2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre individual medley explained

Event:	Women's 400 metre individual medley
Competition:	2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue:	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Dates:	17 December (heats and final)
Competitors:	22
Nations:	18
Win Value:	4:26.51
Gold:	Hali Flickinger
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Sara Franceschi
Silvernoc:	ITA
Bronze:	Waka Kobori
Bronzenoc:	JPN
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The Women's 400 metre individual medley competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 17 December 2022.^[1]

Records

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

Results

Heats

The heats were started at 11:47.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	7			4:30.93	Q
2	4	6			4:31.01	Q
3	3	7			4:31.19	Q
4	3	3			4:31.36	Q
5	4	3			4:31.61	Q
6	3	5			4:32.94	Q
7	4	4			4:33.58	Q
8	4	1			4:34.03	Q
9	4	5			4:34.45
10	3	2			4:34.77
11	3	1			4:35.52
12	2	2			4:36.08
13	2	3			4:38.11
14	2	4			4:40.01
15	3	8			4:40.09
16	4	2			4:40.95
17	2	7			4:42.56	NR
18	2	6			4:44.68
19	1	3			4:44.97
20	1	4			4:45.62
21	3	6			4:46.59
22	1	5			4:49.99	NR
	2	5
	3	4
	4	8

Final

The final was held at 20:40.^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			4:26.51
	5			4:28.58
	3			4:29.03
4	4			4:29.18
5	6			4:32.10
6	8			4:32.40
7	7			4:32.68
	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competition Schedule. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
2. Web site: Women's 400m Individual Medley – Heats – Results Summary. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
3. Web site: Women's 400m Individual Medley – Final – Results. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.