Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle explained

Event:Women's 400 metre freestyle
Games:1996 Summer
Venue:Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date:22 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors:40
Nations:35
Gold:Michelle Smith
Goldnoc:IRL
Silver:Dagmar Hase
Silvernoc:GER
Bronze:Kirsten Vlieghuis
Bronzenoc:NED
Win Value:4:07.25 NR
Prev:1992
Next:2000

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]

Records

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

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 5 4:08.99 Q
2 5 4 4:09.00 Q, NR
3 4 6 4:11.04 Q
4 4 4 4:11.17 Q
5 4 5 4:11.18 Q
6 3 4 4:12.07 Q
7 4 3 4:12.20 Q
8 5 3 4:13.40 Q
9 3 5 4:13.60 q,
10 3 2 4:14.13 q
11 4 7 4:14.50 q
12 3 6 4:16.07 q
13 5 8 4:16.47 q
14 5 7 4:16.89 q
15 3 3 4:17.02 q
16 3 7 4:17.18 q, NR
17 5 1 4:17.35 q
18 5 2 4:19.34
19 4 8 4:19.45
20 3 8 4:19.46
21 4 1 4:20.04
22 2 1 4:21.27 NR
23 2 4 4:21.33
24 1 6 4:21.39
25 1 4 4:21.46
26 1 7 4:21.93 NR
27 3 1 4:22.10
28 2 3 4:22.11
29 5 6 4:22.55
30 2 8 4:22.66 NR
31 2 6 4:23.35
32 1 1 4:23.72
33 2 2 4:23.84
34 1 5 4:24.05
35 2 7 4:24.49
36 1 3 4:27.11
37 2 5 4:27.19
38 1 2 4:29.80
39 1 8 4:32.15
4 2

Finals

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Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
8 5 4:14.13
10 8 4:14.94
11 1 4:15.74 NR
12 4 4:15.79
13 3 4:16.60
14 6 4:16.79
15 7 4:16.92
16 2 4:17.08

Final A

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 4:07.25 NR
6 4:08.30
3 4:08.70 NR
4 4 4:09.83
5 7 4:10.00 NR
6 2 4:10.06
7 8 4:11.68
9 1 4:14.21

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170056/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/SWI/womens-400-metres-freestyle.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 March 2020 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats. PDF. Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. 39–40. 12 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Finals. PDF. Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. 40. 12 September 2017.