Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The final of the women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984.[1]
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:07.10 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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 |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 4:06.28 | West Berlin | 24 August 1978 |
| Olympic record |  Ines Diers (GDR) | 4:08.76 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | Final A | Tiffany Cohen |  United States | 4:07.10 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Tiffany Cohen | United States | 4:11.49 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Sarah Hardcastle |  Great Britain | 4:11.55 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Kim Linehan | United States | 4:15.08 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Anna McVann |  Australia | 4:15.21 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | June Croft | Great Britain | 4:15.51 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Julie Daigneault |  Canada | 4:16.60 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Jolande van der Meer |  Netherlands | 4:16.65 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Birgit Kowalczik |  West Germany | 4:17.92 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Ann Linder |  Sweden | 4:18.28 | q |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Monica Olmi |  Italy | 4:18.70 | q |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Carla Lasi | Italy | 4:18.90 | q |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Ina Beyermann | West Germany | 4:18.94 | q, WD |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Donna McGinnis | Canada | 4:19.48 | q |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Chikako Nakamori | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 4:20.13 | q, NR |
| 15 | 3 | 5 | Susie Baumer | Australia | 4:20.69 | q |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Lisa Ann Wen |  Chinese Taipei | 4:23.30 | q |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Irma Huerta |  Mexico | 4:25.13 | q |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Nadia Krüger |  Switzerland | 4:28.20 | |
| 19 | 2 | 6 | Junko Sakurai | Japan | 4:28.68 | |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | Sofia Dara |  Greece | 4:31.76 | |
| 21 | 1 | 2 | Hadar Rubinstein |  Israel | 4:34.95 | |
| 22 | 4 | 1 | Carol Ann Heavey |  Ireland | 4:36.07 | |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | Karen Slowing-Aceituno |  Guatemala | 4:36.87 | |
| 24 | 1 | 7 | Chang Hui-chien | Chinese Taipei | 4:42.47 | |
| 25 | 4 | 7 | Fenella Ng | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | 4:43.41 | |
| 2 | 7 | Faten Ghattas | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia | DNS |
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | Susie Baumer | Australia | 4:15.46 | |
| 10 | 6 | Donna McGinnis | Canada | 4:15.59 | |
| 11 | 4 | Ann Linder | Sweden | 4:17.55 | |
| 12 | 3 | Carla Lasi | Italy | 4:18.57 | |
| 13 | 5 | Monica Olmi | Italy | 4:19.22 | |
| 14 | 2 | Chikako Nakamori | Japan | 4:20.18 | |
| 15 | 1 | Lisa Ann Wen | Chinese Taipei | 4:21.61 | |
| 16 | 8 | Irma Huerta | Mexico | 4:23.34 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Tiffany Cohen | United States | 4:07.10 | OR |
 | 5 | Sarah Hardcastle | Great Britain | 4:10.27 | NR |
 | 2 | June Croft | Great Britain | 4:11.49 | |
| 4 | 3 | Kim Linehan | United States | 4:12.26 | |
| 5 | 6 | Anna McVann | Australia | 4:13.95 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jolande van der Meer | Netherlands | 4:16.05 | |
| 7 | 8 | Birgit Kowalczik | West Germany | 4:16.33 | |
| 8 | 7 | Julie Daigneault | Canada | 4:16.41 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 493–494. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
External links
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