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

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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