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

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Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue Sajik Swimming Pool
Date3 October
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  1998
2006  

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]

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Schedule

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

DateTimeEvent
Thursday, 3 October 200210:00Heats
19:00Final

Records

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

World Record Flag of the United States.svg  Janet Evans  (USA)4:03.85 Seoul, South Korea 22 September 1988
Asian Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yan  (CHN)4:05.00 Shanghai, China 17 October 1997
Games Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Hua  (CHN)4:12.31 Bangkok, Thailand 9 December 1998

Results

Heats

RankHeatAthleteTimeNotes
12Flag of Japan.svg  Sachiko Yamada  (JPN)4:13.62
22Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ha Eun-ju  (KOR)4:19.65
32Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Hua  (CHN)4:19.71
41Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Jingzhi  (CHN)4:21.39
51Flag of Thailand.svg  Pilin Tachakittiranan  (THA)4:23.21
61Flag of Japan.svg  Madoka Ochi  (JPN)4:24.28
71Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Ye-sul  (KOR)4:24.68
82Flag of Thailand.svg  Chorkaew Choompol  (THA)4:29.42
92Flag of the Philippines.svg  Lizza Danila  (PHI)4:31.47
101Flag of Singapore.svg  U-Nice Chan  (SIN)4:33.55

Final

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Sachiko Yamada  (JPN)4:07.23 GR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Hua  (CHN)4:12.24
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Jingzhi  (CHN)4:15.82
4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ha Eun-ju  (KOR)4:19.89
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Pilin Tachakittiranan  (THA)4:21.46
6Flag of Japan.svg  Madoka Ochi  (JPN)4:21.67
7Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Ye-sul  (KOR)4:24.32
8Flag of Thailand.svg  Chorkaew Choompol  (THA)4:27.10

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References

  1. "Asian Games Day 4 – China, Japan Tie With Three Each Golds". swimnews.com. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 14 January 2013.