Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 22 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:07.25 NR | ||||||||||||
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The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 4:03.85 | Seoul, South Korea | 22 September 1988 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 4:03.85 | Seoul, South Korea | 22 September 1988 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[3]
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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8 | 5 | Sarah Hardcastle | ![]() | 4:14.13 | |
10 | 8 | Sandra Cam | ![]() | 4:14.94 | |
11 | 1 | Lin Chi-chan | ![]() | 4:15.74 | NR |
12 | 4 | Emma Johnson | ![]() | 4:15.79 | |
13 | 3 | Suzu Chiba | ![]() | 4:16.60 | |
14 | 6 | Dionne Bainbridge | ![]() | 4:16.79 | |
15 | 7 | Hayley Lewis | ![]() | 4:16.92 | |
16 | 2 | Carla Negrea | ![]() | 4:17.08 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 5 | Michelle Smith | ![]() | 4:07.25 | NR |
![]() | 6 | Dagmar Hase | ![]() | 4:08.30 | |
![]() | 3 | Kirsten Vlieghuis | ![]() | 4:08.70 | NR |
4 | 4 | Kerstin Kielgaß | ![]() | 4:09.83 | |
5 | 7 | Claudia Poll | ![]() | 4:10.00 | NR |
6 | 2 | Carla Geurts | ![]() | 4:10.06 | |
7 | 8 | Eri Yamanoi | ![]() | 4:11.68 | |
9 | 1 | Cristina Teuscher | ![]() | 4:14.21 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. pp. 39–40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming