Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Date September 17, 2000 (heats & final)
Competitors 39 from 32 nations
Winning time 4:05.80
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Brooke Bennett  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Diana Munz  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Claudia Poll  Costa Rica

The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 17 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Brooke Bennett emerged as a major force in long-distance swimming, after effortlessly winning a first gold for the United States in the event since Janet Evans did so in 1988. She maintained a powerful lead from start to finish, and posted a lifetime best of 4:05.80, making her the third fastest all-time swimmer in history behind Evans and China's Chen Hua.[2][3] At only 18 years of age, Diana Munz fought off a sprint challenge from Costa Rica's Claudia Poll and Jamaica's Janelle Atkinson on the final lap to take home the silver in 4:07.07, extending a distance swimming legacy for the Americans with a one–two finish.[4] Meanwhile, Poll settled only for the bronze in 4:07.83.[5][6]

Atkinson made an Olympic milestone as the first Jamaican to reach a swimming final, but missed out the podium by almost a full second in a national record of 4:08.79.[7] Russia's Nadezhda Chemezova finished fifth in 4:10.37, holding off a fast-pacing Hannah Stockbauer of Germany (4:10.38) by a hundredth of a second (0.01). Netherlands' Carla Geurts (4:12.36), and China's Chen Hua (4:13.11), the second fastest all-time swimmer, rounded out the finale.[6]

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

[8]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Brooke Bennett United States4:07.57Q
235Claudia Poll Costa Rica4:09.33Q
333Janelle Atkinson Jamaica4:09.61Q, NR
445Diana Munz United States4:10.39Q
551Chen Hua China4:10.56Q
646Nadezhda Chemezova Russia4:10.76Q
54Hannah Stockbauer GermanyQ
837Carla Geurts Netherlands4:10.86Q
957Flavia Rigamonti Switzerland4:11.77
1056Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands4:11.87
1144Camelia Potec Romania4:11.92
1253Sachiko Yamada Japan4:12.45
1336Natalya Baranovskaya Belarus4:12.67
1424Laetitia Choux France4:13.09
1555Kerstin Kielgaß Germany4:13.10
1641Simona Păduraru Romania4:13.89
1742Irina Ufimtseva Russia4:15.41
1847Kasey Giteau Australia4:15.54
1958Karine Legault Canada4:15.55
2048Sofie Goffin Belgium4:15.93
2131Chantal Strasser Switzerland4:16.17
2222Artemis Dafni Greece4:16.94
2343Yasuko Tajima Japan4:17.23
2425Angels Bardina Spain4:17.55
2528Lin Chi-chan Chinese Taipei4:17.76
2626Hana Černá Czech Republic4:17.96
2752Sarah-Jane D'Arcy Australia4:18.05
2823Sara Goffi Italy4:18.16
2932Éva Risztov Hungary4:18.48
3014Ivanka Moralieva Bulgaria4:19.10
3112Vesna Stojanovska Macedonia4:19.69
3238Olena Lapunova Ukraine4:19.96
3313Patricia Villarreal Mexico4:21.03
3417Chantal Gibney Ireland4:23.73
3511Nataliya Korabelnikova Kyrgyzstan4:24.29
3615Christel Bouvron Singapore4:25.16
3721Roh Joo-hee South Korea4:25.66
3816Adi Bichman Israel4:27.33
3927Pilin Tachakittiranan Thailand4:29.28

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Brooke Bennett United States4:05.80
2nd, silver medalist(s)6Diana Munz United States4:07.07
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5Claudia Poll Costa Rica4:07.83
43Janelle Atkinson Jamaica4:08.79NR
57Nadezhda Chemezova Russia4:10.37
61Hannah Stockbauer Germany4:10.38
78Carla Geurts Netherlands4:12.36
82Chen Hua China4:13.11

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "De Bruijn soars to butterfly gold". BBC Sport. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dolan, Bennett bring home gold for U.S. swimming". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dolan, Munz overcome ailments to win". ESPN. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Americans Bennett, Munz go 1-2 in 400 free". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 Whitten, Phillip (17 September 2000). "Olympic Day 2 Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Atkinson superb; just misses medal in 400m freestyle". Jamaica Gleaner. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. ↑
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