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400 metres Individual Medley, Women

Date	14 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool)
Participants	25 from 21 countries

As an 18-year-old, Ukraine’s Yana Klochkova won both medley races at the Sydney Olympics. By the time of the Athens Games she had been long established as the best medley swimmer in the world but a new generation, led by 15-year-old Katie Hoff, were beginning to nip at her heels. Hoff came to Athens as world leader for 2004 but failed to live up to her previous form as she finished 10 seconds off her best in her heat and well outside the qualifying positions.

Instead the challenge to Klochkova came from another American in the form of Kaitlin Sandeno. Sandeno had never broken 3:40.00 before Athens but, in the rarefied atmosphere of the Olympic final, she had the race of the life and took more than five seconds off her personal best to hound Klochkova almost into the final metres of the race. The Ukrainian held out to win over Sandeno by just 12 hundredths of a second with Georgina Bardach winning a rare swimming medal for Argentina, their first since 1936, in third.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	Yana Klochkova	UKR	4:38.36 (1 h4)	4:34.83 (1)	Gold
2	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:40.21 (2 h4)	4:34.95 (2)	Silver
3	Georgina Bardach	ARG	4:41.20 (1 h2)	4:37.51 (3)	Bronze
4	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:41.20 (1 h3)	4:39.29 (4)
5	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	4:42.01 (3 h4)	4:40.00 (5)
6	Nicole Hetzer	GER	4:41.74 (2 h2)	4:40.20 (6)
7	Nam Yu-Seon	KOR	4:45.16 (3 h2)	4:50.35 (7)
8	Vasiliki Angelopoulou	GRE	4:44.90 (4 h4)	4:50.85 (8)
9	Helen Norfolk	NZL	4:45.21 (4 h2)	–
10	Misa Amano	JPN	4:45.61 (5 h4)	–
11	Elizabeth Warden	CAN	4:46.27 (2 h3)	–
12	Lara Carroll	AUS	4:46.32 (5 h2)	–
13	Anja Klinar	SLO	4:46.66 (3 h3)	–
14	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	4:46.94 (6 h4)	–
15	Zsu Jakabos	HUN	4:47.21 (7 h4)	–
16	Alessia Filippi	ITA	4:47.26 (4 h3)	–
17	Katie Hoff	USA	4:47.49 (6 h2)	–
18	Teresa Rohmann	GER	4:48.51 (5 h3)	–
19	Jennifer Reilly	AUS	4:49.04 (6 h3)	–
20	Lin Man-Hsu	TPE	4:52.22 (8 h4)	–
21	Yana Martynova	RUS	4:52.96 (7 h2)	–
22	Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn	THA	5:00.06 (1 h1)	–
23	Ana Dangalakova	BUL	5:01.00 (2 h1)	–
24	Sabria-Faiza Dahane	ALG	5:10.20 (3 h1)	–
DQ	Zhang Tianyi	CHN	– (DQ h3)	–

Round One

Date	14 August 2004
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Yana Klochkova	UKR	4:38.36	Q
2	5	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:40.21	Q
=3	5	Georgina Bardach	ARG	4:41.20	Q
=3	4	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:41.20	Q
5	6	Nicole Hetzer	GER	4:41.74	Q
6	6	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	4:42.01	Q
7	1	Vasiliki Angelopoulou	GRE	4:44.90	Q
8	1	Nam Yu-Seon	KOR	4:45.16	Q
9	2	Helen Norfolk	NZL	4:45.21
10	2	Misa Amano	JPN	4:45.61
11	6	Elizabeth Warden	CAN	4:46.27
12	3	Lara Carroll	AUS	4:46.32
13	3	Anja Klinar	SLO	4:46.66
14	3	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	4:46.94
15	7	Zsu Jakabos	HUN	4:47.21
16	1	Alessia Filippi	ITA	4:47.26
17	4	Katie Hoff	USA	4:47.49
18	7	Teresa Rohmann	GER	4:48.51
19	5	Jennifer Reilly	AUS	4:49.04
20	8	Lin Man-Hsu	TPE	4:52.22
21	7	Yana Martynova	RUS	4:52.96
22	4	Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn	THA	5:00.06
23	5	Ana Dangalakova	BUL	5:01.00
24	3	Sabria-Faiza Dahane	ALG	5:10.20
DQ	2	Zhang Tianyi	CHN	–

