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400 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	17 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	39 from 31 countries

The Olympic champion from 1996, Michelle Smith, could not defend her Olympic title after being given a two-year ban for tampering with her urine sample. Chen Yan, the woman who had won the world title in 1998, was present in Sydney but she decided to concentrate on the individual medley races and passed on this event.

The mantle of favoritism then passed to American Brooke Bennett, the woman who had won the 800 metres title in Atlanta. Bennett gave a performance in the final that lived up to the pre-Games hype and led from start to finish in a time that only two women had ever bettered, defending her gold medal. Costa Rica’s Claudia Poll spent most of the race in the silver medal position but was overtaken near the end by Diana Munz. Munz’s preparations for the Olympics were hampered by the after effects of a car accident in which she broke her vertebrae

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	Brooke Bennett	USA	4:07.57 (1 h3)	4:05.80 (1)	Gold
2	Diana Munz	USA	4:10.39 (1 h4)	4:07.07 (2)	Silver
3	Claudia Poll	CRC	4:09.33 (2 h3)	4:07.83 (3)	Bronze
4	Janelle Atkinson	JAM	4:09.61 (3 h3)	4:08.79 (4)
5	Nadezhda Chemezova	RUS	4:10.76 (2 h4)	4:10.37 (5)
6	Hannah Stockbauer	GER	4:10.76 (2 h5)	4:10.38 (6)
7	Carla Geurts	NED	4:10.86 (4 h3)	4:12.36 (7)
8	Chen Hua	CHN	4:10.56 (1 h5)	4:13.11 (8)
9	Flavia Rigamonti	SUI	4:11.77 (3 h5)	–
10	Kirsten Vlieghuis	NED	4:11.87 (4 h5)	–
11	Camelia Potec	ROU	4:11.92 (3 h4)	–
12	Sachiko Yamada	JPN	4:12.45 (5 h5)	–
13	Natallia Baranouskaya	BLR	4:12.67 (5 h3)	–
14	Laëtitia Choux	FRA	4:13.09 (1 h2)	–
15	Kerstin Kielgaß	GER	4:13.10 (6 h5)	–
16	Simona Păduraru	ROU	4:13.89 (4 h4)	–
17	Irina Ufimtseva	RUS	4:15.41 (5 h4)	–
18	Kasey Giteau	AUS	4:15.54 (6 h4)	–
19	Karine Legault	CAN	4:15.55 (7 h5)	–
20	Sofie Goffin	BEL	4:15.93 (7 h4)	–
21	Chantal Strasser	SUI	4:16.17 (6 h3)	–
22	Artemis Dafni	GRE	4:16.94 (2 h2)	–
23	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	4:17.23 (8 h4)	–
24	Àngels Bardina	ESP	4:17.55 (3 h2)	–
25	Lin Chi-Chan	TPE	4:17.76 (4 h2)	–
26	Hana Černá	CZE	4:17.96 (5 h2)	–
27	Sarah-Jane D'Arcy	AUS	4:18.05 (8 h5)	–
28	Sara Goffi	ITA	4:18.16 (6 h2)	–
29	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:18.48 (7 h3)	–
30	Ivanka Moralieva	BUL	4:19.10 (1 h1)	–
31	Vesna Stojanovska	MKD	4:19.69 (2 h1)	–
32	Olena Lapunova	UKR	4:19.96 (8 h3)	–
33	Patricia Villareal	MEX	4:21.03 (3 h1)	–
34	Chantal Gibney	IRL	4:23.73 (4 h1)	–
35	Nataliya Korabelnikova	KGZ	4:24.29 (5 h1)	–
36	Christel Bouvron	SGP	4:25.16 (6 h1)	–
37	No Ju-Hui	KOR	4:25.66 (7 h2)	–
38	Adi Bichman	ISR	4:27.33 (7 h1)	–
39	Pilin Tachakittiranan	THA	4:29.28 (8 h2)	–

