Women's Olympic Swimming: 400-meter Freestyle

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

400-meter Freestyle

Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the women's 400m Freestyle swimming competition from 1920 to the present.

Year WinnerTime Record
1920 Ethelda Bleibtrey, USA (300m) 4:34.0 WR
1924 Martha Norelius, USA 6:02.2 OR
1928 Martha Norelius, USA 5:42.8 WR
1932 Helene Madison, USA 5:28.5 WR
1936 Rie Mastenbroek, NED 5:26.4 OR
1948 Ann Curtis, USA 5:17.8 OR
1952 Valéria Gyenge, HUN 5:12.1 OR
1956 Lorraine Crapp, AUS 4:54.6 OR
1960 Chris von Saltza, USA 4:50.6 OR
1964 Ginny Duenkel, USA 4:43.3 OR
1968 Debbie Meyer, USA 4:31.8 OR
1972 Shane Gould, AUS 4:19.44 WR
1976 Petra Thümer, E. Ger 4:09.89 WR
1980 Ines Diers, E. Ger 4:08.76 OR
1984 Tiffany Cohen, USA 4:07.10 OR
1988 Janet Evans, USA 4:03.85 WR
1992 Dagmar Hase, GER 4:07.18
1996Michelle Smith, IRE4:07.25
2000Brooke Bennett, USA4:05.80
2004 Laure Manaudou, FRA4:05.34
2008 Rebecca Adlington, GBR 4:03.22
2012 Camille Muffat, FRA 4:01.45 OR

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