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400 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	15 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool)
Participants	38 from 31 countries

Laure Manaudou, at 17-years-old, announced herself as a new force in international swimming by winning the European title in May 2004 and then brought that form into the Olympic arena. After posting the fastest time in the heats, Manaudou led from the gun and, although she was closed down slightly on the final length of the pool, held on to win the championship and set the third fastest time ever recorded over the distance. This was the first time a French competitor had won an Olympic title in a swimming event since the 1952 Helsinki Games and the first time ever that a French female swimmer had become Olympic champion. Behind Manaudou, Otylia Jędrzejczak of Poland held off a late charge from American Kaitlin Sandeno to win silver.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	Laure Manaudou	FRA	4:06.76 (1 h5)	4:05.34 (1)	Gold
2	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	4:07.11 (1 h4)	4:05.84 (2)	Silver
3	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:08.22 (3 h4)	4:06.19 (3)	Bronze
4	Camelia Potec	ROU	4:07.39 (1 h3)	4:06.34 (4)
5	Ai Shibata	JPN	4:07.63 (2 h3)	4:07.51 (5)
6	Sachiko Yamada	JPN	4:09.10 (2 h5)	4:10.91 (6)
7	Linda MacKenzie	AUS	4:08.46 (3 h3)	4:10.92 (7)
8	Rebecca Cooke	GBR	4:08.18 (2 h4)	4:11.35 (8)
9	Claudia Poll	CRC	4:09.75 (4 h3)	–
10	Kalyn Keller	USA	4:09.83 (4 h4)	–
11	Simona Păduraru	ROU	4:10.39 (3 h5)	–
12	Hannah Stockbauer	GER	4:10.46 (4 h5)	–
13	Elka Graham	AUS	4:11.67 (5 h5)	–
14	Pang Jiaying	CHN	4:11.81 (6 h5)	–
15	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:12.08 (5 h4)	–
16	Brittany Reimer	CAN	4:12.33 (7 h5)	–
17	Chen Hua	CHN	4:12.67 (6 h4)	–
18	Erika Villaécija	ESP	4:13.03 (7 h4)	–
19	Monique Ferreira	BRA	4:13.75 (8 h5)	–
20	Zoi Dimoschaki	GRE	4:13.96 (5 h3)	–
21	Jo Jackson	GBR	4:14.89 (6 h3)	–
22	Cecilia Biagioli	ARG	4:16.42 (1 h2)	–
23	Arantxa Ramos	ESP	4:16.52 (7 h3)	–
24	Anja Čarman	SLO	4:17.79 (2 h2)	–
25	Darya Parshina	RUS	4:18.24 (8 h4)	–
26	Kristel Köbrich	CHI	4:18.68 (3 h2)	–
27	Vesna Stojanovska	MKD	4:19.39 (4 h2)	–
28	Janelle Atkinson	JAM	4:20.00 (5 h2)	–
29	Paola Duguet	COL	4:20.69 (1 h1)	–
30	Kristýna Kyněrová	CZE	4:21.12 (8 h3)	–
31	Rebecca Linton	NZL	4:21.58 (6 h2)	–
32	Ha Eun-Ju	KOR	4:21.65 (7 h2)	–
33	Golda Marcus	ESA	4:22.27 (2 h1)	–
34	Pilin Tachakittiranan	THA	4:23.62 (3 h1)	–
35	Yasemin Özlem Taşkın	TUR	4:24.08 (4 h1)	–
36	Ivanka Moralieva	BUL	4:25.92 (5 h1)	–
37	Anita Galić	CRO	4:26.09 (6 h1)	–
38	Olha Beresnieva	UKR	4:26.30 (8 h2)	–

