Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenuePiscines Bernat Picornell
Date28 July 1992 (heats & finals)
Competitors33 from 24 nations
Winning time4:07.18
Medalists
Dagmar Hase  Germany
Janet Evans  United States
Hayley Lewis  Australia
Swimming at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Janet Evans (USA)4:03.85Seoul, South Korea22 September 1988
Olympic record Janet Evans (USA)4:03.85Seoul, South Korea22 September 1988

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154Janet Evans United States4:09.38Q
253Dagmar Hase Germany4:10.92Q
355Erika Hansen United States4:12.08Q
443Kerstin Kielgaß Germany4:12.50Q
534Hayley Lewis Australia4:12.95Q
657Malin Nilsson Sweden4:13.16Q
733Isabelle Arnould Belgium4:13.81Q
856Suzu Chiba Japan4:13.85Q
936Phillippa Langrell New Zealand4:14.00q, NR
1047Olga Šplíchalová Czechoslovakia4:15.43q, NR
1145Irene Dalby Norway4:16.05q
1235Beatrice Căşlaru Romania4:16.23q
1342Mette Jacobsen Denmark4:16.80q, WD
1452Carla Negrea Romania4:17.00q
1532Sandra Cam Belgium4:17.87q
1646Manuela Melchiorri Italy4:19.18q
1751Hana Černá Czechoslovakia4:19.87q
1844Julie McDonald Australia4:20.16
1941Samantha Foggo Great Britain4:22.26
2058Itziar Esparza Spain4:22.27
2131Jeanine Steenkamp South Africa4:23.33AF
2237Yan Ming China4:23.69
2338Laura Sánchez Mexico4:23.87
2425Judit Kiss Hungary4:24.01
2541Elizabeth Arnold Great Britain4:25.55
2623María José Marenco El Salvador4:29.32
2716Thanya Sridama Thailand4:29.64
2814Joscelin Yeo Singapore4:29.76
2924Erika González Mexico4:32.06
3015Robyn Lamsam Hong Kong4:32.23
3126Claudia Fortin Honduras4:37.58
3213May Ooi Singapore4:37.77
3322Corinne Leclair Mauritius4:43.53

Finals

[3]

Final B
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Phillippa Langrell New Zealand4:12.96NR
107Sandra Cam Belgium4:14.11
113Irene Dalby Norway4:14.46
126Beatrice Căslaru Romania4:14.90
132Carla Negrea Romania4:14.92
145Olga Šplíchalová Czechoslovakia4:16.41
151Manuela Melchiorri Italy4:20.75
168Hana Černá Czechoslovakia4:21.50

Final A
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Dagmar Hase Germany4:07.18
4Janet Evans United States4:07.37
2Hayley Lewis Australia4:11.22
43Erika Hansen United States4:11.50
56Kerstin Kielgaß Germany4:11.52
61Isabelle Arnould Belgium4:13.75
77Malin Nilsson Sweden4:14.10
88Suzu Chiba Japan4:15.71

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 374. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 374. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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