.4s | 1 | 19 | | 6. Vera Tanner | Great Britain | 6:11.6 | +28.8s | 4 | 21 |
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Semifinals - Sunday, 5th August 15:10 | | 9 swimmers in 2 Semis. First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Martha Norelius | United States | 5:58.0 | 3. | 4 | 19 | | 2. Freddie van der Goes | South Africa | 6:01.6 | 4. | 2 | 19 | | 3. Sarah Stewart | Great Britain | 6:06.4 | 5. | 5 | 17 | | 4. Ethel McGary | United States | | | 3 | 20 | | 5. Kathleen Miller |  New Zealand | | | 1 | 19 |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Maria Philipsen-Braun | Netherlands | 5:54.6 | 1. | 2 | 17 | | 2. Josephine McKim | United States | 5:55.0 | 2. | 1 | 18 | | 3. Vera Tanner | Great Britain | 6:09.0 | 6. | 4 | 21 | | 4. Edith Mayne | Great Britain | | | 3 | 22 |
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Heats - Saturday, 4th August 16:10 | | 22 swimmers were put in 2 heats with 6 and 2 heats of 2. First from each heat and best 3rd advanced to Semifinals - "Rule of Best 3rd". |
| Heat 1 16:10 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Martha Norelius | United States | 5:45.4 | 1. | 3 | 19 | | 2. Sarah Stewart | Great Britain | 6:12.2 | 9. | 4 | 17 | | 3. Truus Baumeister | Netherlands | 6:26.4 | 12. | 6 | 20 | | 4. Dora Schönemann |  Germany | 6:37.0 | 14. | 2 | | | 5. Marguerite Ledoux |  France | | | 5 | | | 6. Marie Bedford | South Africa | | | 1 | 21 |
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| Heat 2 16:20 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Ethel McGary | United States | 6:04.6 | 4. | 3 | 20 | | 2. Vera Tanner | Great Britain | 6:11.0 | 7. | 2 | 21 | | 3. Edna Davey |  Australia | 6:12.0 | 8. | 5 | | | 4. Charlotte Lehmann | Germany | 6:28.0 | 13. | 4 | 21 | | 5. Rhoda Rennie | South Africa | | | 1 | 23 | | 6. Georgina Roty | France | | | 6 | |
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| Heat 3 16:30 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Josephine McKim | United States | 6:10.0 | 5. | 5 | 18 | | 2. Kathleen Miller | New Zealand | 6:16.8 | 10. | 1 | 19 | | 3. Fritzi Löwy |  Austria | 6:20.0 | 11. | 2 | 17 | | 4. Disa Lindberg |  Finland | | | 4 | 18 | | -. Marguerite Dockrell |  Ireland | | | 3 | 16 |
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| Heat 4 16:40 | Team | time | Rk. | L | Y | | 1. Maria Philipsen-Braun | Netherlands | 5:53.8 | 2. | 2 | 17 | | 2. Freddie van der Goes | South Africa | 6:03.6 | 3. | 3 | 19 | | 3. Edith Mayne | Great Britain | 6:10.4 | 6. | 1 | 22 | | 4. Renate Küppers-Erkens |  Germany | | | 5 | 19 | | -. Izycka |  Poland | | | 4 | |
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