Round One

Date	15 August 2004
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Laure Manaudou	FRA	4:06.76	Q
2	5	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	4:07.11	Q
3	4	Camelia Potec	ROU	4:07.39	Q
4	5	Ai Shibata	JPN	4:07.63	Q
5	1	Rebecca Cooke	GBR	4:08.18	Q
6	3	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:08.22	Q
7	6	Linda MacKenzie	AUS	4:08.46	Q
8	5	Sachiko Yamada	JPN	4:09.10	Q
9	2	Claudia Poll	CRC	4:09.75
10	2	Kalyn Keller	USA	4:09.83
11	7	Simona Păduraru	ROU	4:10.39
12	4	Hannah Stockbauer	GER	4:10.46
13	6	Elka Graham	AUS	4:11.67
14	1	Pang Jiaying	CHN	4:11.81
15	4	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:12.08
16	2	Brittany Reimer	CAN	4:12.33
17	6	Chen Hua	CHN	4:12.67
18	7	Erika Villaécija	ESP	4:13.03
19	8	Monique Ferreira	BRA	4:13.75
20	1	Zoi Dimoschaki	GRE	4:13.96
21	3	Jo Jackson	GBR	4:14.89
22	6	Cecilia Biagioli	ARG	4:16.42
23	7	Arantxa Ramos	ESP	4:16.52
24	3	Anja Čarman	SLO	4:17.79
25	8	Darya Parshina	RUS	4:18.24
26	7	Kristel Köbrich	CHI	4:18.68
27	2	Vesna Stojanovska	MKD	4:19.39
28	5	Janelle Atkinson	JAM	4:20.00
29	6	Paola Duguet	COL	4:20.69
30	8	Kristýna Kyněrová	CZE	4:21.12
31	1	Rebecca Linton	NZL	4:21.58
32	8	Ha Eun-Ju	KOR	4:21.65
33	4	Golda Marcus	ESA	4:22.27
34	5	Pilin Tachakittiranan	THA	4:23.62
35	7	Yasemin Özlem Taşkın	TUR	4:24.08
36	3	Ivanka Moralieva	BUL	4:25.92
37	2	Anita Galić	CRO	4:26.09
38	4	Olha Beresnieva	UKR	4:26.30

Heat #1

Time	11:30

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	6	Paola Duguet	COL	4:20.69	0.84	31.05 (4)	1:03.18 (2)	1:35.81 (2)	2:08.67 (2)	2:41.44 (2)	3:14.41 (1)	3:47.66 (1)	32.13 (2)	32.63 (2)	32.86 (1)	32.77 (1)	32.97 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
2	4	Golda Marcus	ESA	4:22.27	0.78	31.48 (6)	1:04.05 (4)	1:37.45 (4)	2:10.48 (3)	2:44.15 (4)	3:17.65 (4)	3:50.27 (3)	32.57 (3)	33.40 (5)	33.03 (2)	33.67 (4)	33.50 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
3	5	Pilin Tachakittiranan	THA	4:23.62	0.89	30.90 (3)	1:03.89 (3)	1:37.10 (3)	2:10.66 (4)	2:43.87 (3)	3:17.32 (3)	3:50.92 (4)	32.99 (5)	33.21 (3)	33.56 (4)	33.21 (2)	33.45 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	7	Yasemin Özlem Taşkın	TUR	4:24.08	0.82	29.98 (1)	1:01.29 (1)	1:33.53 (1)	2:06.69 (1)	2:40.85 (1)	3:15.39 (2)	3:50.00 (2)	31.31 (1)	32.24 (1)	33.16 (3)	34.16 (6)	34.54 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	3	Ivanka Moralieva	BUL	4:25.92	0.96	31.43 (5)	1:04.39 (6)	1:37.84 (6)	2:11.47 (5)	2:45.15 (5)	3:18.82 (5)	3:52.79 (5)	32.96 (4)	33.45 (6)	33.63 (5)	33.68 (5)	33.67 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	2	Anita Galić	CRO	4:26.09	0.95	30.74 (2)	1:04.13 (5)	1:37.49 (5)	2:11.63 (6)	2:45.28 (6)	3:19.26 (6)	3:53.20 (6)	33.39 (6)	33.36 (4)	34.14 (6)	33.65 (3)	33.98 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Time	11:36