Round One

Date	17 September 2000 — 12:01

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Brooke Bennett	USA	4:07.57	Q
2	5	Claudia Poll	CRC	4:09.33	Q
3	3	Janelle Atkinson	JAM	4:09.61	Q
4	5	Diana Munz	USA	4:10.39	Q
5	1	Chen Hua	CHN	4:10.56	Q
=6	6	Nadezhda Chemezova	RUS	4:10.76	Q
=6	4	Hannah Stockbauer	GER	4:10.76	Q
8	7	Carla Geurts	NED	4:10.86	Q
9	7	Flavia Rigamonti	SUI	4:11.77
10	6	Kirsten Vlieghuis	NED	4:11.87
11	4	Camelia Potec	ROU	4:11.92
12	3	Sachiko Yamada	JPN	4:12.45
13	6	Natallia Baranouskaya	BLR	4:12.67
14	4	Laëtitia Choux	FRA	4:13.09
15	5	Kerstin Kielgaß	GER	4:13.10
16	1	Simona Păduraru	ROU	4:13.89
17	2	Irina Ufimtseva	RUS	4:15.41
18	7	Kasey Giteau	AUS	4:15.54
19	8	Karine Legault	CAN	4:15.55
20	8	Sofie Goffin	BEL	4:15.93
21	1	Chantal Strasser	SUI	4:16.17
22	2	Artemis Dafni	GRE	4:16.94
23	3	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	4:17.23
24	5	Àngels Bardina	ESP	4:17.55
25	8	Lin Chi-Chan	TPE	4:17.76
26	6	Hana Černá	CZE	4:17.96
27	2	Sarah-Jane D'Arcy	AUS	4:18.05
28	3	Sara Goffi	ITA	4:18.16
29	2	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:18.48
30	4	Ivanka Moralieva	BUL	4:19.10
31	2	Vesna Stojanovska	MKD	4:19.69
32	8	Olena Lapunova	UKR	4:19.96
33	3	Patricia Villareal	MEX	4:21.03
34	7	Chantal Gibney	IRL	4:23.73
35	1	Nataliya Korabelnikova	KGZ	4:24.29
36	5	Christel Bouvron	SGP	4:25.16
37	1	No Ju-Hui	KOR	4:25.66
38	6	Adi Bichman	ISR	4:27.33
39	7	Pilin Tachakittiranan	THA	4:29.28

Heat #1

Time	12:01

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	Ivanka Moralieva	BUL	4:19.10	0.85	30.41 (4)	1:02.49 (2)	1:34.94 (2)	2:07.65 (1)	2:40.48 (1)	3:13.68 (1)	3:46.88 (1)	32.08 (1)	32.45 (2)	32.71 (1)	32.83 (1)	33.20 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
2	2	Vesna Stojanovska	MKD	4:19.69	0.90	30.31 (2)	1:03.03 (5)	1:36.18 (5)	2:09.63 (5)	2:42.49 (5)	3:15.90 (4)	3:48.86 (3)	32.72 (6)	33.15 (5)	33.45 (5)	32.86 (2)	33.41 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
3	3	Patricia Villareal	MEX	4:21.03	0.84	30.67 (6)	1:03.15 (6)	1:35.78 (3)	2:09.07 (4)	2:42.16 (4)	3:15.40 (3)	3:48.41 (2)	32.48 (3)	32.63 (3)	33.29 (4)	33.09 (4)	33.24 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	7	Chantal Gibney	IRL	4:23.73	0.86	29.92 (1)	1:02.48 (1)	1:34.69 (1)	2:07.77 (2)	2:40.76 (2)	3:14.89 (2)	3:49.64 (4)	32.56 (4)	32.21 (1)	33.08 (3)	32.99 (3)	34.13 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	1	Nataliya Korabelnikova	KGZ	4:24.29	0.96	30.40 (3)	1:03.00 (4)	1:36.24 (6)	2:10.04 (6)	2:43.72 (6)	3:17.55 (6)	3:51.43 (6)	32.60 (5)	33.24 (6)	33.80 (7)	33.68 (6)	33.83 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	5	Christel Bouvron	SGP	4:25.16	0.98	30.55 (5)	1:02.96 (3)	1:35.87 (4)	2:08.86 (3)	2:42.12 (3)	3:16.37 (5)	3:50.92 (5)	32.41 (2)	32.91 (4)	32.99 (2)	33.26 (5)	34.25 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	6	Adi Bichman	ISR	4:27.33	0.88	30.95 (7)	1:03.72 (7)	1:36.98 (7)	2:10.55 (7)	2:44.53 (7)	3:19.27 (7)	3:53.67 (7)	32.77 (7)	33.26 (7)	33.57 (6)	33.98 (7)	34.74 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Time	12:08

