Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | women | |
200 m | men | |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | women | |
200 m | men | |
Individual medley | ||
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 1964 Olympic Games took place between 17 and 18 October. [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.
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 10 to 24 October 1964. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honour was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being cancelled because of World War II.
Swimming is an individual or team sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water. Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke. The order for a medley relay is: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as tendinitis in the shoulders or knees, there are also multiple health benefits associated with the sport.
Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with 50 meters and reaching 1500 meters, also known as the mile. The term 'freestyle stroke' is sometimes used as a synonym for 'front crawl', as front crawl is the fastest swimming stroke. It is now the most common stroke used in freestyle competitions.
Gold | Ginny Duenkel ![]() |
Silver | Marilyn Ramenofsky ![]() |
Bronze | Terri Stickles ![]() |
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Ginny Duenkel | ![]() | 4:48.6 | |
2 | Martina Grunert | ![]() | 4:57.7 | |
3 | Ineke Tigelaar | ![]() | 5:01.8 | |
4 | Barbara Hounsell | ![]() | 5:04.9 | |
5 | Tazuko Kikutani | ![]() | 5:06.3 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Kim Herford | ![]() | 4:49.8 | |
2 | Ann-Charlotte Lilja | ![]() | 4:52.3 | |
3 | Patty Thompson | ![]() | 5:06.7 | |
4 | Pauline Sillett | ![]() | 5:12.2 | |
5 | Bep Weeteling | ![]() | 5:13.0 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Liz Long | ![]() | 4:54.5 | |
2 | Daniela Beneck | ![]() | 4:56.2 | |
3 | Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris | ![]() | 4:57.0 | |
4 | Jutta Wanke | ![]() | 5:01.7 | |
5 | Ann Lallande | ![]() | 5:04.3 | |
6 | Rita Pulido | ![]() | 5:06.2 | |
7 | Marilyn Sidelsky | ![]() | 5:08.9 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Marilyn Ramenofsky | ![]() | 4:47.7 | |
2 | Dawn Fraser | ![]() | 4:52.2 | |
3 | Jane Hughes | ![]() | 4:54.8 | |
4 | Nataliya Bystrova | ![]() | 5:05.0 | |
5 | María Luisa Souza | ![]() | 5:05.2 | |
6 | Majvor Welander | ![]() | 5:07.7 | |
7 | Olga Belmar | ![]() | 5:14.0 | |
8 | Jovina Tseng | ![]() | 5:46.0 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Terri Lee Stickles | ![]() | 4:49.3 | |
2 | Nanette Duncan | ![]() | 4:55.2 | |
3 | Kazue Hayakawa | ![]() | 4:56.5 | |
4 | Heidi Pechstein | ![]() | 5:01.4 | |
5 | Nataliya Mikhaylova | ![]() | 5:08.0 | |
6 | Im Geum-ja | ![]() | 5:38.7 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Ginny Duenkel | ![]() | 4:43.3 | OR |
![]() | Marilyn Ramenofsky | ![]() | 4:44.6 | |
![]() | Terri Stickles | ![]() | 4:47.2 | |
4 | Dawn Fraser | ![]() | 4:47.6 | |
5 | Jane Hughes | ![]() | 4:50.9 | |
6 | Liz Long | ![]() | 4:52.0 | |
7 | Kim Herford | ![]() | 4:52.9 | |
8 | Ann-Charlotte Lilja | ![]() | 4:53.0 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
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