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	6	Cecilia Biagioli	ARG	4:16.42	0.83	30.35 (5)	1:02.35 (4)	1:34.46 (3)	2:06.83 (2)	2:38.74 (2)	3:10.95 (1)	3:43.62 (1)	32.00 (4)	32.11 (1)	32.37 (2)	31.91 (1)	32.21 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
2	3	Anja Čarman	SLO	4:17.79	0.88	30.00 (2)	1:01.43 (2)	1:33.61 (1)	2:05.93 (1)	2:38.68 (1)	3:11.84 (2)	3:45.22 (2)	31.43 (1)	32.18 (2)	32.32 (1)	32.75 (3)	33.16 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
3	7	Kristel Köbrich	CHI	4:18.68	0.93	30.22 (3)	1:02.21 (3)	1:34.63 (4)	2:07.33 (4)	2:40.15 (3)	3:13.02 (3)	3:46.26 (3)	31.99 (3)	32.42 (3)	32.70 (4)	32.82 (4)	32.87 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	2	Vesna Stojanovska	MKD	4:19.39	0.77	30.44 (=6)	1:02.70 (6)	1:35.36 (6)	2:08.52 (6)	2:41.57 (6)	3:15.25 (7)	3:48.68 (7)	32.26 (5)	32.66 (=4)	33.16 (6)	33.05 (6)	33.68 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	5	Janelle Atkinson	JAM	4:20.00	0.71	30.34 (4)	1:02.62 (5)	1:35.29 (5)	2:07.94 (5)	2:40.60 (5)	3:13.77 (4)	3:46.95 (4)	32.28 (6)	32.67 (6)	32.65 (3)	32.66 (2)	33.17 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	1	Rebecca Linton	NZL	4:21.58	0.91	30.44 (=6)	1:03.05 (7)	1:35.71 (7)	2:08.58 (7)	2:41.61 (7)	3:15.02 (6)	3:48.52 (=5)	32.61 (7)	32.66 (=4)	32.87 (5)	33.03 (5)	33.41 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	8	Ha Eun-Ju	KOR	4:21.65	0.92	29.41 (1)	1:01.02 (1)	1:33.70 (2)	2:06.90 (3)	2:40.45 (4)	3:14.20 (5)	3:48.52 (=5)	31.61 (2)	32.68 (7)	33.20 (7)	33.55 (7)	33.75 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	4	Olha Beresnieva	UKR	4:26.30	1.05	31.35 (8)	1:03.97 (8)	1:37.24 (8)	2:10.77 (8)	2:44.90 (8)	3:18.91 (8)	3:53.41 (8)	32.62 (8)	33.27 (8)	33.53 (8)	34.13 (8)	34.01 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #3

Time	11:42

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	Camelia Potec	ROU	4:07.39	0.91	29.52 (4)	1:00.41 (4)	1:31.75 (4)	2:03.21 (4)	2:34.26 (4)	3:05.67 (2)	3:36.70 (1)	30.89 (4)	31.34 (4)	31.46 (2)	31.05 (1)	31.41 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	5	Ai Shibata	JPN	4:07.63	0.89	28.78 (1)	59.22 (1)	1:30.42 (1)	2:01.97 (1)	2:33.44 (1)	3:05.44 (1)	3:36.97 (2)	30.44 (1)	31.20 (3)	31.55 (3)	31.47 (3)	32.00 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	6	Linda MacKenzie	AUS	4:08.46	0.77	29.24 (2)	1:00.00 (2)	1:31.14 (2)	2:02.82 (3)	2:34.25 (3)	3:05.91 (4)	3:37.65 (3)	30.76 (=2)	31.14 (2)	31.68 (4)	31.43 (2)	31.66 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
4	2	Claudia Poll	CRC	4:09.75	0.93	29.36 (3)	1:00.12 (3)	1:31.21 (3)	2:02.51 (2)	2:34.03 (2)	3:05.77 (3)	3:37.71 (4)	30.76 (=2)	31.09 (1)	31.30 (1)	31.52 (4)	31.74 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	1	Zoi Dimoschaki	GRE	4:13.96	0.82	29.88 (8)	1:01.09 (6)	1:32.90 (6)	2:05.00 (6)	2:37.04 (6)	3:09.80 (6)	3:42.33 (5)	31.21 (5)	31.81 (6)	32.10 (5)	32.04 (5)	32.76 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	3	Jo Jackson	GBR	4:14.89	0.82	29.79 (7)	1:01.02 (5)	1:32.61 (5)	2:04.73 (5)	2:36.80 (5)	3:09.27 (5)	3:42.35 (6)	31.23 (6)	31.59 (5)	32.12 (6)	32.07 (6)	32.47 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	7	Arantxa Ramos	ESP	4:16.52	0.86	29.77 (6)	1:01.17 (7)	1:33.42 (7)	2:05.60 (7)	2:38.11 (7)	3:11.08 (7)	3:44.07 (7)	31.40 (7)	32.25 (7)	32.18 (7)	32.51 (7)	32.97 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	8	Kristýna Kyněrová	CZE	4:21.12	0.83	29.68 (5)	1:01.82 (8)	1:34.65 (8)	2:07.91 (8)	2:41.20 (8)	3:14.67 (8)	3:48.37 (8)	32.14 (8)	32.83 (8)	33.26 (8)	33.29 (8)	33.47 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #4

