400 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1973 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Beograd YUG
Held 7 September 1973
Status Medal
Competitors 25
Countries 17
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Heather Greenwood USA 4:24.938
(1 h3)		 4:20.287
(1 F)
🥈 Keena Rothhammer USA 4:25.122
(3 h4)		 4:21.507
(2 F)
🥉 Novella Calligaris ITA 4:27.089
(5 h2)		 4:21.798
(3 F)
4 Virginia Rickard AUS 4:24.994
(2 h1)		 4:23.486
(4 F)
5 Gudrun Wegner GDR 4:25.888
(4 h1)		 4:24.641
(5 F)
6 Elke Sehmisch GDR 4:31.630
(7 h2)		 4:30.940
(6 F)
7 Janice Stenhouse CAN 4:32.040
(8 h2)		 4:31.923
(7 F)
8 Narelle Moras AUS 4:30.288
(6 h4)		 4:34.948
(8 F)
9 Uta Schütz GER 4:33.186
(9 h1)		 —
10 Maria Guimarães BRA 4:34.053
(10 h1)		 —
11 Irwi Johansson SWE 4:34.166
(11 h2)		 —
12 Anne Marie McCaffrey CAN 4:37.118
(12 h4)		 —
13 Federica Stabilini ITA 4:38.899
(13 h4)		 —
14 Ileana Morales VEN 4:39.976
(14 h2)		 —
15 Marie Sundeborg SWE 4:45.292
(15 h3)		 —
16 Tamara Shelofastova URS 4:48.743
(16 h3)		 —
17 Sandra Arambatzis VEN 4:49.187
(17 h4)		 —
18 Elżbieta Pilawska POL 4:49.474
(18 h2)		 —
19 Svetlana Pavletić YUG 4:53.004
(19 h2)		 —
20 Eleni Avlonitou GRE 4:53.148
(20 h4)		 —
21 Eva Tomandl AUT 4:59.692
(21 h1)		 —
22 Loida Moreda PUR 5:00.252
(22 h4)		 —
23 María Mock PUR 5:00.906
(23 h4)		 —
24 Myriam Mizouni TUN 5:04.065
(24 h3)		 —
25 García Borrás ARG 5:07.040
(25 h3)		 —
DNS Hansje BunschotenDNS NED —
(DNS h3)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Virginia Rickard AUS 4:24.994
4 Gudrun Wegner GDR 4:25.888
9 Uta Schütz GER 4:33.186
10 Maria Guimarães BRA 4:34.053
21 Eva Tomandl AUT 4:59.692

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
5 Novella Calligaris ITA 4:27.089
7 Elke Sehmisch GDR 4:31.630
8 Janice Stenhouse CAN 4:32.040
11 Irwi Johansson SWE 4:34.166
14 Ileana Morales VEN 4:39.976
18 Elżbieta Pilawska POL 4:49.474
19 Svetlana Pavletić YUG 4:53.004

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Heather Greenwood USA 4:24.938
15 Marie Sundeborg SWE 4:45.292
16 Tamara Shelofastova URS 4:48.743
24 Myriam Mizouni TUN 5:04.065
25 García Borrás ARG 5:07.040
DNS Hansje BunschotenDNS NED —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Keena Rothhammer USA 4:25.122
6 Narelle Moras AUS 4:30.288
12 Anne Marie McCaffrey CAN 4:37.118
13 Federica Stabilini ITA 4:38.899
17 Sandra Arambatzis VEN 4:49.187
20 Eleni Avlonitou GRE 4:53.148
22 Loida Moreda PUR 5:00.252
23 María Mock PUR 5:00.906

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Heather Greenwood USA 4:20.287
2 Keena Rothhammer USA 4:21.507
3 Novella Calligaris ITA 4:21.798
4 Virginia Rickard AUS 4:23.486
5 Gudrun Wegner GDR 4:24.641
6 Elke Sehmisch GDR 4:30.940
7 Janice Stenhouse CAN 4:31.923
8 Narelle Moras AUS 4:34.948