Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
July 02, 2023
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 26 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's twenty-third consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1924.
In one of the most anticipated races at these Games, Australia's Ariarne Titmus came from behind to hand the U.S.' defending Olympic champion Katie Ledecky her first-ever individual Olympic loss and become the first Australian to win the event since Shane Gould in 1972. Trailing Ledecky by nearly a body length at the halfway mark, Titmus launched a blistering final hundred to win the gold in 3:56.69, registering the second fastest time in history. While Ledecky took the early lead, she was unable to overtake Titmus in the final lap, settling for the silver in 3:57.36.
Meanwhile, China's Li Bingjie reset her Asian Record for the second time in as many days to take the bronze nearly four seconds back in 4:01.08. Whilst Canada's Summer McIntosh was third at the final turn, she faded down the stretch to finish fourth in a Canadian Record of 4:02.42. China's Tang Muhan (4:04.10), Germany's Isabel Gose (4:04.98), the U.S. Paige Madden (4:06.81) and New Zealand's Erika Fairweather (4:08:81) rounded out the championship field, with all four swimmers slower than their preliminary times.
The medals for competition were presented by John Coates, IOC Vice-President, and the gifts were presented by Penny Heyns, FINA Bureau Member.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event was 4:07.90. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) could automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time was 4:15.34. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time was eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events was reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event could also use their universality place.[4]
Competition format
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 to be used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[5]
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July 02, 2023
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The women s 400 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 26 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre 1 It was the event s twenty third consecutive appearance having been held at every edition since 1924 Women s 400 metre freestyleat the Games of the XXXII OlympiadVenueTokyo Aquatics CentreDates25 July 2021 heats 26 July 2021 final Competitors26 from 19 nationsWinning time3 56 69MedalistsAriarne Titmus AustraliaKatie Ledecky United StatesLi Bingjie China 20162024 Contents 1 Summary 2 Records 3 Qualification 4 Competition format 5 Schedule 6 Results 6 1 Heats 6 2 Final 7 ReferencesSummary EditIn one of the most anticipated races at these Games Australia s Ariarne Titmus came from behind to hand the U S defending Olympic champion Katie Ledecky her first ever individual Olympic loss and become the first Australian to win the event since Shane Gould in 1972 Trailing Ledecky by nearly a body length at the halfway mark Titmus launched a blistering final hundred to win the gold in 3 56 69 registering the second fastest time in history While Ledecky took the early lead she was unable to overtake Titmus in the final lap settling for the silver in 3 57 36 Meanwhile China s Li Bingjie reset her Asian Record for the second time in as many days to take the bronze nearly four seconds back in 4 01 08 Whilst Canada s Summer McIntosh was third at the final turn she faded down the stretch to finish fourth in a Canadian Record of 4 02 42 China s Tang Muhan 4 04 10 Germany s Isabel Gose 4 04 98 the U S Paige Madden 4 06 81 and New Zealand s Erika Fairweather 4 08 81 rounded out the championship field with all four swimmers slower than their preliminary times The medals for competition were presented by John Coates IOC Vice President and the gifts were presented by Penny Heyns FINA Bureau Member Records EditPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record Katie Ledecky USA 3 56 46 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 7 August 2016 2 3 Olympic record Katie Ledecky USA 3 56 46 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 7 August 2016 2 3 No new records were set during the competition Qualification EditMain article Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics Qualification The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event was 4 07 90 Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee NOC could automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event The Olympic Selection Time was 4 15 34 Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time was eligible for selection allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events was reached NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event could also use their universality place 4 Competition 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 to be used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round 5 Schedule EditAll times are Japan standard time UTC 9 1 Date Time RoundSunday 25 July 2021 20 06 HeatsMonday 26 July 2021 11 20 FinalResults EditHeats Edit The swimmers with the top 8 times regardless of heat advanced to the final 6 Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes1 3 4 Katie Ledecky United States 4 00 45 Q2 3 5 Li Bingjie China 4 01 57 Q AS3 4 4 Ariarne Titmus Australia 4 01 66 Q4 4 8 Erika Fairweather New Zealand 4 02 28 Q NR5 3 6 Summer McIntosh Canada 4 02 72 Q NR6 3 2 Isabel Gose Germany 4 03 21 Q NR7 4 6 Paige Madden United States 4 03 98 Q8 4 2 Tang Muhan China 4 04 07 Q9 4 3 Tamsin Cook Australia 4 04 8010 4 5 Ajna Kesely Hungary 4 05 3411 4 1 Waka Kobori Japan 4 05 5712 2 3 Julia Hassler Liechtenstein 4 06 98 NR13 2 5 Joanna Evans Bahamas 4 07 5014 3 7 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova ROC 4 08 0115 3 3 Anna Egorova ROC 4 08 2416 3 8 Beril Bocekler Turkey 4 08 2717 2 6 Marlene Kahler Austria 4 08 37 NR18 4 7 Leonie Kullmann Germany 4 10 2519 2 4 Merve Tuncel Turkey 4 11 0620 3 1 Miyu Namba Japan 4 13 4921 2 2 Han Da kyung South Korea 4 16 4922 2 7 Sasha Gatt Malta 4 19 7523 2 1 Tiana Rabarijaona Madagascar 4 28 4124 1 4 Eda Zeqiri Kosovo 4 38 0225 1 5 Talita Te Flan Ivory Coast 4 38 9226 1 3 Natalia Kuipers Virgin Islands 4 39 42Final Edit 7 Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 3 Ariarne Titmus Australia 3 56 69 OC 4 Katie Ledecky United States 3 57 36 5 Li Bingjie China 4 01 08 AS4 2 Summer McIntosh Canada 4 02 42 NR5 8 Tang Muhan China 4 04 106 7 Isabel Gose Germany 4 04 987 1 Paige Madden United States 4 06 818 6 Erika Fairweather New Zealand 4 08 01References Edit a b Tokyo 2020 Swimming Schedule Tokyo 2020 Retrieved 30 January 2020 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 a b Johnson Raphielle 8 August 2016 Katie Ledecky wins 400 free shatters WR Smith third NBC Olympics Retrieved 29 August 2016 Tokyo 2020 FINA Swimming Qualification System pdf Tokyo 2020 FINA Retrieved 29 January 2020 FINA Swimming Rulebook 2017 21 PDF FINA Retrieved 29 January 2020 Heats results PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2 August 2021 Retrieved 25 July 2021 Final results PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2 August 2021 Retrieved 30 July 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics Women 27s 400 metre freestyle amp oldid 1117447992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
