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400 metres Freestyle, Women

Date29 July 2012
StatusOlympic
LocationLondon Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants35 from 27 countries

All of Britain put their hopes on the defending gold medalist, Becky Adlington, but realists looked towards Italy’s Federica Pellegrini, the 2011 World Champion in both the 200 and 400 free, or France’s Camille Muffat, bronze medalist at the 2011 Worlds. As the final started Muffat took the early lead accompanied by American Allison Schmitt, with Pellegrini in third and Adlington well back early. Muffat and Schmitt were the class of the field and were never really separated, with Muffat winning the gold medal just ahead of the American, 4:01.45 to 4:01.77. Adlington finished the strongest of any swimmer but she had left herself too large a gap to make up and could only come back for the bronze medal. Pellegrini was never in the medal race and placed fifth. A few days later, Muffat and Schmitt would go at it again in the 200, with Schmitt winning that one.

PosCompetitorNOCR1Final
1Camille MuffatFRA04:03.3 (1 h5)4:01.45 (1)Gold
2Allison SchmittUSA04:03.3 (2 h5)4:01.77 (2)Silver
3Becky AdlingtonGBR04:05.7 (1 h3)4:03.01 (3)Bronze
4Lotte FriisDEN04:04.2 (4 h5)4:03.98 (4)
5Federica PellegriniITA04:05.3 (3 h4)4:04.50 (5)
6Coralie BalmyFRA04:03.6 (1 h4)4:05.95 (6)
7Brittany MacLeanCAN04:05.1 (2 h4)4:06.24 (7)
8Lauren BoyleNZL04:03.6 (3 h5)4:06.25 (8)
9Melani CostaESP04:06.8 (5 h5)
10Chloe SuttonUSA04:07.1 (2 h3)
11Kylie PalmerAUS04:07.3 (4 h4)
12Bronte BarrattAUS04:08.0 (6 h5)
13Mireia BelmonteESP04:08.2 (3 h3)
14Shao YiwenCHN04:08.4 (5 h4)
15Andreína PintoVEN04:08.4 (6 h4)
16Éva RisztovHUN04:09.1 (4 h3)
17Boglárka KapásHUN04:10.0 (7 h5)
18Savannah KingCAN04:10.9 (7 h4)
19Li XuanxuCHN04:10.9 (5 h3)
20Camelia PotecROU04:11.4 (6 h3)
21Jo JacksonGBR04:11.5 (7 h3)
22Wendy TrottRSA04:11.6 (8 h3)
23Nina RangelovaBUL04:11.7 (1 h2)
24Kristel KöbrichCHI04:12.0 (2 h2)
25Yelena SokolovaRUS04:12.2 (8 h5)
26Aya TakanoJPN04:12.3 (3 h2)
27Julia HasslerLIE04:13.0 (4 h2)
28Susana EscobarMEX04:14.8 (5 h2)
29Natthanan ChankrajangTHA04:16.5 (6 h2)
30Lynette LimSGP04:18.6 (7 h2)
31Gráinne MurphyIRL04:19.1 (8 h4)
32Mojca SagmeisterSLO04:21.5 (1 h1)
33Andrea CedrónPER04:24.2 (2 h1)
34Kim Ga-EulKOR04:43.5 (8 h2)
35Jennet SaryýewaTKM05:40.3 (3 h1)

Round One

Date29 July 2012 — 11:23
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
=1Camille MuffatFRA04:03.3Q
=1Allison SchmittUSA04:03.3Q
=3Coralie BalmyFRA04:03.6Q
=3Lauren BoyleNZL04:03.6Q
5Lotte FriisDEN04:04.2Q
6Brittany MacLeanCAN04:05.1Q
7Federica PellegriniITA04:05.3Q
8Becky AdlingtonGBR04:05.7Q
9Melani CostaESP04:06.8
10Chloe SuttonUSA04:07.1
11Kylie PalmerAUS04:07.3
12Bronte BarrattAUS04:08.0
13Mireia BelmonteESP04:08.2
=14Shao YiwenCHN04:08.4
=14Andreína PintoVEN04:08.4
16Éva RisztovHUN04:09.1
17Boglárka KapásHUN04:10.0
=18Li XuanxuCHN04:10.9
=18Savannah KingCAN04:10.9
20Camelia PotecROU04:11.4
21Jo JacksonGBR04:11.5
22Wendy TrottRSA04:11.6
23Nina RangelovaBUL04:11.7
24Kristel KöbrichCHI04:12.0
25Yelena SokolovaRUS04:12.2
26Aya TakanoJPN04:12.3
27Julia HasslerLIE04:13.0
28Susana EscobarMEX04:14.8
29Natthanan ChankrajangTHA04:16.5
30Lynette LimSGP04:18.6
31Gráinne MurphyIRL04:19.1
32Mojca SagmeisterSLO04:21.5
33Andrea CedrónPER04:24.2
34Kim Ga-EulKOR04:43.5
35Jennet SaryýewaTKM05:40.3

