U.S. distance ace Katie Ledecky put together a powerful attack on her existing world record to become the first Olympic champion in the event for the Americans, since Brooke Bennett topped the podium in 2000. Leading from the start, Ledecky quickly dropped two seconds under a world-record pace, as she pulled away further from the field to smash her own record with a gold-medal time in 3:56.46.[2][3] Trailing the leader by almost five seconds, Great Britain's distance-freestyle swimmer Jazmin Carlin fought off a tight battle against Ledecky's teammate Leah Smith on the final lap for the silver in 4:01.23.[4] Meanwhile, Smith faded down the stretch to pick up a bronze with a 4:01.92.[5][6]
Boglárka Kapás missed the podium in fourth with a Hungarian record of 4:02.37 from the outside lane, while Canada's Brittany MacLean posted a fifth-place time in 4:04.69. Australian duo Tamsin Cook (4:05.30) and Jessica Ashwood (4:05.68) kept a close race to take the sixth and seventh spots respectively, separated by a 0.4-second margin. France's three-time Olympian Coralie Balmy rounded out the top eight with a 4:06.98.[5]
Earlier in the prelims, Ledecky opened her first individual race of the Games with a new Olympic record of 3:58.71 to immediately lock the top seed for the final, clearing a four-minute barrier at the Games for the first time, and slashing 2.74 seconds off the mark set in London 2012 by reigning champion Camille Muffat of France, who was killed on a helicopter crash in March 2015.[7][8]
The medals for the competition were presented by Nita Ambani, India, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Dr. Margo Mountjoy, Bureau Member of the FINA.
Recordsedit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]
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The women s 400 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 7 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium 1 Women s 400 metre freestyleat the Games of the XXXI OlympiadVenueOlympic Aquatics StadiumDates7 August 2016Competitors32 from 25 nationsWinning time3 56 46 WRMedalistsKatie Ledecky United StatesJazmin Carlin Great BritainLeah Smith United States 20122020 Contents 1 Summary 2 Records 3 Competition format 4 Results 4 1 Heats 4 2 Final 5 ReferencesSummary editU S distance ace Katie Ledecky put together a powerful attack on her existing world record to become the first Olympic champion in the event for the Americans since Brooke Bennett topped the podium in 2000 Leading from the start Ledecky quickly dropped two seconds under a world record pace as she pulled away further from the field to smash her own record with a gold medal time in 3 56 46 2 3 Trailing the leader by almost five seconds Great Britain s distance freestyle swimmer Jazmin Carlin fought off a tight battle against Ledecky s teammate Leah Smith on the final lap for the silver in 4 01 23 4 Meanwhile Smith faded down the stretch to pick up a bronze with a 4 01 92 5 6 Boglarka Kapas missed the podium in fourth with a Hungarian record of 4 02 37 from the outside lane while Canada s Brittany MacLean posted a fifth place time in 4 04 69 Australian duo Tamsin Cook 4 05 30 and Jessica Ashwood 4 05 68 kept a close race to take the sixth and seventh spots respectively separated by a 0 4 second margin France s three time Olympian Coralie Balmy rounded out the top eight with a 4 06 98 5 Earlier in the prelims Ledecky opened her first individual race of the Games with a new Olympic record of 3 58 71 to immediately lock the top seed for the final clearing a four minute barrier at the Games for the first time and slashing 2 74 seconds off the mark set in London 2012 by reigning champion Camille Muffat of France who was killed on a helicopter crash in March 2015 7 8 The medals for the competition were presented by Nita Ambani India IOC member and the gifts were presented by Dr Margo Mountjoy Bureau Member of the