Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 30.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of eight lengths of the pool.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Shane Gould![]() |
Silver | Novella Calligaris![]() |
Bronze | Gudrun Wegner![]() |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jenny Wylie | ![]() |
4:27.53 | OR, Q |
2 | Anke Rijnders | ![]() |
4:29.94 | Q |
3 | Karin Tülling | ![]() |
4:32.56 | |
4 | Federica Stabilini | ![]() |
4:36.32 | |
5 | Maria Teresa Ramírez | ![]() |
4:39.14 | |
6 | Helga Wagner | ![]() |
4:47.61 | |
7 | Kirsten Knudsen | ![]() |
4:53.76 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Babashoff | ![]() |
4:31.98 | Q |
2 | Karen Moras | ![]() |
4:36.14 | |
3 | Mary Beth Rondeau | ![]() |
4:36.71 | |
4 | Anne Marie McCaffrey | ![]() |
4:39.92 | |
5 | Roselina Angee | ![]() |
4:45.97 | |
6 | Belinda Phillips | ![]() |
4:47.54 | |
7 | Hsu Yue-yun | ![]() |
4:57.58 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Shane Gould | ![]() |
4:28.46 | Q |
2 | Hansje Bunschoten | ![]() |
4:28.76 | Q |
3 | Uta Schütz | ![]() |
4:34.67 | |
4 | Narelle Moras | ![]() |
4:37.57 | |
5 | Susan Edmondson | ![]() |
4:39.10 | |
6 | Ileana Morales | ![]() |
4:44.73 | |
7 | Diana Sutherland | ![]() |
4:47.66 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Novella Calligaris | ![]() |
4:24.14 | OR, Q |
2 | Keena Rothhammer | ![]() |
4:24.82 | Q |
3 | Gudrun Wegner | ![]() |
4:25.13 | Q |
4 | Olga de Angulo | ![]() |
4:40.09 | |
5 | Jaynie Parkhouse | ![]() |
4:40.24 | |
6 | June Green | ![]() |
4:45.81 | |
7 | Eleni Avlonitou | ![]() |
4:52.10 | |
8 | Patricia López | ![]() |
4:59.68 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Shane Gould | ![]() |
4:19.04 | WR |
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Novella Calligaris | ![]() |
4:22.44 | |
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Gudrun Wegner | ![]() |
4:23.11 | |
4 | Shirley Babashoff | ![]() |
4:23.59 | |
5 | Jenny Wylie | ![]() |
4:24.07 | |
6 | Keena Rothhammer | ![]() |
4:24.22 | |
7 | Hansje Bunschoten | ![]() |
4:29.70 | |
8 | Anke Rijnders | ![]() |
4:31.51 |
Key: WR = World record
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2016.