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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

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Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates24 July 2021 (heats)
25 July 2021 (final)
Competitors17 from 13 nations
Winning time4:32.08
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yui Ohashi  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emma Weyant  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hali Flickinger  United States
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Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 and 25 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's fifteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1964.

Summary

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Japan's home favourite Yui Ohashi held off a late charge from the U.S.' Emma Weyant to win her nation's first Olympic title in the event (she would go on to win gold in the 200 m medley as well). Second at the halfway mark, Ohashi used a stunning breaststroke leg to separate herself from the tight field and touch in 4:32.08 for gold. Meanwhile, Weyant, 1.99 seconds behind Ohashi heading into the freestyle, stormed home to take silver in 4:32.76. Weyant's teammate Hali Flickinger moved through the field in the final lap to win bronze more than two seconds behind in 4:34.90.

Spain's defending bronze medallist Mireia Belmonte (4:35.13) could not repeat her podium efforts from Rio five years earlier and settled for fourth. In the hunt for a medal, Hungary's defending champion Katinka Hosszú faded down the stretch to take fifth in 4:35.98, almost 10 seconds off her world record set at the last Games. Hosszú's teammate Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas (4:37.75) took sixth, while Great Britain's Aimee Willmott (4:38.30) repeated her seventh-place finish from Rio five years earlier. Outside the sub 4:40 club, Italy's Ilaria Cusinato (4:40.65) rounded out the championship field.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 4:26.36 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 August 2016 [2]
Olympic record  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 4:26.36 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 August 2016 [2]

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 4:38.53. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 4:46.89. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[3]

Competition format

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The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[4]

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
24 July 20:05 Heats
25 July 11:12 Final

Results

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Heats

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The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 3 5 Emma Weyant  United States 4:33.55 Q
2 3 6 Aimee Willmott  Great Britain 4:35.28 Q
3 2 4 Yui Ohashi  Japan 4:35.71 Q
4 3 3 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 4:35.88 Q
5 2 5 Hali Flickinger  United States 4:35.98 Q
6 2 6 Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas  Hungary 4:35.99 Q
7 3 4 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 4:36.01 Q
8 2 7 Ilaria Cusinato  Italy 4:37.37 Q
9 3 2 Sara Franceschi  Italy 4:39.93
10 3 1 Anja Crevar  Serbia 4:40.50
11 2 1 Yu Yiting  China 4:41.64
12 3 8 Ageha Tanigawa  Japan 4:41.76
13 3 7 Fantine Lesaffre  France 4:41.98
14 2 2 Tessa Cieplucha  Canada 4:44.54
15 1 5 Katja Fain  Slovenia 4:44.66
16 1 3 Azzahra Permatahani  Indonesia 4:54.54
17 1 4 Virginia Bardach  Argentina 5:01.98
— 2 3 Sydney Pickrem  Canada DNS

Final

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Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Yui Ohashi  Japan 4:32.08
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Emma Weyant  United States 4:32.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Hali Flickinger  United States 4:34.90
4 6 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 4:35.13
5 1 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 4:35.98
6 7 Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas  Hungary 4:37.75
7 5 Aimee Willmott  Great Britain 4:38.30
8 8 Ilaria Cusinato  Italy 4:40.65

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Wolken, Dan (6 August 2016). "Katinka Hosszu shatters world record in 400 IM; Maya DiRado wins silver". USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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