FINA Records editPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Katie Ledecky USA 3 58 37 Gold Coast Australia 23 August 2014 9 Olympic record nbsp Camille Muffat FRA 4 01 45 London Great Britain 29 July 2012 10 The following records were established during the competition Date Round Name Nation Time Record7 August Heat 4 Katie Ledecky nbsp United States 3 58 71 OR7 August Final Katie Ledecky nbsp United States 3 56 46 WR ORCompetition format editThe competition consisted of two rounds heats and a final The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to the final Swim offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round 1 Results editHeats edit The heats began 2 28 pm 11 Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 4 4 Katie Ledecky nbsp United States 3 58 71 Q OR2 3 3 Jazmin Carlin nbsp Great Britain 4 02 83 Q3 3 4 Leah Smith nbsp United States 4 03 39 Q4 4 6 Coralie Balmy nbsp France 4 03 40 Q5 3 6 Brittany MacLean nbsp Canada 4 03 43 Q NR6 3 5 Jessica Ashwood nbsp Australia 4 03 58 Q7 4 3 Boglarka Kapas nbsp Hungary 4 04 11 Q8 4 1 Tamsin Cook nbsp Australia 4 04 36 Q9 2 5 Zhang Yuhan nbsp China 4 06 3010 2 4 Sarah Kohler nbsp Germany 4 06 5511 2 3 Lotte Friis nbsp Denmark 4 07 1312 1 4 Chihiro Igarashi nbsp Japan 4 07 5213 1 3 Joanna Evans nbsp Bahamas 4 07 60 NR14 4 2 Lauren Boyle nbsp New Zealand 4 07 9015 3 2 Mireia Belmonte Garcia nbsp Spain 4 08 1216 2 6 Andreina Pinto nbsp Venezuela 4 08 3417 3 8 Melania Costa Schmid nbsp Spain 4 08 9618 4 8 Anja Klinar nbsp Slovenia 4 09 0719 4 5 Sharon van Rouwendaal nbsp Netherlands 4 11 4420 2 8 Arina Openysheva nbsp Russia 4 11 8321 2 2 Ajna Kesely nbsp Hungary 4 12 4022 3 1 Alice Mizzau nbsp Italy 4 14 2023 1 6 Katarina Simonovic nbsp Serbia 4 15 5724 1 2 Kristel Kobrich nbsp Chile 4 16 0725 2 7 Emily Overholt nbsp Canada 4 16 2426 2 1 Nguyễn Thị Anh Vien nbsp Vietnam 4 16 3227 4 7 Diletta Carli nbsp Italy 4 17 1528 3 7 Cao Yue nbsp China 4 19 5729 1 5 Valerie Gruest nbsp Guatemala 4 19 5830 1 7 Lani Cabrera nbsp Barbados 4 28 9531 1 8 Gabriella Doueihy nbsp Lebanon 4 31 2132 1 1 Rebeca Quinteros nbsp El Salvador 4 52 11Final edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes nbsp 4 Katie Ledecky nbsp United States 3 56 46 WR nbsp 5 Jazmin Carlin nbsp Great Britain 4 01 23 nbsp 3 Leah Smith nbsp United States 4 01 924 1 Boglarka Kapas nbsp Hungary 4 02 37 NR5 2 Brittany MacLean nbsp Canada 4 04 696 8 Tamsin Cook nbsp Australia 4 05 307 7 Jessica Ashwood nbsp Australia 4 05 688 6 Coralie Balmy nbsp France 4 06 98References edit a b Women s 400m Freestyle Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 22 September 2016 Retrieved 5 August 2016 Katie Ledecky smashes world record to win Olympic gold in 400 meter freestyle The Washington Post 8 August 2016 Retrieved 29 August 2016 Auerbach Nicole 8 August 2016 Katie Ledecky wins gold in women s 400 free breaks her own world record USA Today Retrieved 29 August 2016 Rio Olympics 2016 Briton Jazz Carlin wins 400m freestyle silver BBC Sport 8 August 2016 Retrieved 29 August 2016 a b Katie Ledecky Smashes 400 Free World Record Earns First Gold Medal For USA Swimming World Magazine 8 August 2016 Retrieved 29 August 2016 Johnson Raphielle 8 August 2016 Katie Ledecky wins 400 free shatters WR Smith third NBC Olympics Retrieved 29 August 2016 Drehs Wayne 7 August 2016 Katie Ledecky posts Olympic record in 400 meter freestyle ESPN Retrieved 29 August 2016 Katie Ledecky Posts Olympic Record in 400 Freestyle Prelims Swimming World Magazine 7 August 2016 Retrieved 29 August 2016 Katie Ledecky Breaks 400 Freestyle World Record ABC News 23 August 2014 Retrieved 23 August 2014 Baldwin Alan 29 July 2012 Muffat takes on Manaudou s mantle Reuters Retrieved 8 July 2013 Women s 400m Freestyle Heats Results PDF Rio 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 8 August 2016 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