Heat #1

Time11:23
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m200 m250 m300 m350 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)200-250 m Time (Rank)250-300 m Time (Rank)300-350 m Time (Rank)350-400 m Time (Rank)
1Mojca SagmeisterSLO04:21.50.7229.93 (2)1:02.06 (1)1:34.84 (1)2:07.93 (1)2:40.97 (1)3:14.67 (1)3:48.82 (1)32.1332.7833.0933.0433.7034.1532.73
2Andrea CedrónPER04:24.20.7929.81 (1)1:02.15 (2)1:35.17 (2)2:08.72 (2)2:42.47 (2)3:17.10 (2)3:51.15 (2)32.3433.0233.5533.7534.6334.0533.03
3Jennet SaryýewaTKM05:40.30.8033.60 (3)1:13.10 (3)1:56.80 (3)2:42.18 (3)3:27.36 (3)4:12.39 (3)4:57.43 (3)39.5043.7045.3845.1845.0345.0442.86

Heat #2

Time11:31
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m200 m250 m300 m350 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)200-250 m Time (Rank)250-300 m Time (Rank)300-350 m Time (Rank)350-400 m Time (Rank)
1Nina RangelovaBUL04:11.70.7928.93 (1)1:00.48 (2)1:32.65 (2)2:04.82 (2)2:36.60 (2)3:08.54 (1)3:40.38 (1)31.5532.1732.1731.7831.9431.8431.33
2Kristel KöbrichCHI04:12.00.8030.03 (7)1:01.52 (4)1:33.10 (4)2:05.01 (4)2:36.94 (4)3:08.82 (4)3:40.75 (2)31.4931.5831.9131.9331.8831.9331.27
3Aya TakanoJPN04:12.30.7429.28 (3)1:00.98 (3)1:33.03 (3)2:04.97 (3)2:36.61 (3)3:08.78 (3)3:40.77 (3)31.7032.0531.9431.6432.1731.9931.56
4Julia HasslerLIE04:13.00.7629.15 (2)1:00.42 (1)1:32.27 (1)2:04.25 (1)2:36.39 (1)3:08.62 (2)3:41.02 (4)31.2731.8531.9832.1432.2332.4031.97
5Susana EscobarMEX04:14.80.7330.04 (8)1:01.88 (6)1:33.90 (6)2:05.88 (5)2:37.85 (5)3:09.83 (5)3:42.27 (5)31.8432.0231.9831.9731.9832.4432.51
6Natthanan ChankrajangTHA04:16.50.7029.60 (4)1:01.95 (7)1:34.18 (7)2:06.83 (7)2:38.94 (7)3:12.12 (7)3:44.97 (6)32.3532.2332.6532.1133.1832.8531.48
7Lynette LimSGP04:18.60.6529.88 (5)1:01.59 (5)1:33.67 (5)2:06.20 (6)2:38.75 (6)3:11.73 (6)3:45.00 (7)31.7132.0832.5332.5532.9833.2733.64
8Kim Ga-EulKOR04:43.50.6929.91 (6)1:02.62 (8)1:37.42 (8)2:13.67 (8)2:51.02 (8)3:29.22 (8)4:07.10 (8)32.7134.8036.2537.3538.2037.8836.36

