Women 400m Freestyle Swimming III World Championship 1978 West Berlin - Thursday, 24th August - Gold Medal: Tracey Wickam, Australia
Final time gapLag100m200m300m
1. Tracey WickhamAUS Australia4:06.28WR 1151:01.162:04.113:05.58
2. Cynthia WoodheadUSA United States4:07.15NR+0.87s6141:01.192:03.833:05.48
3. Kim LinehanUSA United States4:07.73 +1.45s3151:00.432:03.783:06.27
4. Barbara KrauseGDR East Germany4:12.08 +5.80s21959.74s2:04.383:08.85
5. Michelle FordAUS Australia4:13.16 +6.88s4161:01.552:05.143:09.31
6. Annelies MaasNED Netherlands4:14.39 +8.11s5181:01.622:05.733:10.43
7. Irina AksyonovaURS Soviet Union4:16.28 +10.00s7151:02.402:07.713:12.85
8. Enith BrigithaNED Netherlands4:18.60 +12.32s8231:02.512:08.283:14.14
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Women 400m Freestyle History1975 Women 400m Freestyle1982 Women 400m Freestyle
World Record: Kim Linehan, United states 4:07.66 (1:00.22, 2:03.03, 3:05.70)
Championship Record: Shirley Babashoff, United States 4:16.87 (1:02.25, 2:07.25, 3:12.57) 1975

Heats - Thursday, 24thAugust

Best 8 times advanced to Final>.
Heat 6 time gapLagRk
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Heat 5 time gapLagRk
3. Kim LinehanUSA United States4:14.12 +0.76s-151.
5. Barbara KrauseGDR East Germany4:15.44 +2.08s-192.
11.Cheryl BrazendaleGBR Great Britain4:23.69 +10.33s-_3.
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Heat 4 time gapLagRk
7. Tracey WickhamAUS Australia4:18.78 +5.42s-151.
12.Roberta FelottiITA Italy4:23.84 +10.48s-132.
17.Susanne SchusterFRG West Germany4:28.30 +14.94s-153.
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Heat 3 time gapLagRk
4. Cynthia WoodheadUSA United States4:14.47 +1.11s-141.
6. Irina AksyonovaURS Soviet Union4:16.36 +3.00s-152.
15.Charlotte PetersenDEN Denmark4:27.08NR+13.72s-_3.
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Index Swimming index West Berlin 1978
Swimming
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 200m FreestyleWomen 200m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m FreestyleWomen 800m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BackstrokeWomen 200m Backstroke
Men 100m BreaststrokeWomen 100m Breaststroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 100m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 200m Butterfly
Men 200m MedleyWomen 200m Medley
Men 400m MedleyWomen 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Women 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
Diving
Men 3m SpringboardWomen 3m Springboard
Men 10m PlatformWomen 10m Platform
Synchronised Swimming
Women SoloWomen Duo
Women Team
Men Water Polo
Heat 2 time gapLagRk
2. Annelies MaasNED Netherlands4:14.11 +0.75s-181.
10.Susan MasonCAN Canada4:23.54 +10.18s-_2.
21.Andrea NeumayerARG Argentina4:32.53 +19.17s-_3.
Heat 1 time gapLagRk
1. Michelle FordAUS Australia4:13.36CR -161.
8. Enith BrigithaNED Netherlands4:20.30 +6.94s-232.
9. Barb ShockeyCAN Canada4:23.37 +10.01s-_3.
13.Andrea StrechotaAUT Austria4:25.58NR+12.22s-_4.
