Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Date August 15, 2004 (heats & final)
Competitors 38 from 31 nations
Winning time 4:05.34 EU
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Laure Manaudou  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Kaitlin Sandeno  United States

The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Olympic Games was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 15.[1]

France's Laure Manaudou won the gold medal in this event, with a European record time of 4:05.34. The silver medal was awarded to Poland's Otylia Jędrzejczak, who finished behind Manaudou by half a second (0.50), in an outstanding time of 4:05.84. U.S. swimmer Kaitlin Sandeno, who earned a silver in the 400 m individual medley on the previous day, fought off a challenge from Romania's Camelia Potec in the final lap to take a bronze by two tenths of a second (0.20), clocking at 4:06.19.[2][3]

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
153Laure Manaudou France4:06.76Q
245Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland4:07.11Q
334Camelia Potec Romania4:07.39Q
435Ai Shibata Japan4:07.63Q
541Rebecca Cooke Great Britain4:08.18Q
643Kaitlin Sandeno United States4:08.22Q
736Linda Mackenzie Australia4:08.46Q
855Sachiko Yamada Japan4:09.10Q
932Claudia Poll Costa Rica4:09.75
1042Kalyn Keller United States4:09.83
1157Simona Păduraru Romania4:10.39
1254Hannah Stockbauer Germany4:10.46
1356Elka Graham Australia4:11.67
1451Pang Jiaying China4:11.81
1544Éva Risztov Hungary4:12.08
1652Brittany Reimer Canada4:12.33
1746Chen Hua China4:12.67
1847Erika Villaécija García Spain4:13.03
1958Monique Ferreira Brazil4:13.75
2031Zoi Dimoschaki Greece4:13.96
2133Joanne Jackson Great Britain4:14.89
2226Cecilia Biagioli Argentina4:16.42
2337Arantxa Ramos Spain4:16.52
2423Anja Čarman Slovenia4:17.79
2548Daria Parshina Russia4:18.24
2627Kristel Köbrich Chile4:18.68
2722Vesna Stojanovska Macedonia4:19.39
2825Janelle Atkinson Jamaica4:20.00
2916Paola Duguet Colombia4:20.69
3038Kristýna Kyněrová Czech Republic4:21.12
3121Rebecca Linton New Zealand4:21.58
3228Ha Eun-ju South Korea4:21.65
3314Golda Marcus El Salvador4:22.27
3415Pilin Tachakittiranan Thailand4:23.62
3517Özlem Yasemin Taşkın Turkey4:24.08
3613Ivanka Moralieva Bulgaria4:25.92
3712Anita Galić Croatia4:26.09
3824Olga Beresnyeva Ukraine4:26.30

Final

RankLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Laure Manaudou France4:05.34EU
2nd, silver medalist(s)5Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland4:05.84
3rd, bronze medalist(s)7Kaitlin Sandeno United States4:06.19
43Camelia Potec Romania4:06.34
56Ai Shibata Japan4:07.51
68Sachiko Yamada Japan4:10.91
71Linda Mackenzie Australia4:10.92
82Rebecca Cooke Great Britain4:11.35

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming schedule". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "French Star Laure Manaudou Wins 400 Free in a Stunning 4:05.34". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "French swimmer Manaudou wins women's 400m freestyle". Xinhua News Agency. China Daily. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
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