Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 22 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 22 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:03.85 WR | ||||||||||||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 |  Janet Evans (USA) | 4:05.45 | Orlando, United States | 20 December 1987 |
| Olympic record | Tiffany Cohen (USA) | 4:07.10 | Los Angeles, United States | 31 July 1984 |
The following records were established during the length of the competition;
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 22 September | Final A | Janet Evans | United States | 4:03.85 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 5 | Sheridan Burge-Lopez |  Australia | 4:10.21 | |
| 10 | 4 | Noemi Lung | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 4:11.88 | |
| 11 | 1 | Stela Pura | Romania | 4:12.14 | |
| 12 | 3 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 4:13.43 | |
| 13 | 8 | Patricia Noall |  Canada | 4:14.70 | |
| 14 | 6 | Manuela Melchiorri |  Italy | 4:14.90 | |
| 15 | 2 | Chikako Nakamori | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 4:15.59 | |
| 16 | 7 | Cécile Prunier |  France | 4:21.03 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Janet Evans | United States | 4:03.85 | WR |
 | 2 | Heike Friedrich |  East Germany | 4:05.94 | EU |
 | 5 | Anke Möhring | East Germany | 4:06.62 | |
| 4 | 3 | Tami Bruce | United States | 4:08.16 | |
| 5 | 6 | Janelle Elford | Australia | 4:10.64 | |
| 6 | 7 | Isabelle Arnould | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 4:11.73 | |
| 7 | 1 | Stephanie Ortwig |  West Germany | 4:13.05 | |
| 8 | 8 | Natalia Trefilova |  Soviet Union | 4:13.92 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 420–421. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 421. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
External links
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