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400 metres Individual Medley, Women

Date	16 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	28 from 24 countries

Yana Klochkova came to prominence as a 16-year-old when finishing second to China’s Chen Yen in the 1998 World Championships. Two years later Yen was not swimming to the same standard and the Ukrainian was emerging as one of the world’s best.

Klochkova led the race in its’ entirety and was never seriously threatened as she took over a second out of Chen’s world record and, in the process, also removed the name of Petra Schneider from the ranks of Olympic record holders. Yasuko Tajima was clear in second place and Beatrice Coadă-Căşlaru of Romania won her first ever Olympic medal, in her third Games, by placing third. Klochkova would continue to dominate the event until after the Athens Olympics, and repeat her IM double in Athens.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	Yana Klochkova	UKR	4:37.64 (1 h4)	4:33.59 (1)	Gold
2	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	4:40.35 (1 h2)	4:35.96 (2)	Silver
3	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	4:41.04 (1 h3)	4:37.18 (3)	Bronze
4	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:40.89 (2 h4)	4:41.03 (4)
5	Nicole Hetzer	GER	4:43.23 (2 h2)	4:43.56 (5)
6	Maddy Crippen	USA	4:44.00 (4 h4)	4:44.63 (6)
7	Joanne Malar	CAN	4:42.65 (2 h3)	4:45.17 (7)
8	Jennifer Reilly	AUS	4:41.51 (3 h4)	4:45.99 (8)
9	Hana Černá	CZE	4:44.11 (3 h3)	–
10	Oksana Verevka	RUS	4:45.07 (3 h2)	–
11	Chen Yan	CHN	4:45.65 (4 h2)	–
12	Rachel Harris	AUS	4:46.02 (5 h2)	–
13	Helen Norfolk	NZL	4:46.42 (6 h2)	–
14	Lourdes Becerra	ESP	4:47.50 (4 h3)	–
15	Federica Biscia	ITA	4:47.56 (5 h4)	–
16	Sabine Klenz	GER	4:47.79 (5 h3)	–
17	Mirjana Boševska	MKD	4:48.08 (7 h2)	–
18	Yseult Gervy	BEL	4:48.31 (6 h4)	–
19	Liu Yin	CHN	4:50.33 (6 h3)	–
20	Artemis Dafni	GRE	4:53.52 (8 h2)	–
21	Georgina Bardach	ARG	4:54.31 (1 h1)	–
22	Carolyn Adel	SUR	4:57.90 (7 h3)	–
23	Lee Ji-Hyeon	KOR	4:58.94 (7 h4)	–
24	Jana Korbasová	SVK	4:59.05 (2 h1)	–
25	Sia Wai Yen	MAS	4:59.18 (8 h4)	–
26	Adi Bichman	ISR	5:06.72 (8 h3)	–
27	Aleksandra Zertsalova	KGZ	5:09.03 (3 h1)	–
28	Nguyễn Thị Hương	VIE	5:26.56 (4 h1)	–

Round One

Date	16 September 2000
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Yana Klochkova	UKR	4:37.64	Q
2	4	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	4:40.35	Q
3	5	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:40.89	Q
4	5	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	4:41.04	Q
5	6	Jennifer Reilly	AUS	4:41.51	Q
6	4	Joanne Malar	CAN	4:42.65	Q
7	5	Nicole Hetzer	GER	4:43.23	Q
8	3	Maddy Crippen	USA	4:44.00	Q
9	6	Hana Černá	CZE	4:44.11
10	7	Oksana Verevka	RUS	4:45.07
11	3	Chen Yan	CHN	4:45.65
12	6	Rachel Harris	AUS	4:46.02
13	2	Helen Norfolk	NZL	4:46.42
14	7	Lourdes Becerra	ESP	4:47.50
15	7	Federica Biscia	ITA	4:47.56
16	2	Sabine Klenz	GER	4:47.79
17	8	Mirjana Boševska	MKD	4:48.08
18	2	Yseult Gervy	BEL	4:48.31
19	3	Liu Yin	CHN	4:50.33
20	1	Artemis Dafni	GRE	4:53.52
21	4	Georgina Bardach	ARG	4:54.31
22	1	Carolyn Adel	SUR	4:57.90
23	1	Lee Ji-Hyeon	KOR	4:58.94
24	5	Jana Korbasová	SVK	4:59.05
25	8	Sia Wai Yen	MAS	4:59.18
26	8	Adi Bichman	ISR	5:06.72
27	3	Aleksandra Zertsalova	KGZ	5:09.03
28	6	Nguyễn Thị Hương	VIE	5:26.56

