Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Asian Games
VenueSajik Swimming Pool
Date3 October 2002
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Medalists
gold medal Sachiko Yamada   Japan
silver medal Chen Hua   China
bronze medal Tang Jingzhi   China
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The women's 400 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 3 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.[1]

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Thursday, 3 October 2002 10:00 Heats
19:00 Final

Records

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

World Record  Janet Evans (USA) 4:03.85 Seoul, South Korea 22 September 1988
Asian Record  Chen Yan (CHN) 4:05.00 Shanghai, China 17 October 1997
Games Record  Chen Hua (CHN) 4:12.31 Bangkok, Thailand 9 December 1998

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Athlete Time Notes
1 2  Sachiko Yamada (JPN) 4:13.62
2 2  Ha Eun-ju (KOR) 4:19.65
3 2  Chen Hua (CHN) 4:19.71
4 1  Tang Jingzhi (CHN) 4:21.39
5 1  Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) 4:23.21
6 1  Madoka Ochi (JPN) 4:24.28
7 1  Kim Ye-sul (KOR) 4:24.68
8 2  Chorkaew Choompol (THA) 4:29.42
9 2  Lizza Danila (PHI) 4:31.47
10 1  U-Nice Chan (SIN) 4:33.55

Final

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sachiko Yamada (JPN) 4:07.23 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Chen Hua (CHN) 4:12.24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tang Jingzhi (CHN) 4:15.82
4  Ha Eun-ju (KOR) 4:19.89
5  Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) 4:21.46
6  Madoka Ochi (JPN) 4:21.67
7  Kim Ye-sul (KOR) 4:24.32
8  Chorkaew Choompol (THA) 4:27.10

References

  1. ^ "Asian Games Day 4 – China, Japan Tie With Three Each Golds". swimnews.com. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  • 2002 Asian Games Report, Pages 212–213
  • Results