Heat - time gapLagRk
14.Susanne AckumSWE Sweden4:26.33 +12.97s-17
16.Galina EmellanenkoURS Soviet Union4:27.38 +14.02s-_
18.Margareta MaunsbachDEN Denmark4:30.62 +17.26s-_
19.Karln AverdunkFRG West Germany4:31.01 +17.65s-_
20.Sonya DangalakovaBUL Bulgaria4:32.31 +18.95s-15
22.Marta SloninaPOL Poland4:34.38NR+21.02s-_
23.Pascale VerbauwenBEL Belgium4:35.24 +21.88s-15
24.Ratchaneewan BulakulTHA Thailand4:36.09 +22.73s-15
25.Maria RaikkalaFIN Finland4:36.36 +23.00s-_
26.Adriana FontanCOL Colombia4:37.46 +24.10s-_
27.Wen-Ying KiangTPE Taiwan4:37.99 +24.63s-_
28.Wen-Hsuen KiangTPE Taiwan4:38.19 +24.83s-_
29.Renata JanikPOL Poland4:38.87 +25.51s-_
30.Veronica EspinosaMEX Mexico4:44.06 +30.70s-_
31.Sumatana PingkatswanTHA Thailand5:03.02 +49.66s-_
-. Petra ThumerGDR East GermanyDNS --17
-. Guri KogstadNOR NorwayDNS --17
-. Myriam MizouniTUN TunisiaDNS --19
-. Natalia MASESP SpainDNS --15
-. Rebecca PerrottNZL New ZealandDNS --17
All timestime gapageR. H
Final time gapLag
1. Tracey WickhamAUS Australia4:06.28WR 115
2. Cynthia WoodheadUSA United States4:07.15NR+0.87s614
3. Kim LinehanUSA United States4:07.73 +1.45s315
4. Barbara KrauseGDR East Germany4:12.08 +5.80s219
5. Michelle FordAUS Australia4:13.16 +6.88s416
6. Annelies MaasNED Netherlands4:14.39 +8.11s518
7. Irina AksyonovaURS Soviet Union4:16.28 +10.00s715
8. Enith BrigithaNED Netherlands4:18.60 +12.32s823
Heat 1 time gapLag
Heat 2 time gapLag
Heat 3 time gapLag
Heat 4 time gapLag
Heat 5 time gapLag
Heat 6 time gapLag
Heat - time gapLag
1. Michelle FordAUS Australia4:13.36CR -16
2. Annelies MaasNED Netherlands4:14.11 +0.75s-18
3. Kim LinehanUSA United States4:14.12 +0.76s-15
4. Cynthia WoodheadUSA United States4:14.47 +1.11s-14
5. Barbara KrauseGDR East Germany4:15.44 +2.08s-19
6. Irina AksyonovaURS Soviet Union4:16.36 +3.00s-15
7. Tracey WickhamAUS Australia4:18.78 +5.42s-15
8. Enith BrigithaNED Netherlands4:20.30 +6.94s-23
9. Barb ShockeyCAN Canada4:23.37 +10.01s-_
10.Susan MasonCAN Canada4:23.54 +10.18s-_
11.Cheryl BrazendaleGBR Great Britain4:23.69 +10.33s-_
12.Roberta FelottiITA Italy4:23.84 +10.48s-13
13.Andrea StrechotaAUT Austria4:25.58NR+12.22s-_
14.Susanne AckumSWE Sweden4:26.33 +12.97s-17
15.Charlotte PetersenDEN Denmark4:27.08NR+13.72s-_
16.Galina EmellanenkoURS Soviet Union4:27.38 +14.02s-_
17.Susanne SchusterFRG West Germany4:28.30 +14.94s-15
18.Margareta MaunsbachDEN Denmark4:30.62 +17.26s-_
19.Karln AverdunkFRG West Germany4:31.01 +17.65s-_
20.Sonya DangalakovaBUL Bulgaria4:32.31 +18.95s-15
21.Andrea NeumayerARG Argentina4:32.53 +19.17s-_
22.Marta SloninaPOL Poland4:34.38NR+21.02s-_
23.Pascale VerbauwenBEL Belgium4:35.24 +21.88s-15
24.Ratchaneewan BulakulTHA Thailand4:36.09 +22.73s-15
25.Maria RaikkalaFIN Finland4:36.36 +23.00s-_
26.Adriana FontanCOL Colombia4:37.46 +24.10s-_
27.Wen-Ying KiangTPE Taiwan4:37.99 +24.63s-_
28.Wen-Hsuen KiangTPE Taiwan4:38.19 +24.83s-_
29.Renata JanikPOL Poland4:38.87 +25.51s-_
30.Veronica EspinosaMEX Mexico4:44.06 +30.70s-_
31.Sumatana PingkatswanTHA Thailand5:03.02 +49.66s-_
-. Petra ThumerGDR East GermanyDNS --17
-. Guri KogstadNOR NorwayDNS --17
-. Myriam MizouniTUN TunisiaDNS --19
-. Natalia MASESP SpainDNS --15
-. Rebecca PerrottNZL New ZealandDNS --17
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