2012 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming
| Women's 400m Individual Medley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Final | |||
 |  CHNChina | Ye Shiwen | 4:28.43 OR/WR |
 |  USAUnited States | Elizabeth Beisel | 4:31.27 |
 | CHNChina | Li Xuanxu | 4:32.91 |
| 4 |  HUNHungary | Katinka Hosszú | 4:33.49 |
| 5 |  GBRGreat Britain | Hannah Miley | 4:34.17 |
| 6 |  AUSAustralia | Stephanie Rice | 4:35.49 |
| 6 | USAUnited States | Caitlin Leverenz | 4:35.49 |
| 8 |  ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 4:35.62 |
| 9 | HUNHungary | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | 4:37.37 |
| 10 |  SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | 4:38.20 |
| 11 | GBRGreat Britain | Aimee Willmott | 4:38.87 |
| 12 |  JPNJapan | Miyu Otsuka | 4:39.13 |
| 13 | AUSAustralia | Blair Evans | 4:40.42 |
| 14 |  SWESweden | Stina Gardell | 4:41.66 |
| 15 |  CZECzechia | Barbora Závadová | 4:41.84 |
| 16 |  RSASouth Africa | Kathryn Meaklim | 4:43.46 |
| 17 |  KORSouth Korea | Kim Seoyeong | 4:43.99 |
| 18 |  FRAFrance | Lara Grangeon | 4:44.28 |
| 19 |  NZLNew Zealand | Natalie Wiegersma | 4:44.78 |
| 20 | JPNJapan | Miho Takahashi | 4:45.10 |
| 21 |  CANCanada | Stephanie Horner | 4:45.49 |
| 22 |  ITAItaly | Stefania Pirozzi | 4:45.61 |
| 23 |  AUTAustria | Jördis Steinegger | 4:45.80 |
| 24 |  RUSRussia | Iana Martynova | 4:45.94 |
| 25 | ESPSpain | Claudia Dasca | 4:46.80 |
| 26 |  UKRUkraine | Ganna Dzerkal | 4:48.19 |
| 27 |  VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 4:48.64 |
| 28 |  VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 4:50.32 |
| 29 |  MEXMexico | Susana Escobar | 4:50.57 |
| 30 |  NORNorway | Sara Nordenstam | 4:51.28 |
| 31 |  POLPoland | Karolina Szczepaniak | 4:52.50 |
| 32 |  MARMorocco | Sara El Bekri | 4:53.21 |
| 33 |  FINFinland | Noora Laukkanen | 4:53.54 |
| 34 |  ARGArgentina | Georgina Bardach | 4:57.31 |
| 35 |  PAKPakistan | Anum Bunday | 5:34.64 |
| 36 |  BRABrazil | Joanna Maranhão | DNS |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley, Heats, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Final | |||
| 1 | VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 4:50.32 |
| 2 | MEXMexico | Susana Escobar | 4:50.57 |
| 3 | FINFinland | Noora Laukkanen | 4:53.54 |
| 4 | PAKPakistan | Anum Bunday | 5:34.64 |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley, Heats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Elizabeth Beisel | 4:31.68 |
| 2 | CHNChina | Ye Shiwen | 4:31.73 |
| 3 | HUNHungary | Katinka Hosszú | 4:33.77 |
| 4 | CHNChina | Li Xuanxu | 4:34.28 |
| 5 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 4:34.70 |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Hannah Miley | 4:34.98 |
| 7 | AUSAustralia | Stephanie Rice | 4:35.76 |
| 8 | USAUnited States | Caitlin Leverenz | 4:36.09 |
| 9 | HUNHungary | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | 4:37.37 |
| 10 | SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | 4:38.20 |
| 11 | GBRGreat Britain | Aimee Willmott | 4:38.87 |
| 12 | JPNJapan | Miyu Otsuka | 4:39.13 |
| 13 | AUSAustralia | Blair Evans | 4:40.42 |
| 14 | SWESweden | Stina Gardell | 4:41.66 |
| 15 | CZECzechia | Barbora Závadová | 4:41.84 |
| 16 | RSASouth Africa | Kathryn Meaklim | 4:43.46 |
| 17 | KORSouth Korea | Kim Seoyeong | 4:43.99 |
| 18 | FRAFrance | Lara Grangeon | 4:44.28 |
| 19 | NZLNew Zealand | Natalie Wiegersma | 4:44.78 |
| 20 | JPNJapan | Miho Takahashi | 4:45.10 |
| 21 | CANCanada | Stephanie Horner | 4:45.49 |
| 22 | ITAItaly | Stefania Pirozzi | 4:45.61 |
