Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

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]

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date22 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors40 from 35 nations
Winning time4:07.25 NR
Medalists
Michelle Smith  Ireland
Dagmar Hase  Germany
Kirsten Vlieghuis  Netherlands
Swimming at the
1996 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 mmenwomen
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
155Kerstin Kielgaß Germany4:08.99Q
254Michelle Smith Ireland4:09.00Q, NR
346Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands4:11.04Q
444Dagmar Hase Germany4:11.17Q
545Carla Geurts Netherlands4:11.18Q
634Claudia Poll Costa Rica4:12.07Q
743Cristina Teuscher United States4:12.20Q
853Eri Yamanoi Japan4:13.40Q
935Janet Evans United States4:13.60q, WD
1032Emma Johnson Australia4:14.13q
1147Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain4:14.50q
1236Suzu Chiba Japan4:16.07q
1358Dionne Bainbridge New Zealand4:16.47q
1457Carla Negrea Romania4:16.89q
1533Hayley Lewis Australia4:17.02q
1637Lin Chi-chan Chinese Taipei4:17.18q, NR
1751Sandra Cam Belgium4:17.35q
1852Irene Dalby Norway4:19.34
1948Itziar Esparza Spain4:19.45
2038Andrea Schwartz Canada4:19.46
2141Olga Šplíchalová Czech Republic4:20.04
2221Mirjana Boševska Macedonia4:21.27NR
2324Nadezhda Chemezova Russia4:21.33
2416Laëtitia Choux France4:21.39
2514Britt Raaby Denmark4:21.46
2617Ravee Intporn-Udom Thailand4:21.93NR
2731Martina Moravcová Slovakia4:22.10
2823Alicia Barrancos Argentina4:22.11
2956Chen Yan China4:22.55
3028Carolyn Adel Suriname4:22.66NR
3126Jeong Eun-na South Korea4:23.35
3211Martina Nemec Austria4:23.72
3322Paula Harmokivi Finland4:23.84
3415Antonia Machaira Greece4:24.05
3527Chantal Strasser Switzerland4:24.49
3613Maritza Chiaway Peru4:27.11
3725Ana Alegria Portugal4:27.19
3812Judit Kiss Hungary4:29.80
3918Marina Zarma Cyprus4:32.15
42Malin Nilsson SwedenDNS

Finals

[3]

Final B
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
85Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain4:14.13
108Sandra Cam Belgium4:14.94
111Lin Chi-chan Chinese Taipei4:15.74NR
124Emma Johnson Australia4:15.79
133Suzu Chiba Japan4:16.60
146Dionne Bainbridge New Zealand4:16.79
157Hayley Lewis Australia4:16.92
162Carla Negrea Romania4:17.08

Final A
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Michelle Smith Ireland4:07.25NR
6Dagmar Hase Germany4:08.30
3Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands4:08.70NR
44Kerstin Kielgaß Germany4:09.83
57Claudia Poll Costa Rica4:10.00NR
62Carla Geurts Netherlands4:10.06
78Eri Yamanoi Japan4:11.68
91Cristina Teuscher United States4:14.21

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. pp. 39–40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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