Heat #3

Time11:37
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m200 m250 m300 m350 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)200-250 m Time (Rank)250-300 m Time (Rank)300-350 m Time (Rank)350-400 m Time (Rank)
1Becky AdlingtonGBR04:05.70.7628.42 (1)58.66 (1)1:29.51 (1)2:00.80 (1)2:32.09 (1)3:03.58 (1)3:35.21 (1)30.2430.8531.2931.2931.4931.6330.54Q
2Chloe SuttonUSA04:07.10.7028.99 (2)1:00.03 (=2)1:31.40 (3)2:02.88 (2)2:34.32 (2)3:05.53 (2)3:36.86 (2)31.0431.3731.4831.4431.2131.3330.21
3Mireia BelmonteESP04:08.20.7129.23 (4)1:00.48 (5)1:31.99 (5)2:03.48 (5)2:34.83 (3)3:06.46 (3)3:37.84 (3)31.2531.5131.4931.3531.6331.3830.39
4Éva RisztovHUN04:09.10.8329.33 (5)1:00.52 (6)1:32.05 (6)2:03.89 (6)2:35.38 (6)3:07.21 (4)3:38.83 (4)31.1931.5331.8431.4931.8331.6230.25
5Li XuanxuCHN04:10.90.8029.17 (3)1:00.03 (=2)1:31.38 (2)2:03.21 (3)2:35.28 (5)3:07.87 (6)3:39.81 (6)30.8631.3531.8332.0732.5931.9431.14
6Camelia PotecROU04:11.40.8229.42 (7)1:00.79 (7)1:32.25 (7)2:03.98 (7)2:35.72 (7)3:07.91 (7)3:40.09 (7)31.3731.4631.7331.7432.1932.1831.34
7Jo JacksonGBR04:11.50.7829.34 (6)1:00.22 (4)1:31.59 (4)2:03.26 (4)2:35.22 (4)3:07.45 (5)3:39.68 (5)30.8831.3731.6731.9632.2332.2331.82
8Wendy TrottRSA04:11.60.7629.60 (8)1:01.11 (8)1:32.81 (8)2:04.66 (8)2:36.42 (8)3:08.24 (8)3:40.18 (8)31.5131.7031.8531.7631.8231.9431.45

Heat #4

Time11:43
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m200 m250 m300 m350 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)200-250 m Time (Rank)250-300 m Time (Rank)300-350 m Time (Rank)350-400 m Time (Rank)
1Coralie BalmyFRA04:03.60.7728.53 (2)59.10 (2)1:29.75 (2)2:00.70 (1)2:31.40 (1)3:02.32 (1)3:33.11 (1)30.5730.6530.9530.7030.9230.7930.45Q
2Brittany MacLeanCAN04:05.10.7028.32 (1)58.98 (1)1:29.72 (1)2:00.82 (2)2:32.12 (2)3:03.46 (3)3:34.68 (3)30.6630.7431.1031.3031.3431.2230.38Q
3Federica PellegriniITA04:05.30.6928.76 (3)59.57 (4)1:30.89 (3)2:02.10 (3)2:32.63 (3)3:03.40 (2)3:34.52 (2)30.8131.3231.2130.5330.7731.1230.78Q
4Kylie PalmerAUS04:07.30.7228.79 (4)59.55 (3)1:30.90 (4)2:02.15 (4)2:33.26 (4)3:04.48 (4)3:35.86 (4)30.7631.3531.2531.1131.2231.3831.41
5Shao YiwenCHN04:08.40.7328.86 (5)59.91 (6)1:31.56 (6)2:03.51 (7)2:34.88 (6)3:06.49 (6)3:38.19 (6)31.0531.6531.9531.3731.6131.7030.22
6Andreína PintoVEN04:08.40.7828.90 (6)59.90 (5)1:31.29 (5)2:02.98 (5)2:34.61 (5)3:06.19 (5)3:37.78 (5)31.0031.3931.6931.6331.5831.5930.67
7Savannah KingCAN04:10.90.7929.43 (8)1:00.33 (8)1:31.88 (7)2:03.43 (6)2:34.88 (=6)3:06.83 (7)3:39.05 (7)30.9031.5531.5531.4531.9532.2231.88
8Gráinne MurphyIRL04:19.10.7829.14 (7)1:00.29 (7)1:32.44 (8)2:04.81 (8)2:37.72 (8)3:11.54 (8)3:45.45 (8)31.1532.1532.3732.9133.8233.9133.62