Heat #1

Time	11:28

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	Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn	THA	5:00.06	0.82	32.28 (3)	1:08.16 (3)	1:47.65 (2)	2:26.31 (2)	3:09.41 (2)	3:53.04 (2)	4:27.22 (2)	35.88 (1)	39.49 (2)	38.66 (2)	43.10 (1)	43.63 (1)	34.18 (1)	32.84 (1)
2	5	Ana Dangalakova	BUL	5:01.00	0.98	31.52 (1)	1:07.74 (1)	1:45.98 (1)	2:23.05 (1)	3:06.33 (1)	3:51.07 (1)	4:26.89 (1)	36.22 (3)	38.24 (1)	37.07 (1)	43.28 (2)	44.74 (3)	35.82 (2)	34.11 (2)
3	3	Sabria-Faiza Dahane	ALG	5:10.20	0.80	31.60 (2)	1:07.75 (2)	1:49.13 (3)	2:29.57 (3)	3:14.46 (3)	3:58.96 (3)	4:35.20 (3)	36.15 (2)	41.38 (3)	40.44 (3)	44.89 (3)	44.50 (2)	36.24 (3)	35.00 (3)

Heat #2

Time	11:35

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	Georgina Bardach	ARG	4:41.20	0.86	30.15 (1)	1:03.44 (1)	1:39.92 (3)	2:15.73 (4)	2:55.05 (2)	3:34.99 (1)	4:09.00 (1)	33.29 (1)	36.48 (5)	35.81 (5)	39.32 (1)	39.94 (1)	34.01 (4)	32.20 (2)	Q
2	6	Nicole Hetzer	GER	4:41.74	0.92	30.64 (6)	1:04.50 (6)	1:40.37 (4)	2:15.25 (3)	2:56.44 (4)	3:37.29 (3)	4:09.76 (2)	33.86 (3)	35.87 (3)	34.88 (2)	41.19 (6)	40.85 (2)	32.47 (1)	31.98 (1)	Q
3	1	Nam Yu-Seon	KOR	4:45.16	0.93	30.99 (7)	1:05.15 (7)	1:41.89 (7)	2:18.32 (6)	2:57.76 (6)	3:38.65 (5)	4:11.88 (=3)	34.16 (7)	36.74 (6)	36.43 (6)	39.44 (2)	40.89 (3)	33.23 (2)	33.28 (5)	Q
4	2	Helen Norfolk	NZL	4:45.21	0.73	30.45 (=4)	1:04.42 (5)	1:40.60 (5)	2:16.00 (5)	2:57.17 (5)	3:39.49 (6)	4:12.84 (6)	33.97 (5)	36.18 (4)	35.40 (4)	41.17 (5)	42.32 (5)	33.35 (3)	32.37 (3)
5	3	Lara Carroll	AUS	4:46.32	0.82	30.43 (3)	1:04.35 (3)	1:39.74 (2)	2:14.53 (1)	2:55.28 (3)	3:37.71 (4)	4:12.63 (5)	33.92 (4)	35.39 (2)	34.79 (1)	40.75 (4)	42.43 (6)	34.92 (=6)	33.69 (6)
6	4	Katie Hoff	USA	4:47.49	0.81	30.45 (=4)	1:04.13 (2)	1:39.42 (1)	2:14.69 (2)	2:54.81 (1)	3:36.96 (2)	4:11.88 (=3)	33.68 (2)	35.29 (1)	35.27 (3)	40.12 (3)	42.15 (4)	34.92 (=6)	35.61 (7)
7	7	Yana Martynova	RUS	4:52.96	0.93	30.25 (2)	1:04.38 (4)	1:41.81 (6)	2:18.45 (7)	3:01.32 (7)	3:45.30 (7)	4:19.84 (7)	34.13 (6)	37.43 (7)	36.64 (7)	42.87 (7)	43.98 (7)	34.54 (5)	33.12 (4)

