2016 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming
| Women's 400m Freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7 - Final | |||
 |  USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 3:56.46 OR/WR |
 |  GBRGreat Britain | Jazmin Carlin | 4:01.23 |
 | USAUnited States | Leah Smith | 4:01.92 |
| 4 |  HUNHungary | Boglarka Kapas | 4:02.37 |
| 5 |  CANCanada | Brittany MacLean | 4:04.69 |
| 6 |  AUSAustralia | Tamsin Cook | 4:05.30 |
| 7 | AUSAustralia | Jessica Ashwood | 4:05.68 |
| 8 |  FRAFrance | Coralie Balmy | 4:06.98 |
| 9 |  CHNChina | Zhang Yuhan | 4:06.30 |
| 10 |  GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 4:06.55 |
| 11 |  DENDenmark | Lotte Friis | 4:07.13 |
| 12 |  JPNJapan | Chihiro Igarashi | 4:07.52 |
| 13 |  BAHBahamas | Joanna Evans | 4:07.60 |
| 14 |  NZLNew Zealand | Lauren Boyle | 4:07.90 |
| 15 |  ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 4:08.12 |
| 16 |  VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 4:08.34 |
| 17 | ESPSpain | Melanie Costa | 4:08.96 |
| 18 |  SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | 4:09.07 |
| 19 |  NEDNetherlands | Sharon van Rouwendaal | 4:11.44 |
| 20 |  RUSRussia | Arina Openysheva | 4:11.83 |
| 21 | HUNHungary | Ajna Kesely | 4:12.40 |
| 22 |  ITAItaly | Alice Mizzau | 4:14.20 |
| 23 |  SRBSerbia Republic | Katarina Simonovic | 4:15.57 |
| 24 |  CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 4:16.07 |
| 25 | CANCanada | Emily Overholt | 4:16.24 |
| 26 |  VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 4:16.32 |
| 27 | ITAItaly | Diletta Carli | 4:17.15 |
| 28 | CHNChina | Cao Yue | 4:19.57 |
| 29 |  GUAGuatemala | Valerie Gruest | 4:19.58 |
| 30 |  BARBarbados | Lani Cabrera | 4:28.95 |
| 31 |  LIBLebanon | Gabriella Doueihy | 4:31.21 |
| 32 |  ESAEl Salvador | Rebeca Quinteros | 4:52.11 |
| Women's 400m Freestyle, Heats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 3:58.71 Q OR |
| 2 | GBRGreat Britain | Jazmin Carlin | 4:02.83 Q |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Leah Smith | 4:03.39 Q |
| 4 | FRAFrance | Coralie Balmy | 4:03.40 Q |
| 5 | CANCanada | Brittany MacLean | 4:03.43 Q |
| 6 | AUSAustralia | Jessica Ashwood | 4:03.58 Q |
| 7 | HUNHungary | Boglarka Kapas | 4:04.11 Q |
| 8 | AUSAustralia | Tamsin Cook | 4:04.36 Q |
| 9 | CHNChina | Zhang Yuhan | 4:06.30 |
| 10 | GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 4:06.55 |
| 11 | DENDenmark | Lotte Friis | 4:07.13 |
| 12 | JPNJapan | Chihiro Igarashi | 4:07.52 |
| 13 | BAHBahamas | Joanna Evans | 4:07.60 |
| 14 | NZLNew Zealand | Lauren Boyle | 4:07.90 |
| 15 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 4:08.12 |
| 16 | VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 4:08.34 |
| 17 | ESPSpain | Melanie Costa | 4:08.96 |
| 18 | SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | 4:09.07 |
| 19 | NEDNetherlands | Sharon van Rouwendaal | 4:11.44 |
| 20 | RUSRussia | Arina Openysheva | 4:11.83 |
| 21 | HUNHungary | Ajna Kesely | 4:12.40 |
| 22 | ITAItaly | Alice Mizzau | 4:14.20 |
| 23 | SRBSerbia Republic | Katarina Simonovic | 4:15.57 |
| 24 | CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 4:16.07 |
| 25 | CANCanada | Emily Overholt | 4:16.24 |
| 26 | VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 4:16.32 |
| 27 | ITAItaly | Diletta Carli | 4:17.15 |
| 28 | CHNChina | Cao Yue | 4:19.57 |
| 29 | GUAGuatemala | Valerie Gruest | 4:19.58 |
| 30 | BARBarbados | Lani Cabrera | 4:28.95 |
| 31 | LIBLebanon | Gabriella Doueihy | 4:31.21 |
| 32 | ESAEl Salvador | Rebeca Quinteros | 4:52.11 |
| Women's 400m Freestyle, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 3:56.46 OR/WR |
| 2 | GBRGreat Britain | Jazmin Carlin | 4:01.23 |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Leah Smith | 4:01.92 |
| 4 | HUNHungary | Boglarka Kapas | 4:02.37 |
| 5 | CANCanada | Brittany MacLean | 4:04.69 |
| 6 | AUSAustralia | Tamsin Cook | 4:05.30 |
| 7 | AUSAustralia | Jessica Ashwood | 4:05.68 |
| 8 | FRAFrance | Coralie Balmy | 4:06.98 |
| Women's 400m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 3:58.71 OR |
| 2 | FRAFrance | Coralie Balmy | 4:03.40 |
| 3 | HUNHungary | Boglarka Kapas | 4:04.11 |
| 4 | AUSAustralia | Tamsin Cook | 4:04.36 |
| 5 | NZLNew Zealand | Lauren Boyle | 4:07.90 |
| 6 | SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | 4:09.07 |
| 7 | NEDNetherlands | Sharon van Rouwendaal | 4:11.44 |
| 8 | ITAItaly | Diletta Carli | 4:17.15 |
| Women's 400m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7 - Final | |||
| 1 | GBRGreat Britain | Jazmin Carlin | 4:02.83 |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Leah Smith | 4:03.39 |
| 3 | CANCanada | Brittany MacLean | 4:03.43 |
| 4 | AUSAustralia | Jessica Ashwood | 4:03.58 |
| 5 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 4:08.12 |
| 6 | ESPSpain | Melanie Costa | 4:08.96 |
| 7 | ITAItaly | Alice Mizzau | 4:14.20 |
| 8 | CHNChina | Cao Yue | 4:19.57 |
| Women's 400m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7 - Final | |||
| 1 | CHNChina | Zhang Yuhan | 4:06.30 |
| 2 | GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 4:06.55 |
| 3 | DENDenmark | Lotte Friis | 4:07.13 |
| 4 | VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 4:08.34 |
| 5 | RUSRussia | Arina Openysheva | 4:11.83 |
| 6 | HUNHungary | Ajna Kesely | 4:12.40 |
| 7 | CANCanada | Emily Overholt | 4:16.24 |
| 8 | VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 4:16.32 |
| Women's 400m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7 - Final | |||
| 1 | JPNJapan | Chihiro Igarashi | 4:07.52 |
| 2 | BAHBahamas | Joanna Evans | 4:07.60 |
| 3 | SRBSerbia Republic | Katarina Simonovic | 4:15.57 |
| 4 | CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 4:16.07 |
| 5 | GUAGuatemala | Valerie Gruest | 4:19.58 |
| 6 | BARBarbados | Lani Cabrera | 4:28.95 |
| 7 | LIBLebanon | Gabriella Doueihy | 4:31.21 |
| 8 | ESAEl Salvador | Rebeca Quinteros | 4:52.11 |
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