| Venue: | Iwaki Island Park, Iwaki, Japan |
| Date: | 26 August 2001 |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Gold: |  Karla Gilbert |
| Silver: | Candice Crafford |
| Bronze: | Kate Krywulycz |
| Next: | 2005 |
The women's surf race in lifesaving at the 2001 World Games took place on 26 August 2001 at the Iwaki Island Park in Iwaki, Japan.[1]
A total of 26 athletes entered the competition.[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karla Gilbert | Australia | ||
| Candice Crafford | |||
| Kate Krywulycz | |||
| 4 | Kate McLellan | Australia | |
| 5 | Stacey Bowley | South Africa | |
| 6 | Jenna Worlock | South Africa | |
| 7 | Concepcion Escatllar |  Spain | |
| 8 | Carolina Beneyto | Spain | |
| 9 | Jo Hocking |  Great Britain | |
| Kikue Ashizawa |  Japan | ||
| Barbara Bindella |  Italy | ||
| Emily Gleaves | Great Britain | ||
| Isabella Cerquozzi | Italy | ||
| Sandra Temmerman | Netherlands | ||
| Steffy Eckers | Germany | ||
| Marcella Prandi | Italy | ||
| Claudine Roemen | Netherlands | ||
| Carline Schryvershof | Netherlands | ||
| Fukiko Sato | Japan | ||
| Yuumi Inagaki | Japan | ||
| Jana Pescheck | Germany | ||
| Bieke Vandenabeele |  Belgium | ||
| Julia Hübner | Germany | ||
| Rebecca Rowe | Great Britain | ||
| Ann Quirijnen | Belgium | ||
| Aurélie Goffin | Belgium |