Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley
| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 21, 2012 (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:33.76 | |||||||||
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The women's 400 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21. The heats and final took place on May 21.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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| World record | Stephanie Rice |  Australia | 4:29.45 | Beijing | August 10, 2008 |
| European record | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary | 4:30.31 | Rome | August 2, 2009 |
| Championship record | Hannah Miley |  Great Britain | 4:33.09 | Budapest | August 9, 2010 |
Results
Heats
19 swimmers participated in 3 heats.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Stina Gardell |  Sweden | 4:39.48 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:40.55 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Barbora Závadová |  Czech Republic | 4:40.85 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 4:41.31 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Anja Klinar |  Slovenia | 4:41.82 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Stefania Pirozzi |  Italy | 4:46.74 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Alessia Polieri | Italy | 4:48.23 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Lara Grangeon |  France | 4:49.31 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Noora Laukkanen |  Finland | 4:50.08 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Sara Nordenstam |  Norway | 4:50.09 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Jördis Steinegger |  Austria | 4:50.94 | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Iryna Glavnyk |  Ukraine | 4:52.31 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Kristina Kochetkova |  Russia | 4:52.83 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Karolina Szczepaniak |  Poland | 4:53.45 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | Kristina Krasyukova | Russia | 4:55.28 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Nuala Murphy |  Ireland | 4:58.05 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Johanna Gerda Gustafsdottir |  Iceland | 5:00.99 | |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Neza Marcun | Slovenia | 5:04.00 | |
| 3 | 6 | Beatriz Gómez Cortés |  Spain | DNF |
Final
The final was held at 17:31.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:33.76 | |
 | 6 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 4:35.68 | |
 | 3 | Barbora Závadová | Czech Republic | 4:38.07 | |
| 4 | 4 | Stina Gardell | Sweden | 4:38.46 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Anja Klinar | Slovenia | 4:42.00 | |
| 6 | 7 | Stefania Pirozzi | Italy | 4:42.72 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alessia Polieri | Italy | 4:48.72 | |
| 8 | 8 | Lara Grangeon | France | 4:53.98 |
References
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 400 metre individual medley entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 400 metre individual medley Heats results Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 400 metre individual medley Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
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