Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 and 25 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's fifteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1964.
| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre |
| Dates | 24 July 2021 (heats) 25 July 2021 (final) |
| Competitors | 17 from 13 nations |
| Winning time | 4:32.08 |
| Medalists | |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 4:26.36 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6 August 2016 | [2] |
| Olympic record | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 4:26.36 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6 August 2016 | [2] |
No new records were set during the competition.
Qualification edit
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 4:38.53. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 4:46.89. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[3]
Competition format edit
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[4]
Schedule edit
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 20:05 | Heats |
| 25 July | 11:12 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Emma Weyant | United States | 4:33.55 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Aimee Willmott | Great Britain | 4:35.28 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Yui Ohashi | Japan | 4:35.71 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 4:35.88 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Hali Flickinger | United States | 4:35.98 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas | Hungary | 4:35.99 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:36.01 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Ilaria Cusinato | Italy | 4:37.37 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Sara Franceschi | Italy | 4:39.93 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Anja Crevar | Serbia | 4:40.50 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Yu Yiting | China | 4:41.64 | |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | Ageha Tanigawa | Japan | 4:41.76 | |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Fantine Lesaffre | France | 4:41.98 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Tessa Cieplucha | Canada | 4:44.54 | |
| 15 | 1 | 5 | Katja Fain | Slovenia | 4:44.66 | |
| 16 | 1 | 3 | Azzahra Permatahani | Indonesia | 4:54.54 | |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Virginia Bardach | Argentina | 5:01.98 | |
| — | 2 | 3 | Sydney Pickrem | Canada | DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Yui Ohashi | Japan | 4:32.08 | ||
| 4 | Emma Weyant | United States | 4:32.76 | ||
| 2 | Hali Flickinger | United States | 4:34.90 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 4:35.13 | |
| 5 | 1 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:35.98 | |
| 6 | 7 | Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas | Hungary | 4:37.75 | |
| 7 | 5 | Aimee Willmott | Great Britain | 4:38.30 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ilaria Cusinato | Italy | 4:40.65 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b Wolken, Dan (6 August 2016). "Katinka Hosszu shatters world record in 400 IM; Maya DiRado wins silver". USA Today. Retrieved 27 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.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.