Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenuePiscines Bernat Picornell
Date28 July 1992 (heats & finals)
Competitors33 from 24 nations
Winning time4:07.18
Medalists
Dagmar Hase  Germany
Janet Evans  United States
Hayley Lewis  Australia

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

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154Janet Evans United States4:09.38Q
253Dagmar Hase Germany4:10.92Q
355Erika Hansen United States4:12.08Q
443Kerstin Kielgaß Germany4:12.50Q
534Hayley Lewis Australia4:12.95Q
657Malin Nilsson Sweden4:13.16Q
733Isabelle Arnould Belgium4:13.81Q
856Suzu Chiba Japan4:13.85Q
936Phillippa Langrell New Zealand4:14.00q, NR
1047Olga Šplíchalová Czechoslovakia4:15.43q, NR
1145Irene Dalby Norway4:16.05q
1235Beatrice Căşlaru Romania4:16.23q
1342Mette Jacobsen Denmark4:16.80q, WD
1452Carla Negrea Romania4:17.00q
1532Sandra Cam Belgium4:17.87q
1646Manuela Melchiorri Italy4:19.18q
1751Hana Černá Czechoslovakia4:19.87q
1844Julie McDonald Australia4:20.16
1941Samantha Foggo Great Britain4:22.26
2058Itziar Esparza Spain4:22.27
2131Jeanine Steenkamp South Africa4:23.33AF
2237Yan Ming China4:23.69
2338Laura Sánchez Mexico4:23.87
2425Judit Kiss Hungary4:24.01
2541Elizabeth Arnold Great Britain4:25.55
2623María José Marenco El Salvador4:29.32
2716Thanya Sridama Thailand4:29.64
2814Joscelin Yeo Singapore4:29.76
2924Erika González Mexico4:32.06
3015Robyn Lamsam Hong Kong4:32.23
3126Claudia Fortin Honduras4:37.58
3213May Ooi Singapore4:37.77
3322Corinne Leclair Mauritius4:43.53

Finals

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Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Phillippa Langrell New Zealand4:12.96NR
107Sandra Cam Belgium4:14.11
113Irene Dalby Norway4:14.46
126Beatrice Căslaru Romania4:14.90
132Carla Negrea Romania4:14.92
145Olga Šplíchalová Czechoslovakia4:16.41
151Manuela Melchiorri Italy4:20.75
168Hana Černá Czechoslovakia4:21.50

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Dagmar Hase Germany4:07.18
4Janet Evans United States4:07.37
2Hayley Lewis Australia4:11.22
43Erika Hansen United States4:11.50
56Kerstin Kielgaß Germany4:11.52
61Isabelle Arnould Belgium4:13.75
77Malin Nilsson Sweden4:14.10
88Suzu Chiba Japan4:15.71

References

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