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	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:41.20	0.87	29.52 (1)	1:01.97 (1)	1:38.00 (1)	2:13.21 (1)	2:55.19 (1)	3:36.69 (1)	4:09.76 (1)	32.45 (1)	36.03 (2)	35.21 (2)	41.98 (4)	41.50 (2)	33.07 (3)	31.44 (1)	Q
2	6	Elizabeth Warden	CAN	4:46.27	0.83	30.49 (3)	1:04.89 (3)	1:41.83 (3)	2:17.89 (3)	2:59.14 (3)	3:40.76 (3)	4:13.74 (2)	34.40 (3)	36.94 (3)	36.06 (4)	41.25 (2)	41.62 (3)	32.98 (2)	32.53 (6)
3	3	Anja Klinar	SLO	4:46.66	0.84	29.80 (2)	1:03.69 (2)	1:40.83 (2)	2:18.14 (4)	2:59.04 (2)	3:40.46 (2)	4:14.39 (3)	33.89 (2)	37.14 (=5)	37.31 (6)	40.90 (1)	41.42 (1)	33.93 (6)	32.27 (5)
4	1	Alessia Filippi	ITA	4:47.26	0.97	31.28 (6)	1:06.09 (5)	1:42.09 (4)	2:17.26 (2)	3:00.07 (4)	3:42.42 (4)	4:15.34 (4)	34.81 (4)	36.00 (1)	35.17 (1)	42.81 (6)	42.35 (6)	32.92 (1)	31.92 (3)
5	7	Teresa Rohmann	GER	4:48.51	0.96	31.25 (5)	1:06.50 (6)	1:43.64 (6)	2:19.88 (6)	3:01.41 (6)	3:43.34 (6)	4:16.70 (5)	35.25 (6)	37.14 (=5)	36.24 (5)	41.53 (3)	41.93 (4)	33.36 (4)	31.81 (2)
6	5	Jennifer Reilly	AUS	4:49.04	0.84	30.92 (4)	1:05.75 (4)	1:42.79 (5)	2:18.73 (5)	3:00.76 (5)	3:42.93 (5)	4:16.79 (6)	34.83 (5)	37.04 (4)	35.94 (3)	42.03 (5)	42.17 (5)	33.86 (5)	32.25 (4)
DQ	2	Zhang Tianyi	CHN	–	[0.87]	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #4

Time	11:49

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	4:38.36	0.83	29.20 (1)	1:02.73 (1)	1:38.61 (1)	2:13.32 (1)	2:53.34 (1)	3:34.36 (1)	4:07.10 (1)	33.53 (4)	35.88 (1)	34.71 (1)	40.02 (4)	41.02 (5)	32.74 (3)	31.26 (1)	Q
2	5	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:40.21	0.78	30.31 (4)	1:03.67 (3)	1:39.84 (2)	2:14.71 (2)	2:55.14 (2)	3:35.55 (2)	4:08.27 (2)	33.36 (1)	36.17 (3)	34.87 (2)	40.43 (5)	40.41 (3)	32.72 (2)	31.94 (3)	Q
3	6	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	4:42.01	0.72	30.48 (5)	1:03.97 (4)	1:40.03 (4)	2:15.90 (4)	2:56.91 (3)	3:38.10 (3)	4:10.30 (3)	33.49 (3)	36.06 (2)	35.87 (5)	41.01 (6)	41.19 (6)	32.20 (1)	31.71 (2)	Q
4	1	Vasiliki Angelopoulou	GRE	4:44.90	0.74	29.98 (3)	1:03.99 (5)	1:40.98 (5)	2:18.22 (6)	2:57.71 (4)	3:38.42 (4)	4:11.95 (4)	34.01 (6)	36.99 (6)	37.24 (6)	39.49 (3)	40.71 (4)	33.53 (5)	32.95 (7)	Q
5	2	Misa Amano	JPN	4:45.61	0.83	31.83 (8)	1:05.77 (8)	1:43.31 (7)	2:20.84 (7)	3:00.27 (7)	3:40.28 (6)	4:13.44 (5)	33.94 (5)	37.54 (7)	37.53 (7)	39.43 (2)	40.01 (1)	33.16 (4)	32.17 (4)
6	3	Beatrice Căşlaru	ROU	4:46.94	0.87	31.09 (7)	1:05.67 (7)	1:43.64 (8)	2:21.20 (8)	3:00.61 (8)	3:40.69 (7)	4:14.43 (6)	34.58 (7)	37.97 (8)	37.56 (8)	39.41 (1)	40.08 (2)	33.74 (6)	32.51 (5)
7	7	Zsu Jakabos	HUN	4:47.21	0.93	29.95 (2)	1:03.43 (2)	1:39.99 (3)	2:15.83 (3)	2:57.83 (5)	3:39.99 (5)	4:14.52 (7)	33.48 (2)	36.56 (4)	35.84 (4)	42.00 (8)	42.16 (7)	34.53 (7)	32.69 (6)
8	8	Lin Man-Hsu	TPE	4:52.22	0.81	30.66 (6)	1:05.48 (6)	1:42.09 (6)	2:17.50 (5)	2:58.70 (6)	3:41.04 (8)	4:17.51 (8)	34.82 (8)	36.61 (5)	35.41 (3)	41.20 (7)	42.34 (8)	36.47 (8)	34.71 (8)