Heat #1

Time	10:02

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	200 m	250 m	300 m	350 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m	200-250 m	250-300 m	300-350 m	350-400 m
1	4	Georgina Bardach	ARG	4:54.31	0.92	31.45 (1)	1:06.91 (1)	1:45.50 (1)	2:23.41 (2)	3:04.46 (1)	3:46.53 (1)	4:21.14 (1)	35.46 (1)	38.59 (2)	37.91 (2)	41.05 (1)	42.07 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
2	5	Jana Korbasová	SVK	4:59.05	0.85	31.94 (3)	1:08.25 (2)	1:45.83 (2)	2:22.98 (1)	3:05.98 (2)	3:49.56 (2)	4:24.72 (2)	36.31 (2)	37.58 (1)	37.15 (1)	43.00 (2)	43.58 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
3	3	Aleksandra Zertsalova	KGZ	5:09.03	0.94	31.78 (2)	1:08.73 (3)	1:47.74 (3)	2:27.28 (3)	3:10.90 (3)	3:56.16 (3)	4:32.90 (3)	36.95 (3)	39.01 (3)	39.54 (3)	43.62 (3)	45.26 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	6	Nguyễn Thị Hương	VIE	5:26.56	0.85	34.21 (4)	1:13.29 (4)	1:57.11 (4)	2:39.17 (4)	3:26.41 (4)	4:12.60 (4)	4:51.17 (4)	39.08 (4)	43.82 (4)	42.06 (4)	47.24 (4)	46.19 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Time	10:09

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	200 m	250 m	300 m	350 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m	200-250 m	250-300 m	300-350 m	350-400 m
1	4	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	4:40.35	0.76	30.43 (1)	1:03.93 (1)	1:38.80 (1)	2:13.00 (1)	2:55.21 (1)	3:37.22 (1)	4:09.61 (1)	33.50 (1)	34.87 (1)	34.20 (1)	42.21 (7)	42.01 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	5	Nicole Hetzer	GER	4:43.23	0.90	31.01 (=4)	1:05.27 (5)	1:41.05 (3)	2:15.42 (2)	2:56.99 (=2)	3:38.68 (2)	4:11.04 (2)	34.26 (4)	35.78 (3)	34.37 (2)	41.57 (5)	41.69 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	7	Oksana Verevka	RUS	4:45.07	0.88	31.28 (8)	1:06.16 (7)	1:42.19 (5)	2:17.58 (4)	2:57.84 (4)	3:38.85 (3)	4:12.30 (3)	34.88 (7)	36.03 (4)	35.39 (4)	40.26 (2)	41.01 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	3	Chen Yan	CHN	4:45.65	0.81	31.01 (=4)	1:05.03 (3)	1:41.34 (4)	2:17.74 (5)	2:58.07 (5)	3:39.37 (5)	4:12.55 (4)	34.02 (=2)	36.31 (5)	36.40 (6)	40.33 (3)	41.30 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	6	Rachel Harris	AUS	4:46.02	0.82	30.74 (2)	1:04.76 (2)	1:43.06 (6)	2:20.77 (8)	3:00.49 (6)	3:40.75 (6)	4:14.17 (6)	34.02 (=2)	38.30 (8)	37.71 (8)	39.72 (1)	40.26 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	2	Helen Norfolk	NZL	4:46.42	0.80	30.82 (3)	1:05.18 (4)	1:40.67 (2)	2:15.51 (3)	2:56.99 (=2)	3:39.30 (4)	4:13.45 (5)	34.36 (5)	35.49 (2)	34.84 (3)	41.48 (4)	42.31 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	8	Mirjana Boševska	MKD	4:48.08	0.81	31.12 (6)	1:05.97 (6)	1:44.10 (8)	2:20.39 (6)	3:02.08 (7)	3:43.31 (7)	4:16.39 (7)	34.85 (6)	38.13 (7)	36.29 (5)	41.69 (6)	41.23 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	1	Artemis Dafni	GRE	4:53.52	0.78	31.18 (7)	1:06.17 (8)	1:43.39 (7)	2:20.67 (7)	3:03.21 (8)	3:46.20 (8)	4:19.95 (8)	34.99 (8)	37.22 (6)	37.28 (7)	42.54 (8)	42.99 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #3

