400 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1994 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Roma ITA
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 40
Countries 27
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Yang Aihua CHN 4:14.41
(7 h6)		 4:09.64
(1 FA)
🥈 Cristina Teuscher USA 4:12.57
(2 h4)		 4:10.21
(2 FA)
🥉 Claudia Poll CRC 4:12.09
(1 h5)		 4:10.61
(3 FA)
4 Hayley Lewis AUS 4:12.80
(3 h4)		 4:11.31
(4 FA)
5 Janet Evans USA 4:14.34
(6 h6)		 4:11.75
(5 FA)
6 Jana Henke GER 4:14.52
(8 h6)		 4:12.96
(6 FA)
7 Irene Dalby NOR 4:12.95
(4 h5)		 4:13.24
(7 FA)
8 Zhou Guanbin CHN 4:13.98
(5 h5)		 4:14.50
(8 FA)
9 Suzu Chiba JPN 4:17.83
(16 h4)		 4:15.12
(1 FB)
10 Nikki Dryden CAN 4:15.43
(10 h5)		 4:15.36
(2 FB)
11 Malin Nilsson SWE 4:16.17
(13 h5)		 4:15.53
(3 FB)
12 Carla Geurts NED 4:17.96
(17 h4)		 4:15.79
(4 FB)
13 Carla-Creola Negrea ROU 4:15.58
(11 h6)		 4:16.46
(5 FB)
14 Stacey Gartrell AUS 4:16.12
(12 h5)		 4:16.64
(6 FB)
15 Phillippa Langrell NZL 4:17.56
(15 h6)		 4:16.70
(7 FB)
16 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:16.51
(14 h4)		 4:19.40
(8 FB)
17 Dagmar Hase GER 4:14.76
(9 h6)		 —
18 Itziar Esparza ESP 4:18.55
(18 h5)		 —
19 Sandra Cam BEL 4:18.62
(19 h4)		 —
20 Ioana Naghi ROU 4:20.24
(20 h4)		 —
21 Karen Allers RSA 4:20.59
(21 h3)		 —
22 Caterina Borgato ITA 4:21.83
(22 h6)		 —
23 Kirsten Vlieghuis NED 4:21.97
(23 h3)		 —
24 Hana Černá CZE 4:23.08
(24 h4)		 —
25 Anna Wilson NZL 4:23.31
(25 h3)		 —
26 Martina Nemec AUT 4:23.44
(26 h6)		 —
27 Britt Wormdal NOR 4:24.18
(27 h2)		 —
28 Joanne Currah CAN 4:24.39
(28 h5)		 —
29 Petra Passerová CZE 4:24.74
(29 h3)		 —
30 Irene Turenius FIN 4:25.25
(30 h3)		 —
31 Alicia Barrancos ARG 4:27.40
(31 h3)		 —
32 Daniela Nayarena VEN 4:27.75
(32 h3)		 —
33 Dayana Vázquez VEN 4:28.82
(33 h2)		 —
34 Iraida Shchehlova UKR 4:30.81
(34 h2)		 —
35 Lin Chi-Chan TPE 4:32.07
(35 h2)		 —
36 Sonia Álvarez PUR 4:32.68
(36 h2)		 —
37 Tsai Shu-Min TPE 4:35.01
(37 h1)		 —
38 Maritza Chiaway PER 4:35.36
(38 h2)		 —
39 Anita Kruger NAM 4:36.94
(39 h1)		 —
40 Ilona Schutte NAM 4:40.98
(40 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
37 Tsai Shu-Min TPE 4:35.01
39 Anita Kruger NAM 4:36.94
40 Ilona Schutte NAM 4:40.98

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
27 Britt Wormdal NOR 4:24.18
33 Dayana Vázquez VEN 4:28.82
34 Iraida Shchehlova UKR 4:30.81
35 Lin Chi-Chan TPE 4:32.07
36 Sonia Álvarez PUR 4:32.68
38 Maritza Chiaway PER 4:35.36

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
21 Karen Allers RSA 4:20.59
23 Kirsten Vlieghuis NED 4:21.97
25 Anna Wilson NZL 4:23.31
29 Petra Passerová CZE 4:24.74
30 Irene Turenius FIN 4:25.25
31 Alicia Barrancos ARG 4:27.40
32 Daniela Nayarena VEN 4:27.75

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Cristina Teuscher USA 4:12.57
3 Hayley Lewis AUS 4:12.80
14 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:16.51
16 Suzu Chiba JPN 4:17.83
17 Carla Geurts NED 4:17.96
19 Sandra Cam BEL 4:18.62
20 Ioana Naghi ROU 4:20.24
24 Hana Černá CZE 4:23.08

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Claudia Poll CRC 4:12.09
4 Irene Dalby NOR 4:12.95
5 Zhou Guanbin CHN 4:13.98
10 Nikki Dryden CAN 4:15.43
12 Stacey Gartrell AUS 4:16.12
13 Malin Nilsson SWE 4:16.17
18 Itziar Esparza ESP 4:18.55
28 Joanne Currah CAN 4:24.39

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
6 Janet Evans USA 4:14.34
7 Yang Aihua CHN 4:14.41
8 Jana Henke GER 4:14.52
9 Dagmar Hase GER 4:14.76
11 Carla-Creola Negrea ROU 4:15.58
15 Phillippa Langrell NZL 4:17.56
22 Caterina Borgato ITA 4:21.83
26 Martina Nemec AUT 4:23.44

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Yang Aihua CHN 4:09.64
2 Cristina Teuscher USA 4:10.21
3 Claudia Poll CRC 4:10.61
4 Hayley Lewis AUS 4:11.31
5 Janet Evans USA 4:11.75
6 Jana Henke GER 4:12.96
7 Irene Dalby NOR 4:13.24
8 Zhou Guanbin CHN 4:14.50

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Suzu Chiba JPN 4:15.12
2 Nikki Dryden CAN 4:15.36
3 Malin Nilsson SWE 4:15.53
4 Carla Geurts NED 4:15.79
5 Carla-Creola Negrea ROU 4:16.46
6 Stacey Gartrell AUS 4:16.64
7 Phillippa Langrell NZL 4:16.70
8 Sarah Hardcastle GBR 4:19.40