Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 26 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:07.10 OR | ||||||||||||
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Tiffany Cohen | United States | ||
Sarah Hardcastle | Great Britain | ||
June Croft | Great Britain |
The final of the women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984. The fastest eight qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).