Time	10:17

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	200 m	250 m	300 m	350 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m	200-250 m	250-300 m	300-350 m	350-400 m
1	5	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	4:41.04	0.86	30.08 (2)	1:03.89 (3)	1:40.22 (1)	2:16.63 (3)	2:55.21 (1)	3:34.81 (1)	4:08.45 (1)	33.81 (2)	36.33 (2)	36.41 (5)	38.58 (1)	39.60 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	4	Joanne Malar	CAN	4:42.65	0.89	30.18 (4)	1:03.76 (2)	1:40.49 (2)	2:16.43 (1)	2:56.55 (2)	3:37.58 (2)	4:10.93 (2)	33.58 (1)	36.73 (3)	35.94 (2)	40.12 (3)	41.03 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	6	Hana Černá	CZE	4:44.11	0.93	31.21 (6)	1:05.30 (5)	1:42.11 (5)	2:17.32 (5)	2:58.02 (3)	3:39.26 (3)	4:12.06 (3)	34.09 (4)	36.81 (4)	35.21 (1)	40.70 (4)	41.24 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	7	Lourdes Becerra	ESP	4:47.50	0.85	31.57 (7)	1:05.98 (6)	1:43.73 (6)	2:20.82 (6)	3:00.38 (6)	3:40.33 (4)	4:14.89 (4)	34.41 (5)	37.75 (6)	37.09 (6)	39.56 (2)	39.95 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	2	Sabine Klenz	GER	4:47.79	0.87	30.13 (3)	1:04.70 (4)	1:40.59 (3)	2:16.62 (2)	2:59.12 (4)	3:42.13 (5)	4:15.00 (5)	34.57 (6)	35.89 (1)	36.03 (3)	42.50 (5)	43.01 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	3	Liu Yin	CHN	4:50.33	0.86	29.81 (1)	1:03.65 (1)	1:40.77 (4)	2:17.10 (4)	2:59.88 (5)	3:43.35 (6)	4:17.16 (6)	33.84 (3)	37.12 (5)	36.33 (4)	42.78 (6)	43.47 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	1	Carolyn Adel	SUR	4:57.90	0.78	31.09 (5)	1:06.27 (7)	1:44.44 (7)	2:21.97 (7)	3:05.39 (7)	3:50.27 (7)	4:24.58 (7)	35.18 (7)	38.17 (7)	37.53 (7)	43.42 (7)	44.88 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	8	Adi Bichman	ISR	5:06.72	0.91	33.91 (8)	1:10.70 (8)	1:50.85 (8)	2:29.55 (8)	3:14.22 (8)	3:58.91 (8)	4:33.48 (8)	36.79 (8)	40.15 (8)	38.70 (8)	44.67 (8)	44.69 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #4

