Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Date July 28, 2012 (heats & final)
Competitors 36 from 29 nations
Winning time 4:28.43 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ye Shiwen  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Elizabeth Beisel  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Li Xuanxu  China

The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]

At only 16 years of age, China's Ye Shiwen blasted a new world record to capture the Olympic title in the event. She trailed behind American teenager Elizabeth Beisel more than halfway through the race, before pulling away with a superb freestyle leg to bring home the Olympic gold medal and the world record in a sterling time of 4:28.43. Her spectacular swim also demolished the previous standard from Australia's Stephanie Rice in Beijing four years earlier by more than a second.[2][3] Meanwhile, Beisel enjoyed the race with a powerful lead on the breaststroke leg, but felt satisfied to claim the silver in 4:31.27.[4][5] Ye's teammate Li Xuanxu stormed home on the final stretch to grab a bronze in 4:32.91, edging out Hungary's early leader Katinka Hosszú (4:33.49) by more than half a second (0.50).[6]

Great Britain's home favorite Hannah Miley finished fifth in 4:34.17, while Rice, the defending Olympic champion, matched United States' Caitlin Leverenz with an unexpected sixth-place time in 4:35.49.[7][8] Spain's Mireia Belmonte García rounded out the final roster in 4:35.62.[6]

Records

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

World record Stephanie Rice (AUS)4:29.45Beijing, China10 August 2008
Olympic record Stephanie Rice (AUS)4:29.45Beijing, China10 August 2008

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
July 28FinalYe Shiwen China4:28.43WR, OR

Results

Heats

[9]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154Elizabeth Beisel United States4:31.68Q
235Ye Shiwen China4:31.73Q
334Katinka Hosszú Hungary4:33.77Q
455Li Xuanxu China4:34.28Q
553Mireia Belmonte García Spain4:34.70Q
644Hannah Miley Great Britain4:34.98Q
745Stephanie Rice Australia4:35.76Q
843Caitlin Leverenz United States4:36.09Q
933Zsuzsanna Jakabos Hungary4:37.37
1051Anja Klinar Slovenia4:38.20
1152Aimee Willmott Great Britain4:38.87
1246Miyu Otsuka Japan4:39.13
1356Blair Evans Australia4:40.42
1447Stina Gardell Sweden4:41.33
1536Barbora Zavádová Czech Republic4:41.84
1642Kathryn Meaklim South Africa4:43.46
1725Kim Seo-yeong South Korea4:43.99
1857Lara Grangeon France4:44.28
1938Natalie Wiegersma New Zealand4:44.78
2032Miho Takahashi Japan4:45.10
2124Stephanie Horner Canada4:45.49
2241Stefania Pirozzi Italy4:45.61
2348Jördis Steinegger Austria4:45.80
2437Yana Martynova Russia4:45.94
2531Claudia Dasca Romeu Spain4:46.80
2627Ganna Dzerkal Ukraine4:48.19
2726Andreina Pinto Venezuela4:48.64
2813Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam4:50.32
2914Susana Escobar Mexico4:50.57
3028Sara Nordenstam Norway4:51.28
3121Karolina Szczepaniak Poland4:52.50
3222Sara El Bekri Morocco4:53.21
3315Noora Laukkanen Finland4:53.54
3423Georgina Bardach Argentina4:57.31
3516Anum Bandey Pakistan5:34.64NR
58Joanna Melo BrazilDNS

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5Ye Shiwen China4:28.43WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)4Elizabeth Beisel United States4:31.27
3rd, bronze medalist(s)6Li Xuanxu China4:32.91
43Katinka Hosszú Hungary4:33.49
57Hannah Miley Great Britain4:34.17
61Stephanie Rice Australia4:35.49
8Caitlin Leverenz United States
82Mireia Belmonte García Spain4:35.62

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ye Shiwen wins gold in record time". ESPN. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Newberry, Paul (28 July 2012). "Lochte wins 400m IM in blowout; Phelps finishes 4th". London 2012. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Powers, John (28 July 2012). "For R.I.'s Beisel, silver nearly as good as gold". Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ye wins women's 400 IM; Beisel takes silver". Fox News. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: China's Ye Shiwen Crushes World Record in 400 IM". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Jones, Sam (28 July 2012). "Ye Shiwen sets world medley record at Olympics aged 16". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Olympics swimming: Hannah Miley fifth as Ye Shiwen breaks medley world record". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Women's 400m Individual Medley – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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