Time	11:48

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	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	4:07.11	0.83	28.70 (1)	1:00.11 (2)	1:32.00 (2)	2:03.33 (2)	2:33.96 (1)	3:04.92 (1)	3:36.32 (1)	31.41 (4)	31.89 (4)	31.33 (1)	30.63 (1)	30.96 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	1	Rebecca Cooke	GBR	4:08.18	0.92	29.17 (2)	59.86 (1)	1:31.16 (1)	2:02.80 (1)	2:34.21 (2)	3:06.01 (2)	3:37.42 (2)	30.69 (1)	31.30 (1)	31.64 (4)	31.41 (4)	31.80 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	3	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:08.22	0.73	29.51 (4)	1:00.95 (5)	1:32.68 (4)	2:04.31 (3)	2:35.47 (3)	3:06.32 (3)	3:37.60 (3)	31.44 (6)	31.73 (3)	31.63 (3)	31.16 (2)	30.85 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
4	2	Kalyn Keller	USA	4:09.83	0.74	29.76 (8)	1:01.23 (8)	1:32.71 (5)	2:04.38 (4)	2:35.56 (4)	3:06.98 (4)	3:38.65 (4)	31.47 (=7)	31.48 (2)	31.67 (5)	31.18 (3)	31.42 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	4	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:12.08	0.85	29.30 (3)	1:00.61 (3)	1:32.66 (3)	2:04.66 (6)	2:36.70 (5)	3:08.82 (5)	3:40.98 (5)	31.31 (3)	32.05 (6)	32.00 (6)	32.04 (5)	32.12 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	6	Chen Hua	CHN	4:12.67	0.81	29.52 (5)	1:00.99 (=6)	1:32.92 (=6)	2:04.54 (5)	2:36.80 (6)	3:08.97 (6)	3:41.18 (6)	31.47 (=7)	31.93 (5)	31.62 (2)	32.26 (7)	32.17 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	7	Erika Villaécija	ESP	4:13.03	0.88	29.57 (=6)	1:00.84 (4)	1:32.92 (=6)	2:05.26 (7)	2:37.51 (7)	3:09.95 (7)	3:42.00 (7)	31.27 (2)	32.08 (7)	32.34 (7)	32.25 (6)	32.44 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	8	Darya Parshina	RUS	4:18.24	1.07	29.57 (=6)	1:00.99 (=6)	1:33.38 (8)	2:06.31 (8)	2:39.41 (8)	3:12.80 (8)	3:45.78 (8)	31.42 (5)	32.39 (8)	32.93 (8)	33.10 (8)	33.39 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #5

