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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

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The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9–10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China.[1]

Australia's Stephanie Rice pulled away to a strong finish on the freestyle leg, as she claimed an Olympic gold medal in the event. She established a sterling time of 4:29.45 to slash 1.67 seconds off the world record, set by Katie Hoff from the U.S. Olympic Trials.[2][3] Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry also went under a world record, but earned her first silver at these Games, in an African record of 4:29.89. Meanwhile, Hoff did not match her stellar performance from the trials, as she settled only for the bronze in 4:31.71.[4][5]

Rising American teenager Elizabeth Beisel finished outside the medals in fourth place at 4:34.24, holding off Italy's Alessia Filippi (4:34.34) to fifth by exactly a tenth of a second (0.10). Great Britain's Hannah Miley (4:39.44), Russia's Yana Martynova (4:40.04), and China's Li Xuanxu (4:42.13) rounded out the finale.[4]

Records

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

World record Katie Hoff (USA)4:31.12 Omaha, United States29 June 2008[6]
Olympic record Yana Klochkova (UKR)4:33.59 Sydney, Australia16 September 2000-

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

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Results

Heats

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Final

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References

  1. [1]
    "Olympic Swimming Schedule". USA Today. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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    "Rice claims first Aussie gold". ABC News. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Stephanie Rice wins Australia's first medal of the Beijing Games in 400m individual medley". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 10 August 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. [4]
    Lohn, John (10 August 2008). "Return to Sender…Stephanie Rice Blasts Women's 400 IM World Record". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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    "Hoff loses world record, finishes 3rd in 400 IM". NBC News. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. [6]
    Crouse, Karen (30 June 2008). "Rival's fast finish propels Phelps to another record". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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