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Date: 30 September 1972
Summary
Final 1
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Shane Gould | AUS | 4:19.04 |
| 2 | Novella Calligaris | ITA | 4:22.44 |
| 3 | Gudrun Wegner | GDR | 4:23.11 |
| 4 | Shirley Babashoff | USA | 4:23.59 |
| 5 | Jenny Wylie | USA | 4:24.07 |
| 6 | Keena Rothhammer | USA | 4:24.22 |
| 7 | Hansje Bunschoten | NED | 4:29.70 |
| 8 | Anke Rijnders | NED | 4:31.51 |