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	Laëtitia Choux	FRA	4:13.09	0.78	29.68 (1)	1:01.51 (2)	1:33.30 (1)	2:05.71 (2)	2:37.49 (1)	3:09.85 (1)	3:41.68 (1)	31.83 (2)	31.79 (2)	32.41 (3)	31.78 (1)	32.36 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
2	2	Artemis Dafni	GRE	4:16.94	0.76	29.90 (3)	1:01.89 (3)	1:33.47 (2)	2:05.59 (1)	2:37.83 (2)	3:10.67 (2)	3:43.75 (2)	31.99 (3)	31.58 (1)	32.12 (1)	32.24 (2)	32.84 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
3	5	Àngels Bardina	ESP	4:17.55	0.77	30.19 (7)	1:02.50 (6)	1:35.08 (7)	2:08.10 (6)	2:40.85 (6)	3:13.67 (6)	3:46.02 (6)	32.31 (6)	32.58 (7)	33.02 (6)	32.75 (4)	32.82 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	8	Lin Chi-Chan	TPE	4:17.76	0.84	29.99 (4)	1:01.46 (1)	1:33.85 (3)	2:06.43 (3)	2:39.40 (3)	3:12.40 (3)	3:45.43 (3)	31.47 (1)	32.39 (6)	32.58 (4)	32.97 (6)	33.00 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	6	Hana Černá	CZE	4:17.96	0.88	30.43 (8)	1:02.79 (7)	1:35.04 (6)	2:07.64 (5)	2:40.30 (5)	3:12.97 (5)	3:45.85 (4)	32.36 (7)	32.25 (=4)	32.60 (5)	32.66 (3)	32.67 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	3	Sara Goffi	ITA	4:18.16	0.82	29.88 (2)	1:01.95 (4)	1:34.19 (4)	2:06.54 (4)	2:39.45 (4)	3:12.91 (4)	3:45.97 (5)	32.07 (4)	32.24 (3)	32.35 (2)	32.91 (5)	33.46 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	1	No Ju-Hui	KOR	4:25.66	0.88	30.13 (6)	1:02.31 (5)	1:34.56 (5)	2:08.33 (7)	2:42.08 (7)	3:16.84 (7)	3:51.44 (7)	32.18 (5)	32.25 (=4)	33.77 (7)	33.75 (7)	34.76 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	7	Pilin Tachakittiranan	THA	4:29.28	0.89	30.09 (5)	1:02.89 (8)	1:36.43 (8)	2:10.51 (8)	2:45.16 (8)	3:19.98 (8)	3:54.87 (8)	32.80 (8)	33.54 (8)	34.08 (8)	34.65 (8)	34.82 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #3

Time	12:15

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	Brooke Bennett	USA	4:07.57	0.90	29.24 (2)	1:00.16 (1)	1:31.04 (1)	2:02.27 (1)	2:33.40 (1)	3:05.02 (1)	3:36.48 (1)	30.92 (1)	30.88 (1)	31.23 (1)	31.13 (1)	31.62 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	5	Claudia Poll	CRC	4:09.33	0.93	29.58 (6)	1:00.79 (4)	1:31.79 (3)	2:03.28 (2)	2:34.71 (2)	3:06.54 (2)	3:38.44 (2)	31.21 (3)	31.00 (2)	31.49 (3)	31.43 (2)	31.83 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	3	Janelle Atkinson	JAM	4:09.61	0.69	29.40 (3)	1:00.46 (2)	1:31.72 (2)	2:03.59 (3)	2:35.36 (3)	3:07.23 (3)	3:38.76 (3)	31.06 (2)	31.26 (3)	31.87 (5)	31.77 (3)	31.87 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
4	7	Carla Geurts	NED	4:10.86	0.75	29.53 (5)	1:00.93 (5)	1:32.39 (4)	2:03.83 (4)	2:35.62 (4)	3:07.67 (4)	3:39.86 (4)	31.40 (4)	31.46 (4)	31.44 (2)	31.79 (4)	32.05 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
5	6	Natallia Baranouskaya	BLR	4:12.67	0.82	30.19 (7)	1:01.91 (7)	1:33.60 (7)	2:05.36 (6)	2:37.48 (5)	3:09.48 (5)	3:41.61 (5)	31.72 (6)	31.69 (5)	31.76 (4)	32.12 (5)	32.00 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	1	Chantal Strasser	SUI	4:16.17	0.93	29.44 (4)	1:01.26 (6)	1:33.57 (6)	2:05.93 (7)	2:38.51 (6)	3:11.34 (6)	3:44.06 (6)	31.82 (7)	32.31 (7)	32.36 (6)	32.58 (6)	32.83 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	2	Éva Risztov	HUN	4:18.48	0.87	29.19 (1)	1:00.60 (3)	1:32.41 (5)	2:05.25 (5)	2:38.73 (7)	3:12.25 (7)	3:45.50 (7)	31.41 (5)	31.81 (6)	32.84 (7)	33.48 (8)	33.52 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	8	Olena Lapunova	UKR	4:19.96	0.92	30.24 (8)	1:02.27 (8)	1:34.68 (8)	2:07.58 (8)	2:40.80 (8)	3:14.42 (8)	3:47.89 (8)	32.03 (8)	32.41 (8)	32.90 (8)	33.22 (7)	33.62 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #4