Heat #5

Time11:49
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m200 m250 m300 m350 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)200-250 m Time (Rank)250-300 m Time (Rank)300-350 m Time (Rank)350-400 m Time (Rank)
1Camille MuffatFRA04:03.30.7027.99 (1)58.52 (2)1:29.38 (3)2:00.55 (3)2:30.91 (2)3:01.65 (2)3:32.51 (2)30.5330.8631.1730.3630.7430.8630.78Q
2Allison SchmittUSA04:03.30.7528.10 (2)58.35 (1)1:28.61 (1)1:59.21 (1)2:29.95 (1)3:00.93 (1)3:32.39 (1)30.2530.2630.6030.7430.9831.4630.92Q
3Lauren BoyleNZL04:03.60.7728.46 (5)59.21 (5)1:29.81 (5)2:01.01 (5)2:31.63 (5)3:02.67 (5)3:33.31 (3)30.7530.6031.2030.6231.0430.6430.32Q
4Lotte FriisDEN04:04.20.7728.34 (3)58.65 (3)1:29.06 (2)2:00.08 (2)2:31.11 (3)3:02.31 (3)3:33.50 (4)30.3130.4131.0231.0331.2031.1930.72Q
5Melani CostaESP04:06.80.7028.57 (6)59.22 (6)1:29.93 (6)2:01.11 (6)2:32.09 (6)3:03.66 (6)3:35.51 (6)30.6530.7131.1830.9831.5731.8531.24
6Bronte BarrattAUS04:08.00.7028.45 (4)58.97 (4)1:29.58 (4)2:00.65 (4)2:31.37 (4)3:02.52 (4)3:35.06 (5)30.5230.6131.0730.7231.1532.5432.93
7Boglárka KapásHUN04:10.00.7128.71 (7)59.44 (7)1:30.61 (7)2:02.31 (7)2:33.85 (7)3:06.17 (7)3:38.42 (7)30.7331.1731.7031.5432.3232.2531.59
8Yelena SokolovaRUS04:12.20.7728.88 (8)59.70 (8)1:31.19 (8)2:03.33 (8)2:34.92 (8)3:07.12 (8)3:39.98 (8)30.8231.4932.1431.5932.2032.8632.21

Final Round

Date29 July 2012 — 20:18
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m200 m250 m300 m350 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)200-250 m Time (Rank)250-300 m Time (Rank)300-350 m Time (Rank)350-400 m Time (Rank)
1Camille MuffatFRA4:01.450.6927.61 (1)57.83 (1)1:28.66 (1)1:59.50 (1)2:29.89 (1)3:00.67 (1)3:31.13 (1)30.2230.8330.8430.3930.7830.4630.32OR
2Allison SchmittUSA4:01.770.7528.05 (2)58.11 (2)1:28.84 (2)1:59.88 (2)2:30.36 (2)3:01.11 (2)3:31.68 (2)30.0630.7331.0430.4830.7530.5730.09
3Becky AdlingtonGBR4:03.010.7428.35 (4)58.97 (6)1:29.86 (6)2:00.90 (6)2:31.64 (5)3:02.79 (4)3:33.35 (3)30.6230.8931.0430.7431.1530.5629.66
4Lotte FriisDEN4:03.980.7528.37 (5)58.80 (5)1:29.64 (5)2:00.53 (4)2:31.74 (6)3:02.97 (5)3:34.13 (4)30.4330.8430.8931.2131.2331.1629.85
5Federica PellegriniITA4:04.500.6928.13 (3)58.47 (3)1:29.30 (3)2:00.62 (5)2:31.56 (4)3:02.99 (6)3:34.15 (5)30.3430.8331.3230.9431.4331.1630.35
6Coralie BalmyFRA4:05.950.7328.42 (6)58.75 (4)1:29.44 (4)2:00.49 (3)2:31.45 (3)3:02.67 (3)3:34.30 (6)30.3330.6931.0530.9631.2231.6331.65
7Brittany MacLeanCAN4:06.240.7228.66 (8)59.54 (8)1:30.94 (8)2:02.37 (8)2:33.88 (8)3:05.51 (8)3:36.57 (8)30.8831.4031.4331.5131.6331.0629.67
8Lauren BoyleNZL4:06.250.7928.57 (7)59.15 (7)1:29.93 (7)2:01.08 (7)2:32.44 (7)3:04.06 (7)3:35.58 (7)30.5830.7831.1531.3631.6231.5230.67