Time	11:54

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	3	Laure Manaudou	FRA	4:06.76	0.90	28.81 (1)	59.59 (1)	1:30.81 (1)	2:02.21 (1)	2:33.65 (1)	3:04.90 (1)	3:36.21 (1)	30.78 (1)	31.22 (2)	31.40 (2)	31.44 (1)	31.25 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	5	Sachiko Yamada	JPN	4:09.10	0.79	29.67 (=6)	1:00.60 (5)	1:32.12 (5)	2:03.16 (3)	2:34.67 (3)	3:06.34 (2)	3:38.06 (2)	30.93 (4)	31.52 (3)	31.04 (1)	31.51 (2)	31.67 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	7	Simona Păduraru	ROU	4:10.39	0.83	29.14 (4)	59.98 (3)	1:31.55 (3)	2:03.17 (4)	2:35.22 (4)	3:07.46 (4)	3:39.52 (3)	30.84 (2)	31.57 (4)	31.62 (4)	32.05 (7)	32.24 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	4	Hannah Stockbauer	GER	4:10.46	0.88	29.69 (8)	1:00.71 (6)	1:32.59 (6)	2:04.00 (6)	2:36.04 (5)	3:08.13 (5)	3:40.18 (5)	31.02 (5)	31.88 (6)	31.41 (3)	32.04 (6)	32.09 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	6	Elka Graham	AUS	4:11.67	0.85	29.66 (5)	1:00.85 (7)	1:32.74 (7)	2:04.83 (7)	2:36.68 (7)	3:08.53 (6)	3:40.77 (6)	31.19 (7)	31.89 (7)	32.09 (6)	31.85 (3)	31.85 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	1	Pang Jiaying	CHN	4:11.81	0.80	29.02 (3)	59.94 (2)	1:31.09 (2)	2:02.74 (2)	2:34.66 (2)	3:07.11 (3)	3:39.81 (4)	30.92 (3)	31.15 (1)	31.65 (5)	31.92 (4)	32.45 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	2	Brittany Reimer	CAN	4:12.33	0.86	29.00 (2)	1:00.05 (4)	1:31.81 (4)	2:03.98 (5)	2:36.57 (6)	3:09.13 (7)	3:41.64 (7)	31.05 (6)	31.76 (5)	32.17 (7)	32.59 (8)	32.56 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	8	Monique Ferreira	BRA	4:13.75	0.77	29.67 (=6)	1:01.38 (8)	1:33.34 (8)	2:05.71 (8)	2:37.67 (8)	3:09.91 (8)	3:41.97 (8)	31.71 (8)	31.96 (8)	32.37 (8)	31.96 (5)	32.24 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Final Round

Date	15 August 2004 — 20:51

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	Laure Manaudou	FRA	4:05.34	0.89	28.38 (1)	58.85 (1)	1:30.03 (1)	2:01.38 (1)	2:32.50 (1)	3:03.74 (1)	3:34.97 (1)	30.47 (2)	31.18 (2)	31.35 (=1)	31.12 (3)	31.24 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
2	5	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	4:05.84	0.84	28.74 (2)	59.09 (2)	1:30.33 (2)	2:01.68 (2)	2:33.00 (2)	3:04.52 (2)	3:35.96 (2)	30.35 (1)	31.24 (3)	31.35 (=1)	31.32 (4)	31.52 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
3	7	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:06.19	0.80	29.41 (7)	1:00.54 (=6)	1:31.69 (5)	2:03.05 (3)	2:34.14 (3)	3:05.19 (3)	3:36.18 (4)	31.13 (5)	31.15 (1)	31.36 (3)	31.09 (2)	31.05 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	3	Camelia Potec	ROU	4:06.34	0.94	29.23 (4)	1:00.17 (4)	1:31.64 (4)	2:03.20 (4)	2:34.17 (4)	3:05.46 (4)	3:36.16 (3)	30.94 (4)	31.47 (4)	31.56 (4)	30.97 (1)	31.29 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	6	Ai Shibata	JPN	4:07.51	0.94	29.08 (3)	59.98 (3)	1:31.50 (3)	2:03.28 (5)	2:34.66 (5)	3:06.23 (5)	3:37.39 (5)	30.90 (3)	31.52 (5)	31.78 (7)	31.38 (5)	31.57 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	8	Sachiko Yamada	JPN	4:10.91	0.84	29.44 (8)	1:00.64 (8)	1:32.35 (=6)	2:04.08 (6)	2:35.50 (6)	3:07.09 (6)	3:38.96 (6)	31.20 (7)	31.71 (6)	31.73 (5)	31.42 (6)	31.59 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	1	Linda MacKenzie	AUS	4:10.92	0.80	29.28 (5)	1:00.54 (=6)	1:32.35 (=6)	2:04.12 (7)	2:35.71 (7)	3:07.73 (7)	3:39.49 (7)	31.26 (8)	31.81 (7)	31.77 (6)	31.59 (7)	32.02 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	2	Rebecca Cooke	GBR	4:11.35	0.81	29.36 (6)	1:00.53 (5)	1:32.39 (8)	2:04.37 (8)	2:36.31 (8)	3:08.65 (8)	3:40.59 (8)	31.17 (6)	31.86 (8)	31.98 (8)	31.94 (8)	32.34 (–)	– (–)	– (–)