400 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1986 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Madrid ESP
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 37
Countries 25
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Heike Friedrich GDR 4:13.79
(3 h1)		 4:07.45
(1 FA)
🥈 Astrid Strauß GDR 4:13.91
(4 h1)		 4:09.16
(2 FA)
🥉 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:12.70
(1 h1)		 4:09.85
(3 FA)
4 Kim Brown USA 4:12.99
(2 h1)		 4:11.31
(4 FA)
5 Noëmi Lung ROU 4:14.42
(5 h1)		 4:13.69
(5 FA)
6 Debbie Babashoff USA 4:16.61
(6 h1)		 4:14.13
(6 FA)
7 Stela Marian Pura ROU 4:17.30
(8 h1)		 4:15.34
(7 FA)
8 Andrea Orosz HUN 4:16.93
(7 h1)		 4:16.74
(8 FA)
9 Susie Baumer AUS 4:18.10
(11 h1)		 4:14.94
(1 FB)
10 Julie McDonald AUS 4:18.54
(14 h1)		 4:15.74
(2 FB)
11 Tanya Vannini ITA 4:17.61
(9 h1)		 4:16.29
(3 FB)
12 Véronique Jardin FRA 4:18.39
(13 h1)		 4:16.74
(4 FB)
13 Mónika Gyúró HUN 4:19.13
(16 h1)		 4:18.80
(5 FB)
14 Jolande van der Meer NED 4:19.05
(15 h1)		 4:18.97
(6 FB)
15 Isabelle Arnould BEL 4:17.74
(10 h1)		 4:19.16
(7 FB)
16 Pernille Nimb DEN 4:18.22
(12 h1)		 4:21.94
(8 FB)
17 Cécile Prunier FRA 4:19.35
(17 h1)		 —
18 Debby Wurzburger CAN 4:19.46
(18 h1)		 —
19 Suzanne Nilsson SWE 4:19.81
(19 h1)		 —
20 Irene Dalby NOR 4:19.86
(20 h1)		 —
21 Anette Möller SWE 4:22.33
(21 h1)		 —
22 Nadia Krüger SUI 4:23.54
(22 h1)		 —
23 Antoaneta Strumenlieva BUL 4:23.56
(23 h1)		 —
24 Patrícia Amorim BRA 4:23.62
(24 h1)		 —
25 Chantal Duck BEL 4:24.82
(25 h1)		 —
26 Birgit Kowalczik GER 4:24.91
(26 h1)		 —
27 Ruth Gilfillan GBR 4:27.52
(27 h1)		 —
28 Lisa Ann Wen TPE 4:28.83
(28 h1)		 —
29 Judith Fernández VEN 4:29.75
(29 h1)		 —
30 Alexandra Nogueira POR 4:32.11
(30 h1)		 —
31 Christiane Fanzeres BRA 4:33.86
(31 h1)		 —
32 Marcela Cuesta CRC 4:35.23
(32 h1)		 —
33 Camino Sevillano ESP 4:37.12
(33 h1)		 —
34 Natasha Aguilar CRC 4:41.08
(34 h1)		 —
35 Ping Hsu-Hsiu TPE 4:47.04
(35 h1)		 —
36 Marion Madine IRL 4:51.58
(36 h1)		 —
37 Beatríz Vilalta DOM 4:56.88
(37 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:12.70
2 Kim Brown USA 4:12.99
3 Heike Friedrich GDR 4:13.79
4 Astrid Strauß GDR 4:13.91
5 Noëmi Lung ROU 4:14.42
6 Debbie Babashoff USA 4:16.61
7 Andrea Orosz HUN 4:16.93
8 Stela Marian Pura ROU 4:17.30
9 Tanya Vannini ITA 4:17.61
10 Isabelle Arnould BEL 4:17.74
11 Susie Baumer AUS 4:18.10
12 Pernille Nimb DEN 4:18.22
13 Véronique Jardin FRA 4:18.39
14 Julie McDonald AUS 4:18.54
15 Jolande van der Meer NED 4:19.05
16 Mónika Gyúró HUN 4:19.13
17 Cécile Prunier FRA 4:19.35
18 Debby Wurzburger CAN 4:19.46
19 Suzanne Nilsson SWE 4:19.81
20 Irene Dalby NOR 4:19.86
21 Anette Möller SWE 4:22.33
22 Nadia Krüger SUI 4:23.54
23 Antoaneta Strumenlieva BUL 4:23.56
24 Patrícia Amorim BRA 4:23.62
25 Chantal Duck BEL 4:24.82
26 Birgit Kowalczik GER 4:24.91
27 Ruth Gilfillan GBR 4:27.52
28 Lisa Ann Wen TPE 4:28.83
29 Judith Fernández VEN 4:29.75
30 Alexandra Nogueira POR 4:32.11
31 Christiane Fanzeres BRA 4:33.86
32 Marcela Cuesta CRC 4:35.23
33 Camino Sevillano ESP 4:37.12
34 Natasha Aguilar CRC 4:41.08
35 Ping Hsu-Hsiu TPE 4:47.04
36 Marion Madine IRL 4:51.58
37 Beatríz Vilalta DOM 4:56.88

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Heike Friedrich GDR 4:07.45
2 Astrid Strauß GDR 4:09.16
3 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:09.85
4 Kim Brown USA 4:11.31
5 Noëmi Lung ROU 4:13.69
6 Debbie Babashoff USA 4:14.13
7 Stela Marian Pura ROU 4:15.34
8 Andrea Orosz HUN 4:16.74

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Susie Baumer AUS 4:14.94
2 Julie McDonald AUS 4:15.74
3 Tanya Vannini ITA 4:16.29
4 Véronique Jardin FRA 4:16.74
5 Mónika Gyúró HUN 4:18.80
6 Jolande van der Meer NED 4:18.97
7 Isabelle Arnould BEL 4:19.16
8 Pernille Nimb DEN 4:21.94