Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 31 with the heats the final.

Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
DatesJuly 31, 2011 (heats and final)
Competitors37 from 30 nations
Winning time4:31.78
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    Australia
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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 Stephanie Rice   Australia 4:29.45 Beijing August 10, 2008
Championship record Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 4:30.31 Rome August 2, 2009

Results edit

Heats edit

36 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Elizabeth Beisel   United States 4:34.95 Q
2 4 5 Mireia Belmonte García   Spain 4:36.36 Q
3 3 5 Caitlin Leverenz   United States 4:36.78 Q
4 5 8 Barbora Závadová   Czech Republic 4:36.96 Q, NR
5 5 2 Stephanie Rice   Australia 4:37.32 Q
6 5 4 Hannah Miley   Great Britain 4:37.39 Q
7 5 3 Li Xuanxu   China 4:37.61 Q
8 4 4 Ye Shiwen   China 4:38.18 Q
9 4 7 Alexa Komarnycky   Canada 4:38.82
10 5 6 Zsuzsanna Jakabos   Hungary 4:38.84
11 3 1 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:41.07
12 4 6 Anja Klinar   Slovenia 4:41.23
13 4 8 Jördis Steinegger   Austria 4:41.33 NR
14 4 3 Kirsty Coventry   Zimbabwe 4:42.52
15 5 5 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 4:42.96
16 5 1 Stina Gardell   Sweden 4:44.53
17 3 8 Stephanie Horner   Canada 4:44.85
18 4 1 Alessia Polieri   Italy 4:45.26
19 3 3 Samantha Hamill   Australia 4:45.32
20 5 7 Yana Martynova   Russia 4:45.53
21 3 6 Lara Grangeon   France 4:47.41
22 2 4 Georgina Bardach   Argentina 4:48.09
23 2 5 Ganna Dzerkal   Ukraine 4:48.17
24 3 2 Stephanie Proud   Great Britain 4:48.31
25 4 2 Stefania Pirozzi   Italy 4:48.40
26 2 2 Kim Hye-Rim   South Korea 4:48.97
27 2 6 Charetzeni Escobar   Mexico 4:49.95 =NR
28 2 7 Nadia Vieira   Portugal 4:51.65
29 2 1 Sarra Lajnef   Tunisia 4:51.89
30 2 3 Marina Ribi    Switzerland 4:52.49
31 2 8 Samantha Arevalo   Ecuador 4:58.87
32 1 4 Natthanan Junkrajang   Thailand 5:03.07
33 1 5 Maria Coy   Guatemala 5:11.28
34 1 3 Ana Maria Castellanos   Honduras 5:16.41
35 1 6 Daniella van den Berg   Aruba 5:18.27
36 1 2 Anum Bandey   Pakistan 5:37.11 NR
3 7 Gráinne Murphy   Ireland DNS

Final edit

The final was held at 19:19.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Elizabeth Beisel   United States 4:31.78
  7 Hannah Miley   Great Britain 4:34.22
  2 Stephanie Rice   Australia 4:34.23
4 5 Mireia Belmonte García   Spain 4:34.94
5 8 Ye Shiwen   China 4:35.15
6 1 Li Xuanxu   China 4:35.78
7 6 Barbora Závadová   Czech Republic 4:38.04
8 3 Caitlin Leverenz   United States 4:38.80

References edit

  1. ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  2. ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2011-07-31.

External links edit