The Women's 400 Individual Medley (or "I.M.") at the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was swum on 15 December 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 28 swimmers swam in the morning preliminary heats,[1] from which the top-8 advanced to the final that evening.[2]
| Women's 400m I.M. at the 2010 Short Course Worlds | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 15 December 2010 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:24.21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Julia Smit |  United States |
4:21.04 | Manchester | 18 December 2009 |
| Championship record | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe |
4:26.52 | Manchester | 9 April 2008 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | WR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2010 | Final | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
4:24.21 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 |  Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) |
4:30.92 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 4 |  Hannah Miley (GBR) |
4:31.04 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 |  Ye Shiwen (CHN) |
4:31.90 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Li Xuanxu (CHN) |
4:32.16 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) |
4:32.37 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Ariana Kukors (USA) |
4:33.64 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 3 |  Barbora Závadová (CZE) |
4:33.74 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 3 |  Maiko Fujino (JPN) |
4:35.60 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Dagny Knutson (USA) |
4:35.91 | |
| 10 | 3 | 7 |  Katheryn Meaklim (RSA) |
4:36.93 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 |  Stina Gardell (SWE) |
4:37.68 | |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | Jessica Pengelly (RSA) |
4:39.08 | |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Sara Thydén (SWE) |
4:39.58 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 |  Sara Nordenstam (NOR) |
4:39.84 | |
| 15 | 2 | 2 |  Ekaterina Andreeva (RUS) |
4:42.22 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 |  Sarra Lajnef (TUN) |
4:45.40 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2 |  Cheng Wan-Jung (TPE) |
4:47.55 | |
| 18 | 3 | 8 |  Sara El Bekri (MAR) |
4:48.22 | |
| 19 | 4 | 7 |  Georgina Bardach (ARG) |
4:50.12 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 |  Patarawadee Kittiya (THA) |
4:53.05 | |
| 21 | 4 | 1 |  Ranohon Amanova (UZB) |
4:54.87 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 |  Samantha Arévalo (ECU) |
4:55.06 | |
| 23 | 1 | 4 |  Patricia Quevedo (PER) |
4:58.88 | |
| 24 | 4 | 8 |  Meagan Lim (SIN) |
5:01.08 | |
| 25 | 2 | 8 |  Lara Butler (CAY) |
5:08.33 | |
| 26 | 1 | 5 |  Elodie Poo Cheong (MRI) |
5:10.77 | |
| 27 | 1 | 3 |  Anum Bandey (PAK) |
5:33.05 | |
| – | 3 | 5 |  Anja Klinar (SLO) |
DSQ |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) |
4:24.21 | CR |
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3 | Ye Shiwen (CHN) |
4:24.55 | |
 |
6 | Li Xuanxu (CHN) |
4:29.05 | |
| 4 | 5 | Hannah Miley (GBR) |
4:29.77 | |
| 5 | 4 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) |
4:30.44 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ariana Kukors (USA) |
4:31.01 | |
| 7 | 1 | Barbora Závadová (CZE) |
4:35.01 | |
| 8 | 8 | Maiko Fujino (JPN) |
4:36.16 |
References edit
- ^ "2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre individual medley (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre individual medley (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.