Time	12:22

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	Diana Munz	USA	4:10.39	0.88	29.41 (4)	1:00.54 (4)	1:32.21 (4)	2:03.99 (3)	2:35.76 (3)	3:07.51 (2)	3:39.27 (=1)	31.13 (2)	31.67 (3)	31.78 (1)	31.77 (1)	31.75 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	6	Nadezhda Chemezova	RUS	4:10.76	0.94	29.21 (2)	1:00.22 (1)	1:31.60 (1)	2:03.55 (1)	2:35.38 (1)	3:07.39 (1)	3:39.27 (=1)	31.01 (1)	31.38 (1)	31.95 (3)	31.83 (=2)	32.01 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	4	Camelia Potec	ROU	4:11.92	0.93	29.23 (3)	1:00.48 (3)	1:32.00 (2)	2:03.91 (2)	2:35.74 (2)	3:07.92 (3)	3:39.97 (3)	31.25 (4)	31.52 (2)	31.91 (2)	31.83 (=2)	32.18 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	1	Simona Păduraru	ROU	4:13.89	0.92	29.55 (5)	1:01.24 (5)	1:32.95 (5)	2:05.08 (5)	2:37.02 (5)	3:09.82 (4)	3:41.93 (4)	31.69 (5)	31.71 (4)	32.13 (4)	31.94 (4)	32.80 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	2	Irina Ufimtseva	RUS	4:15.41	0.91	30.15 (7)	1:02.23 (7)	1:34.56 (7)	2:07.18 (7)	2:39.33 (7)	3:12.06 (7)	3:44.42 (7)	32.08 (8)	32.33 (7)	32.62 (7)	32.15 (5)	32.73 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	7	Kasey Giteau	AUS	4:15.54	0.98	29.18 (1)	1:00.32 (2)	1:32.05 (3)	2:04.25 (4)	2:36.86 (4)	3:09.88 (5)	3:43.04 (5)	31.14 (3)	31.73 (5)	32.20 (5)	32.61 (=7)	33.02 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	8	Sofie Goffin	BEL	4:15.93	0.90	29.65 (6)	1:01.58 (6)	1:33.59 (6)	2:06.15 (6)	2:38.36 (6)	3:11.19 (6)	3:43.54 (6)	31.93 (6)	32.01 (6)	32.56 (6)	32.21 (6)	32.83 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	3	Yasuko Tajima	JPN	4:17.23	0.87	30.39 (8)	1:02.40 (8)	1:35.28 (8)	2:07.91 (8)	2:40.52 (8)	3:12.99 (8)	3:45.55 (8)	32.01 (7)	32.88 (8)	32.63 (8)	32.61 (=7)	32.47 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #5

