Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley


The final of the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984. 20 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.

Records

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

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A, while the next eight to final B.
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Tracy Caulkins4:44.42Q
224Sue Heon4:51.32Q
323Nathalie Gingras4:51.77Q
414Petra Zindler4:52.49Q
525Kathrine Bomstad4:52.74Q
615Donna McGinnis4:53.30Q
713Gaynor Stanley4:53.70Q
835Suzie Landells4:54.13Q
936Roberta Felotti4:54.14q
1037Karen Phillips4:54.28q
1116Sofia Kraft4:55.10q
1233Sarah Hardcastle4:55.78q
1322Sonja Hausladen4:58.68q
1412Hideka Koshimizu4:59.18q
1532Gail Jonson4:59.92q
1626Anca Pătrășcoiu5:03.97q, NR
1727Monika Bayer5:05.61
1821Karin Brandes5:11.92
17Beda Leirvaag
41Faten Ghattas

Finals

Final B

Final A