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]
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 22 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:07.25 NR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 4:03.85 | Seoul, South Korea | 22 September 1988 |
| Olympic record | | 4:03.85 | Seoul, South Korea | 22 September 1988 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 5 | Sarah Hardcastle |  | 4:14.13 | |
| 10 | 8 | Sandra Cam | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:14.94 | |
| 11 | 1 | Lin Chi-chan |  | 4:15.74 | NR |
| 12 | 4 | Emma Johnson |  | 4:15.79 | |
| 13 | 3 | Suzu Chiba | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:16.60 | |
| 14 | 6 | Dionne Bainbridge |  | 4:16.79 | |
| 15 | 7 | Hayley Lewis | | 4:16.92 | |
| 16 | 2 | Carla Negrea |  | 4:17.08 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Michelle Smith |  | 4:07.25 | NR |
 | 6 | Dagmar Hase |  | 4:08.30 | |
 | 3 | Kirsten Vlieghuis |  | 4:08.70 | NR |
| 4 | 4 | Kerstin Kielgaß | | 4:09.83 | |
| 5 | 7 | Claudia Poll |  | 4:10.00 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Carla Geurts | | 4:10.06 | |
| 7 | 8 | Eri Yamanoi | | 4:11.68 | |
| 8 | 1 | Cristina Teuscher | | 4:14.21 |
References
- "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.
- "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. pp. 39–40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
External links
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