| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanna Manninen |  FIN | 23.58 Q | 0.012 | 
| 2 | Sarah Wilhelmy |  GBR | 23.62 Q | 0.013 | 
| 3 | Melaine Walker |  JAM | 23.67 Q | 0.015 | 
| 4 | Joan Uduak Ekah |  NGR | 23.79 Q | 0.013 | 
| 5 | Petronella Árva |  HUN | 23.81 | 0.015 | 
| 6 | Myra Combs |  USA | 23.84 | 0.021 | 
| 7 | Anna Guzowska |  POL | 24.21 | 0.021 | 
| 8 | Nadia Imalouan |  FRA | 24.24 | 0.017 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muriel Hurtis |  FRA | 23.26 Q | 0.017 | 
| 2 | Shakedia Jones |  USA | 23.35 Q | 0.014 | 
| 3 | Edyta Rela |  POL | 23.75 Q | 0.019 | 
| 4 | Funmilola Ogundana |  NGR | 23.79 Q | 0.012 | 
| 5 | Atia Weekes |  CAN | 23.81 | 0.013 | 
| 6 | Enikö Szabó |  HUN | 23.93 | 0.017 | 
| 7 | Jenny Kallur |  SWE | 24.01 | 0.019 | 
| 8 | Ólga Kaidantzí |  GRE | 24.63 | 0.022 |