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

Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Medalists
Michelle Smith  Ireland Dagmar Hase  Germany Kirsten Vlieghuis  Netherlands

The finals of the Women's 400 metres Freestyle event for the 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, United States, on July 22, 1996.

Results

RANK	FINAL A	TIME
	Michelle Smith (IRL)	4:07.25
	Dagmar Hase (GER)	4:08.30
	Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED)	4:08.70
4.	Kerstin Kielgass (GER)	4:09.83
5.	Claudia Poll (CRC)	4:10.00
6.	Carla Geurts (NED)	4:10.06
7.	Eri Yamanoi (JPN)	4:11.68
8.	Cristina Teuscher (USA)	4:14.21

RANK	FINAL B	TIME
9.	Sarah Hardcastle (GBR)	4:14.13
10.	Sandra Cam (BEL)	4:14.94
11.	Lin Chi-Chan (TPE)	4:15.74
12.	Emma Johnson (AUS)	4:15.79
13.	Suzu Chiba (JPN)	4:16.60
14.	Dionne Bainbridge (NZL)	4:16.79
15.	Hayley Lewis (AUS)	4:16.92
16.	Carla Negrea (ROU)	4:17.08

Non-Qualifiers

RANK	HEATS	TIME
—	Janet Evans (USA)	4:13.60
18.	Irene Dalby (NOR)	4:19.34
19.	Itziar Esparza (ESP)	4:19.45
20.	Andrea Schwartz (CAN)	4:19.46
21.	Olga Šplíchalová (CZE)	4:20.09
22.	Mirjana Boševska (MKD)	4:21.27
23.	Nadezhda Chemezova (RUS)	4:21.33
24.	Laëtitia Choux (FRA)	4:21.39
25.	Britt Raaby (DEN)	4:21.46
26.	Ravee Intporn-Udom (THA)	4:21.93
27.	Martina Moravcová (SVK)	4:22.10
28.	Alicia Barrancos (ARG)	4:22.11
29.	Chen Yan (CHN)	4:22.55
30.	Carolyn Adel (SUR)	4:22.66
31.	Jeong On-Ra (KOR)	4:23.35
32.	Martina Nemec (AUT)	4:23.72
33.	Paula Harmokivi (FIN)	4:23.84
34.	Antonia Machaira (GRE)	4:24.05
35.	Chantal Strasser (SUI)	4:24.49
36.	Maritza Chiaway (PER)	4:27.11
37.	Ana Alegria (POR)	4:27.19
38.	Judit Kiss (HUN)	4:29.80
39.	Marina Zarma (CYP)	4:32.15

See also

• 1997 Women's World Championships (SC) 400m Freestyle
• 1997 Women's European Championships (LC) 400m Freestyle

References

• USA Swimming