| 23 | AUTAustria | Jördis Steinegger | 4:45.80 |
| 24 | RUSRussia | Iana Martynova | 4:45.94 |
| 25 | ESPSpain | Claudia Dasca | 4:46.80 |
| 26 | UKRUkraine | Ganna Dzerkal | 4:48.19 |
| 27 | VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 4:48.64 |
| 28 | VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 4:50.32 |
| 29 | MEXMexico | Susana Escobar | 4:50.57 |
| 30 | NORNorway | Sara Nordenstam | 4:51.28 |
| 31 | POLPoland | Karolina Szczepaniak | 4:52.50 |
| 32 | MARMorocco | Sara El Bekri | 4:53.21 |
| 33 | FINFinland | Noora Laukkanen | 4:53.54 |
| 34 | ARGArgentina | Georgina Bardach | 4:57.31 |
| 35 | PAKPakistan | Anum Bunday | 5:34.64 |
| 99 | BRABrazil | Joanna Maranhão | DNS |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Final | |||
| 1 | CHNChina | Ye Shiwen | 4:28.43 OR/WR |
| 1 | CHNChina | Ye Shiwen | 4:28.43 OR |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Elizabeth Beisel | 4:31.27 |
| 3 | CHNChina | Li Xuanxu | 4:32.91 |
| 4 | HUNHungary | Katinka Hosszú | 4:33.49 |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Hannah Miley | 4:34.17 |
| 6 | AUSAustralia | Stephanie Rice | 4:35.49 |
| 6 | USAUnited States | Caitlin Leverenz | 4:35.49 |
| 8 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 4:35.62 |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley, Heats, Heat 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Canceled |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley, Heats, Heat 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Elizabeth Beisel | 4:31.68 |
| 2 | CHNChina | Li Xuanxu | 4:34.28 |
| 3 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 4:34.70 |
| 4 | SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | 4:38.20 |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Aimee Willmott | 4:38.87 |
| 6 | AUSAustralia | Blair Evans | 4:40.42 |
| 7 | FRAFrance | Lara Grangeon | 4:44.28 |
| 99 | BRABrazil | Joanna Maranhão | DNS |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley, Heats, Heat 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Final | |||
| 1 | GBRGreat Britain | Hannah Miley | 4:34.98 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia | Stephanie Rice | 4:35.76 |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Caitlin Leverenz | 4:36.09 |
| 4 | JPNJapan | Miyu Otsuka | 4:39.13 |
| 5 | SWESweden | Stina Gardell | 4:41.66 |
| 6 | RSASouth Africa | Kathryn Meaklim | 4:43.46 |
| 7 | ITAItaly | Stefania Pirozzi | 4:45.61 |
| 8 | AUTAustria | Jördis Steinegger | 4:45.80 |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley, Heats, Heat 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Final | |||
| 1 | CHNChina | Ye Shiwen | 4:31.73 |
| 2 | HUNHungary | Katinka Hosszú | 4:33.77 |
| 3 | HUNHungary | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | 4:37.37 |
| 4 | CZECzechia | Barbora Závadová | 4:41.84 |
| 5 | NZLNew Zealand | Natalie Wiegersma | 4:44.78 |
| 6 | JPNJapan | Miho Takahashi | 4:45.10 |
| 7 | RUSRussia | Iana Martynova | 4:45.94 |
| 8 | ESPSpain | Claudia Dasca | 4:46.80 |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley, Heats, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 - Final | |||
| 1 | KORSouth Korea | Kim Seoyeong | 4:43.99 |
| 2 | CANCanada | Stephanie Horner | 4:45.49 |
| 3 | UKRUkraine | Ganna Dzerkal | 4:48.19 |
| 4 | VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 4:48.64 |
| 5 | NORNorway | Sara Nordenstam | 4:51.28 |
| 6 | POLPoland | Karolina Szczepaniak | 4:52.50 |
| 7 | MARMorocco | Sara El Bekri | 4:53.21 |
| 8 | ARGArgentina | Georgina Bardach | 4:57.31 |
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