Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 7.
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 7, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:20.287 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1973 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Keena Rothhammer (USA) | 4:18.07 | Louisville, United States | 22 August 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | Heat | Virginia Rickard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 4:24.994 | CR |
| 7 September | Heat | Heather Greenwood | United States | 4:24.938 | CR |
| 7 September | Final | Heather Greenwood | United States | 4:20.287 | CR |
Results
Heats
26 swimmers participated in 4 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | - | Heather Greenwood | United States | 4:24.938 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | - | Virginia Rickard | Australia | 4:24.994 | Q, CR |
| 3 | 4 | - | Keena Rothhammer | United States | 4:25.122 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | - | Gudrun Wegner |  East Germany | 4:25.888 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | - | Novella Calligaris |  Italy | 4:27.089 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | - | Narelle Moras | Australia | 4:30.288 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | - | Elke Sehmisch | East Germany | 4:31.630 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | - | Janice Stenhouse | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 4:32.040 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | - | Uta Schütz |  West Germany | 4:33.186 | |
| 10 | 1 | - | Maria Guimarães |  Brazil | 4:34.053 | |
| 11 | 2 | - | Irwi Johansson |  Sweden | 4:34.166 | |
| 12 | 4 | - | Anne Marie McCaffrey | Canada | 4:37.118 | |
| 13 | 4 | - | Federica Stabilini | Italy | 4:38.899 | |
| 14 | 2 | - | Ileana Morales |  Venezuela | 4:39.976 | |
| 15 | 3 | - | Marie Sundeborg | Sweden | 4:45.292 | |
| 16 | 3 | - | Tamara Shelofastova |  Soviet Union | 4:48.743 | |
| 17 | 4 | - | S. Arambatsis | Venezuela | 4:49.187 | |
| 18 | 2 | - | E. Pilawska |  Poland | 4:49.474 | |
| 19 | 2 | - | S. Pavletic | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 4:53.004 | |
| 20 | 4 | - | Eleni Avlanitou |  Greece | 4:53.148 | |
| 21 | 1 | - | E. Tomandl |  Austria | 4:59.692 | |
| 22 | 4 | - | L. Moreda |  Puerto Rico | 5:00.252 | |
| 23 | 4 | - | María Mock | Puerto Rico | 5:00.906 | |
| 24 | 3 | - | Myriam Mizouni |  Tunisia | 5:04.065 | |
| 25 | 3 | - | D. Garcia |  Argentina | 5:07.040 | |
| 26 | 3 | - | Hansje Bunschoten |  Netherlands | - | DNS / DQ |
Final
The results of the final are below.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Heather Greenwood | United States | 4:20.287 | CR |
 | 3 | Keena Rothhammer | United States | 4:21.507 | |
 | 2 | Novella Calligaris | Italy | 4:21.798 | ER[2] |
| 4 | 5 | Virginia Rickard | Australia | 4:23.486 | |
| 5 | 6 | Gudrun Wegner | East Germany | 4:24.641 | |
| 6 | 1 | Elke Sehmisch | East Germany | 4:30.940 | |
| 7 | 8 | Janice Stenhouse | Canada | 4:31.923 | |
| 8 | 7 | Narelle Moras | Australia | 4:34.948 |
References
- "For the Record" (pdf). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- Fox, Norman (8 September 1973). "Poor turn holds Wilkie to third place in medley final". The Times. London. p. 15.
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