400 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1983 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Roma ITA
Held 24 August 1983
Status Medal
Competitors 22
Countries 17
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Astrid Strauß GDR 4:17.42
(1 h3)		 4:08.07
(1 FA)
🥈 Anke Sonnenbrodt GDR 4:16.07
(1 h2)		 4:10.37
(2 FA)
🥉 Irina Laricheva URS 4:16.29
(1 h1)		 4:12.90
(3 FA)
4 Ina Beyermann GER 4:17.44
(2 h3)		 4:13.01
(4 FA)
5 Andrea Orosz HUN 4:17.33
(2 h2)		 4:14.72
(5 FA)
6 Jolande van der Meer NED 4:17.81
(3 h3)		 4:15.82
(6 FA)
7 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:18.24
(2 h1)		 4:17.44
(7 FA)
8 Jackie Willmott GBR 4:17.54
(3 h2)		 4:19.59
(8 FA)
9 Carla Lasi ITA 4:19.74
(4 h2)		 4:18.14
(1 FB)
10 Sofia Dara GRE 4:19.95
(4 h3)		 4:19.39
(2 FB)
11 Karin Palle DEN 4:22.09
(4 h1)		 4:19.67
(3 FB)
12 Birgit Kowalczik GER 4:21.71
(3 h1)		 4:21.57
(4 FB)
13 Reggie de Jong NED 4:24.22
(6 h2)		 4:21.62
(5 FB)
14 Suzanne Nilsson SWE 4:23.09
(5 h1)		 4:22.71
(6 FB)
15 Laurence Bensimon FRA 4:20.45
(5 h3)		 4:23.72
(7 FB)
16 Eniko Palencsár ROU 4:24.10
(5 h2)		 4:23.80
(8 FB)
17 Sanna Härkönen FIN 4:28.74
(6 h3)		 —
18 Tanya Vannini ITA 4:28.77
(7 h2)		 —
19 Merete Fuglem NOR 4:29.19
(6 h1)		 —
20 Monika Bayer AUT 4:30.70
(8 h2)		 —
21 Alexandra Silva POR 4:33.27
(7 h1)		 —
22 Carol-Ann Heavey IRL 4:40.95
(7 h3)		 —
DNS Mónika GyúróDNS HUN —
(DNS h3)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Irina Laricheva URS 4:16.29
2 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:18.24
3 Birgit Kowalczik GER 4:21.71
4 Karin Palle DEN 4:22.09
5 Suzanne Nilsson SWE 4:23.09
6 Merete Fuglem NOR 4:29.19
7 Alexandra Silva POR 4:33.27

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Anke Sonnenbrodt GDR 4:16.07
2 Andrea Orosz HUN 4:17.33
3 Jackie Willmott GBR 4:17.54
4 Carla Lasi ITA 4:19.74
5 Eniko Palencsár ROU 4:24.10
6 Reggie de Jong NED 4:24.22
7 Tanya Vannini ITA 4:28.77
8 Monika Bayer AUT 4:30.70

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Astrid Strauß GDR 4:17.42
2 Ina Beyermann GER 4:17.44
3 Jolande van der Meer NED 4:17.81
4 Sofia Dara GRE 4:19.95
5 Laurence Bensimon FRA 4:20.45
6 Sanna Härkönen FIN 4:28.74
7 Carol-Ann Heavey IRL 4:40.95
DNS Mónika GyúróDNS HUN —

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Astrid Strauß GDR 4:08.07
2 Anke Sonnenbrodt GDR 4:10.37
3 Irina Laricheva URS 4:12.90
4 Ina Beyermann GER 4:13.01
5 Andrea Orosz HUN 4:14.72
6 Jolande van der Meer NED 4:15.82
7 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:17.44
8 Jackie Willmott GBR 4:19.59

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Carla Lasi ITA 4:18.14
2 Sofia Dara GRE 4:19.39
3 Karin Palle DEN 4:19.67
4 Birgit Kowalczik GER 4:21.57
5 Reggie de Jong NED 4:21.62
6 Suzanne Nilsson SWE 4:22.71
7 Laurence Bensimon FRA 4:23.72
8 Eniko Palencsár ROU 4:23.80