400 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1975 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Cali COL
Held 25 July 1975
Status Medal
Competitors 23
Countries 14
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Shirley Babashoff USA 4:22.70
(1 h4)		 4:16.87
(1 F)
🥈 Jenny Turrall AUS 4:22.80
(2 h1)		 4:17.88
(2 F)
🥉 Kathy Heddy USA 4:25.20
(4 h3)		 4:18.03
(3 F)
4 Sabine Kahle GDR 4:27.11
(7 h3)		 4:20.28
(4 F)
5 Sonya Gray AUS 4:24.76
(3 h2)		 4:23.72
(5 F)
6 Gail Amundrud CAN 4:25.55
(5 h1)		 4:23.99
(6 F)
7 Ute Brückner GDR 4:27.34
(8 h4)		 4:25.33
(7 F)
8 Shannon Smith CAN 4:26.49
(6 h4)		 4:29.18
(8 F)
9 Rebecca Perrott NZL 4:28.05
(9 h1)		 —
10 Annelies Maas NED 4:28.07
(10 h1)		 —
11 Allison Calder NZL 4:29.08
(11 h2)		 —
12 Laura Bortolotti ITA 4:31.65
(12 h2)		 —
13 Helga Wagner GER 4:31.82
(13 h2)		 —
14 Lyudmila Krutakova URS 4:33.31
(14 h4)		 —
15 Susan Barnard GBR 4:34.67
(15 h3)		 —
16 Maria Guimarães BRA 4:34.89
(16 h3)		 —
17 Irina Vlasova URS 4:37.48
(17 h4)		 —
18 Deborah Simpson GBR 4:38.31
(18 h4)		 —
19 Begoña Arrabal ESP 4:41.99
(19 h1)		 —
20 Eleonora Pandini ITA 4:43.05
(20 h2)		 —
21 María Fernanda Pérez COL 4:48.00
(21 h1)		 —
22 Georgina Osorio PAN 4:58.84
(22 h2)		 —
23 Patricia Cano COL 5:03.70
(23 h4)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Jenny Turrall AUS 4:22.80
5 Gail Amundrud CAN 4:25.55
9 Rebecca Perrott NZL 4:28.05
10 Annelies Maas NED 4:28.07
19 Begoña Arrabal ESP 4:41.99
21 María Fernanda Pérez COL 4:48.00

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Sonya Gray AUS 4:24.76
11 Allison Calder NZL 4:29.08
12 Laura Bortolotti ITA 4:31.65
13 Helga Wagner GER 4:31.82
20 Eleonora Pandini ITA 4:43.05
22 Georgina Osorio PAN 4:58.84

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
4 Kathy Heddy USA 4:25.20
7 Sabine Kahle GDR 4:27.11
15 Susan Barnard GBR 4:34.67
16 Maria Guimarães BRA 4:34.89

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Shirley Babashoff USA 4:22.70
6 Shannon Smith CAN 4:26.49
8 Ute Brückner GDR 4:27.34
14 Lyudmila Krutakova URS 4:33.31
17 Irina Vlasova URS 4:37.48
18 Deborah Simpson GBR 4:38.31
23 Patricia Cano COL 5:03.70

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Shirley Babashoff USA 4:16.87
2 Jenny Turrall AUS 4:17.88
3 Kathy Heddy USA 4:18.03
4 Sabine Kahle GDR 4:20.28
5 Sonya Gray AUS 4:23.72
6 Gail Amundrud CAN 4:23.99
7 Ute Brückner GDR 4:25.33
8 Shannon Smith CAN 4:29.18