Time	12:29

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	1	Chen Hua	CHN	4:10.56	0.89	29.66 (1)	1:01.34 (1)	1:32.30 (1)	2:03.74 (1)	2:35.12 (1)	3:07.20 (1)	3:39.18 (1)	31.68 (5)	30.96 (1)	31.44 (1)	31.38 (1)	32.08 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
2	4	Hannah Stockbauer	GER	4:10.76	0.88	30.01 (6)	1:01.80 (7)	1:33.98 (8)	2:06.34 (8)	2:38.25 (7)	3:09.93 (6)	3:41.78 (5)	31.79 (8)	32.18 (8)	32.36 (7)	31.91 (4)	31.68 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	Q
3	7	Flavia Rigamonti	SUI	4:11.77	1.00	30.08 (7)	1:01.62 (4)	1:33.57 (6)	2:05.46 (3)	2:37.54 (=4)	3:09.32 (2)	3:41.26 (3)	31.54 (2)	31.95 (5)	31.89 (2)	32.08 (6)	31.78 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	6	Kirsten Vlieghuis	NED	4:11.87	0.83	30.00 (5)	1:01.74 (6)	1:33.48 (5)	2:05.63 (5)	2:37.46 (3)	3:09.72 (4)	3:41.56 (4)	31.74 (6)	31.74 (2)	32.15 (4)	31.83 (3)	32.26 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	3	Sachiko Yamada	JPN	4:12.45	0.91	29.90 (3)	1:01.66 (5)	1:33.42 (=3)	2:05.60 (4)	2:37.20 (2)	3:09.34 (3)	3:40.89 (2)	31.76 (7)	31.76 (3)	32.18 (6)	31.60 (2)	32.14 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	5	Kerstin Kielgaß	GER	4:13.10	0.94	29.97 (4)	1:01.36 (2)	1:33.34 (2)	2:05.36 (2)	2:37.54 (=4)	3:09.88 (5)	3:41.98 (6)	31.39 (1)	31.98 (7)	32.02 (3)	32.18 (7)	32.34 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	8	Karine Legault	CAN	4:15.55	0.93	30.49 (8)	1:02.08 (8)	1:33.97 (7)	2:06.13 (7)	2:38.13 (6)	3:10.53 (7)	3:43.30 (7)	31.59 (3)	31.89 (4)	32.16 (5)	32.00 (5)	32.40 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	2	Sarah-Jane D'Arcy	AUS	4:18.05	0.90	29.78 (2)	1:01.45 (3)	1:33.42 (=3)	2:05.83 (6)	2:38.27 (8)	3:11.54 (8)	3:45.21 (8)	31.67 (4)	31.97 (6)	32.41 (8)	32.44 (8)	33.27 (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Final Round

Date	17 September 2000 — 20:23

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	Brooke Bennett	USA	4:05.80	0.87	29.17 (1)	59.90 (1)	1:30.69 (1)	2:01.91 (1)	2:32.80 (1)	3:03.91 (1)	3:35.04 (1)	30.73 (1)	30.79 (1)	31.22 (1)	30.89 (1)	31.11 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
2	6	Diana Munz	USA	4:07.07	0.84	29.55 (6)	1:00.55 (4)	1:31.95 (4)	2:03.45 (4)	2:34.88 (4)	3:06.70 (4)	3:37.37 (=3)	31.00 (4)	31.40 (5)	31.50 (3)	31.43 (5)	31.82 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
3	5	Claudia Poll	CRC	4:07.83	0.98	29.43 (4)	1:00.37 (3)	1:31.22 (2)	2:02.57 (2)	2:33.85 (2)	3:05.46 (2)	3:36.77 (2)	30.94 (3)	30.85 (2)	31.35 (2)	31.28 (=2)	31.61 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
4	3	Janelle Atkinson	JAM	4:08.79	0.70	29.42 (3)	1:00.30 (2)	1:31.57 (3)	2:03.14 (3)	2:34.42 (3)	3:05.78 (3)	3:37.37 (=3)	30.88 (2)	31.27 (3)	31.57 (4)	31.28 (=2)	31.36 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
5	7	Nadezhda Chemezova	RUS	4:10.37	0.90	29.46 (5)	1:01.08 (6)	1:32.51 (6)	2:04.35 (6)	2:35.64 (5)	3:07.35 (5)	3:38.96 (5)	31.62 (7)	31.43 (6)	31.84 (6)	31.29 (4)	31.71 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
6	1	Hannah Stockbauer	GER	4:10.38	0.89	29.62 (8)	1:01.12 (7)	1:32.93 (7)	2:04.83 (7)	2:36.75 (7)	3:08.57 (6)	3:40.56 (6)	31.50 (6)	31.81 (7)	31.90 (7)	31.92 (6)	31.82 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
7	8	Carla Geurts	NED	4:12.36	0.74	29.38 (2)	1:01.13 (8)	1:33.29 (8)	2:05.23 (8)	2:37.21 (8)	3:09.42 (8)	3:41.48 (8)	31.75 (8)	32.16 (8)	31.94 (8)	31.98 (7)	32.21 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
8	2	Chen Hua	CHN	4:13.11	0.88	29.56 (7)	1:00.92 (5)	1:32.29 (5)	2:04.06 (5)	2:36.16 (6)	3:08.79 (7)	3:41.13 (7)	31.36 (5)	31.37 (4)	31.77 (5)	32.10 (8)	32.63 (–)	– (–)	– (–)