Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle explained

The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 22 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.^[1]

Records

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

The following records were established during the competition:

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			4:13.01	Q
2	1			4:13.12	Q
3	3			4:13.90	Q
4	2			4:13.98	Q
5	2			4:14.39	Q
6	3			4:14.49	Q
7	2			4:15.07	Q
8	2			4:18.13	Q
9	3			4:18.61
10	1			4:18.98
11	1			4:19.99
12	1			4:20.32
13	1			4:21.36
14	3			4:21.94
15	3			4:22.32
16	2			4:28.40
17	2			4:29.81
18	3			4:46.90
19	2			5:16.17
	1			DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:08.76
			4:09.16
			4:10.86
4			4:11.65
5			4:14.40
6			4:15.79
7			4:15.95
8			4:19.18

Notes and References

1. Web site: Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results. Fizkultura i sport. 28 December 2018. 450, 476.