Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
Appearance
Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 26 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:07.10 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
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 | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The final of the women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
4:06.28 | West Berlin | 24 August 1978 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
4:08.76 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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31 July | Final A | Tiffany Cohen | ![]() |
4:07.10 | OR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[edit]Final B
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 7 | Susie Baumer | ![]() |
4:15.46 | |
10 | 6 | Donna McGinnis | ![]() |
4:15.59 | |
11 | 4 | Ann Linder | ![]() |
4:17.55 | |
12 | 3 | Carla Lasi | ![]() |
4:18.57 | |
13 | 5 | Monica Olmi | ![]() |
4:19.22 | |
14 | 2 | Chikako Nakamori | ![]() |
4:20.18 | |
15 | 1 | Lisa Ann Wen | ![]() |
4:21.61 | |
16 | 8 | Irma Huerta | ![]() |
4:23.34 |
Final A
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Tiffany Cohen | ![]() |
4:07.10 | OR |
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5 | Sarah Hardcastle | ![]() |
4:10.27 | NR |
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2 | June Croft | ![]() |
4:11.49 | |
4 | 3 | Kim Linehan | ![]() |
4:12.26 | |
5 | 6 | Anna McVann | ![]() |
4:13.95 | |
6 | 1 | Jolande van der Meer | ![]() |
4:16.05 | |
7 | 8 | Birgit Kowalczik | ![]() |
4:16.33 | |
8 | 7 | Julie Daigneault | ![]() |
4:16.41 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 493–494. Retrieved March 13, 2017.