Women 400m Freestyle Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Thursday, 1st September - Gold Medal: Chris von Saltza, United States
Final 21:30 time gapLY
1. Chris Von SaltzaUSA United States4:50.6OR 416
2. Jane CederqvistSWE Sweden4:53.9 +3.3s515
3. Tineke LagerbergNED Netherlands4:56.9 +6.3s619
4. Ilsa KonradsAUS Australia4:57.9 +7.3s116
5. Dawn FraserAUS Australia4:58.5 +7.9s222
6. Nan RaeGBR Great Britain4:59.7 +9.1s316
7. Corrie SchimmelNED Netherlands5:02.3 +11.7s821
8. Birgitta SegerstromSWE Sweden5:02.4 +11.8s717
24 Competitors from 14 Nations. Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto.
1964 Women 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle History1956 Women 400m Freestyle
World Record: Chris Von Saltza, United States 4:44.5 Detrit, United States 5th August 1960
Olympic Record: Lorraine Crapp, United States 4:54.6 Melbourne, Australia 7th December 1956
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index Rome 1960index Swimming Rome 1960
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
The world record had been broken twice in the Olympic year, first by Ilsa Konrads at Sydney in February with 4:45.4, and then by Chris von Saltza of the USA at the US Trials in Detroit in August, posting 4:44.5. They both won their heats, with von Saltza's time of 4:53.6 the fastest by almost six seconds. She easily won the gold medal, pulling out to an early lead, and holding on in the last lap as Sweden's Jane Cederqvist, the 800 metre world record holder, finished strongly for the silver medal. The bronze went to Tineke Lagerberg of the Netherlands, with Konrads fading and finishing fourth.

Heats - Wednesday, 31st August 21:30

Best 8 times advanced to Final>.
Heat 3 time gapLYRk
1. Jane CederqvistSWE Sweden4:55.6 +2.0s5152.
2. Nan RaeGBR Great Britain4:55.7 +2.1s3163.
3. Dawn FraserAUS Australia4:57.6 +4.0s4225.
4. Ursula BrunnerGER UT Germany5:05.3 +11.7s61911.
5. Welleda VeschiITA Italy5:18.3 +24.7s71716.
6. Maria FrankHUN Hungary5:21.9 +28.3s11618.
7. Blanca Luz Barron SerranoMEX Mexico5:26.4 +32.8s82620.
-. Margaret IwasakiCAN CanadaDNS 218-.
Heat 2 time gapLYRk
1. Ilsa KonradsAUS Australia4:59.2 +5.6s4167.
2. Corrie SchimmelNED Netherlands5:00.1 +6.5s3218.
3. Heda FrostFRA France5:00.6 +7.0s6239.
4. Carolyn HouseUSA United States5:00.7 +7.1s51510.
5. Hillary WilsonRHO South Rhodesia5:16.8 +23.2s21515.
6. Maria Luisa SouzaMEX Mexico5:21.3 +27.7s81817.
7. Sigrid MullerAUT Austria5:25.1 +31.5s11719.
-. Marta EgervariHUN HungaryDNS 717-.
Heat 1 time gapLYRk
1. Chris Von SaltzaUSA United States4:53.6OR 4161.
2. Tineke LagerbergNED Netherlands4:57.0 +3.4s5194.
3. Birgitta SegerstromSWE Sweden4:57.6 +4.0s3175.
4. Gisela WeissGER UT Germany5:08.6 +15.0s61612.
5. Judith SamuelGBR Great Britain5:12.9 +19.3s21713.
6. Paola SainiITA Italy5:13.1 +19.5s71414.
7. Kimiko EzakaJPN Japan5:26.8 +33.2s11621.
8. Eiko WadaJPN Japan5:26.8 +33.2s82122.
Final 21:30 time gapLYRk
1. Chris Von SaltzaUSA United States4:50.6OR 4161.
2. Jane CederqvistSWE Sweden4:53.9 +3.3s5152.
3. Tineke LagerbergNED Netherlands4:56.9 +6.3s6193.
4. Ilsa KonradsAUS Australia4:57.9 +7.3s1164.
5. Dawn FraserAUS Australia4:58.5 +7.9s2225.
6. Nan RaeGBR Great Britain4:59.7 +9.1s3166.
7. Corrie SchimmelNED Netherlands5:02.3 +11.7s8217.
8. Birgitta SegerstromSWE Sweden5:02.4 +11.8s7178.
Heats time gapLYRk
1. Chris Von SaltzaUSA United States4:53.6OR 4161.
1. Jane CederqvistSWE Sweden4:55.6 +2.0s5152.
2. Nan RaeGBR Great Britain4:55.7 +2.1s3163.
2. Tineke LagerbergNED Netherlands4:57.0 +3.4s5194.
3. Dawn FraserAUS Australia4:57.6 +4.0s4225.
3. Birgitta SegerstromSWE Sweden4:57.6 +4.0s3175.
1. Ilsa KonradsAUS Australia4:59.2 +5.6s4167.
2. Corrie SchimmelNED Netherlands5:00.1 +6.5s3218.
3. Heda FrostFRA France5:00.6 +7.0s6239.
4. Carolyn HouseUSA United States5:00.7 +7.1s51510.
4. Ursula BrunnerGER UT Germany5:05.3 +11.7s61911.
4. Gisela WeissGER UT Germany5:08.6 +15.0s61612.
5. Judith SamuelGBR Great Britain5:12.9 +19.3s21713.
6. Paola SainiITA Italy5:13.1 +19.5s71414.
5. Hillary WilsonRHO South Rhodesia5:16.8 +23.2s21515.
5. Welleda VeschiITA Italy5:18.3 +24.7s71716.
6. Maria Luisa SouzaMEX Mexico5:21.3 +27.7s81817.
6. Maria FrankHUN Hungary5:21.9 +28.3s11618.
7. Sigrid MullerAUT Austria5:25.1 +31.5s11719.
7. Blanca Luz Barron SerranoMEX Mexico5:26.4 +32.8s82620.
7. Kimiko EzakaJPN Japan5:26.8 +33.2s11621.
8. Eiko WadaJPN Japan5:26.8 +33.2s82122.
-. Marta EgervariHUN HungaryDNS 717-.
-. Margaret IwasakiCAN CanadaDNS 218-.
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