Final Round

Date	14 August 2004 — 20:13

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	4:34.83	0.80	29.15 (1)	1:02.03 (2)	1:37.44 (1)	2:12.03 (1)	2:52.19 (1)	3:33.00 (1)	4:04.90 (2)	32.88 (2)	35.41 (1)	34.59 (1)	40.16 (4)	40.81 (3)	31.90 (5)	29.93 (1)
2	5	Kaitlin Sandeno	USA	4:34.95	0.74	29.92 (3)	1:02.95 (3)	1:38.46 (3)	2:13.30 (3)	2:53.09 (2)	3:33.09 (2)	4:04.89 (1)	33.03 (3)	35.51 (2)	34.84 (4)	39.79 (2)	40.00 (2)	31.80 (2)	30.06 (2)
3	3	Georgina Bardach	ARG	4:37.51	0.88	30.08 (4)	1:03.62 (4)	1:40.49 (6)	2:16.11 (6)	2:54.60 (4)	3:34.34 (3)	4:06.18 (3)	33.54 (4)	36.87 (6)	35.62 (6)	38.49 (1)	39.74 (1)	31.84 (3)	31.33 (5)
4	6	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:39.29	0.86	29.42 (2)	1:01.91 (1)	1:37.62 (2)	2:12.23 (2)	2:54.31 (3)	3:35.45 (4)	4:07.93 (4)	32.49 (1)	35.71 (4)	34.61 (2)	42.08 (8)	41.14 (5)	32.48 (6)	31.36 (6)
5	7	Joanna Maranhão	BRA	4:40.00	0.71	30.72 (7)	1:04.46 (5)	1:40.48 (5)	2:15.96 (5)	2:56.71 (6)	3:37.66 (6)	4:09.03 (5)	33.74 (5)	36.02 (5)	35.48 (5)	40.75 (6)	40.95 (4)	31.37 (1)	30.97 (3)
6	2	Nicole Hetzer	GER	4:40.20	0.94	30.67 (6)	1:04.63 (6)	1:40.18 (4)	2:14.85 (4)	2:55.89 (5)	3:37.17 (5)	4:09.04 (6)	33.96 (6)	35.55 (3)	34.67 (3)	41.04 (7)	41.28 (6)	31.87 (4)	31.16 (4)
7	8	Nam Yu-Seon	KOR	4:50.35	0.88	31.13 (8)	1:06.13 (8)	1:43.80 (7)	2:20.66 (7)	3:01.27 (7)	3:43.04 (7)	4:17.12 (7)	35.00 (7)	37.67 (7)	36.86 (7)	40.61 (5)	41.77 (7)	34.08 (7)	33.23 (8)
8	1	Vasiliki Angelopoulou	GRE	4:50.85	0.75	30.46 (5)	1:05.48 (7)	1:43.88 (8)	2:21.82 (8)	3:01.81 (8)	3:43.61 (8)	4:17.97 (8)	35.02 (8)	38.40 (8)	37.94 (8)	39.99 (3)	41.80 (8)	34.36 (8)	32.88 (7)