Because of the acceleration, the third lap was the fastest of them all at 1:02.46. The battle was for the medals behind Ivan, Andrea Hahmann passing Samolenko, who had Christina Cahill on her shoulder with Lynn Williams in chase.
The third lap saw the fastest time at 1:02.46 due to acceleration. Behind Ivan, Andrea Hahmann overtook Samolenko, who was closely followed by Christina Cahill, while Lynn Williams pursued them.