Time	10:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	200 m	250 m	300 m	350 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m	200-250 m	250-300 m	300-350 m	350-400 m
1	4	Yana Klochkova	UKR	4:37.64	0.82	29.59 (1)	1:02.77 (1)	1:38.03 (1)	2:12.43 (1)	2:52.51 (1)	3:33.37 (1)	4:06.28 (1)	33.18 (1)	35.26 (1)	34.40 (1)	40.08 (2)	40.86 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	5	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:40.89	0.76	30.18 (2)	1:03.64 (2)	1:39.23 (2)	2:14.11 (2)	2:55.12 (2)	3:36.32 (2)	4:09.24 (2)	33.46 (2)	35.59 (2)	34.88 (3)	41.01 (5)	41.20 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	6	Jennifer Reilly	AUS	4:41.51	0.80	30.82 (4)	1:04.61 (3)	1:41.08 (3)	2:15.89 (3)	2:57.22 (4)	3:38.10 (4)	4:11.40 (4)	33.79 (3)	36.47 (5)	34.81 (2)	41.33 (6)	40.88 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
4	3	Maddy Crippen	USA	4:44.00	0.85	30.62 (3)	1:04.74 (4)	1:41.12 (4)	2:16.92 (4)	2:57.11 (3)	3:37.97 (3)	4:11.12 (3)	34.12 (4)	36.38 (4)	35.80 (5)	40.19 (3)	40.86 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
5	7	Federica Biscia	ITA	4:47.56	0.89	32.27 (8)	1:07.22 (5)	1:44.12 (6)	2:20.19 (6)	3:00.07 (6)	3:40.10 (5)	4:14.94 (5)	34.95 (5)	36.90 (6)	36.07 (6)	39.88 (1)	40.03 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	2	Yseult Gervy	BEL	4:48.31	0.92	31.77 (6)	1:07.70 (7)	1:43.96 (5)	2:19.53 (5)	2:59.94 (5)	3:42.11 (6)	4:15.79 (6)	35.93 (7)	36.26 (3)	35.57 (4)	40.41 (4)	42.17 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	1	Lee Ji-Hyeon	KOR	4:58.94	0.91	31.78 (7)	1:07.81 (8)	1:44.98 (7)	2:22.59 (8)	3:06.06 (7)	3:51.41 (8)	4:25.93 (8)	36.03 (8)	37.17 (7)	37.61 (8)	43.47 (7)	45.35 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	8	Sia Wai Yen	MAS	4:59.18	0.82	31.69 (5)	1:07.57 (6)	1:45.95 (8)	2:22.50 (7)	3:06.30 (8)	3:50.74 (7)	4:25.78 (7)	35.88 (6)	38.38 (8)	36.55 (7)	43.80 (8)	44.44 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Final Round

Date	16 September 2000 — 19:03

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	200 m	250 m	300 m	350 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m	200-250 m	250-300 m	300-350 m	350-400 m
1	4	Yana Klochkova	UKR	4:33.59	0.81	28.95 (1)	1:01.62 (1)	1:37.02 (1)	2:11.30 (1)	2:50.82 (1)	3:30.63 (1)	4:02.60 (1)	32.67 (1)	35.40 (3)	34.28 (2)	39.52 (2)	39.81 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	OR
2	5	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	4:35.96	0.80	30.11 (4)	1:03.21 (4)	1:38.02 (3)	2:11.74 (2)	2:52.98 (2)	3:33.98 (3)	4:05.55 (2)	33.10 (2)	34.81 (1)	33.72 (1)	41.24 (5)	41.00 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
3	6	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	4:37.18	0.83	29.81 (3)	1:03.09 (3)	1:39.87 (4)	2:16.01 (5)	2:54.09 (3)	3:32.37 (2)	4:05.64 (3)	33.28 (3)	36.78 (8)	36.14 (7)	38.08 (1)	38.28 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	3	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:41.03	0.76	29.39 (2)	1:02.75 (2)	1:37.92 (2)	2:13.16 (3)	2:54.41 (4)	3:36.32 (4)	4:09.09 (4)	33.36 (4)	35.17 (2)	35.24 (5)	41.25 (6)	41.91 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	1	Nicole Hetzer	GER	4:43.56	0.94	30.57 (6)	1:05.10 (6)	1:40.76 (6)	2:15.38 (4)	2:56.90 (5)	3:39.19 (6)	4:11.69 (5)	34.53 (7)	35.66 (4)	34.62 (3)	41.52 (7)	42.29 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	8	Maddy Crippen	USA	4:44.63	0.86	31.08 (8)	1:05.48 (8)	1:41.89 (7)	2:17.08 (7)	2:57.99 (7)	3:39.20 (7)	4:12.25 (6)	34.40 (6)	36.41 (5)	35.19 (4)	40.91 (4)	41.21 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	7	Joanne Malar	CAN	4:45.17	0.89	30.36 (5)	1:03.95 (5)	1:40.60 (5)	2:16.77 (6)	2:57.61 (6)	3:39.01 (5)	4:13.19 (7)	33.59 (5)	36.65 (6)	36.17 (8)	40.84 (3)	41.40 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	2	Jennifer Reilly	AUS	4:45.99	0.83	30.69 (7)	1:05.41 (7)	1:42.18 (8)	2:18.06 (8)	3:00.02 (8)	3:41.73 (8)	4:14.50 (8)	34.72 (8)	36.77 (7)	35.88 (6)	41.96 (8)	41.71 (–)	– (–)	– (–)