Women 400m Freestyle Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Thursday, 1st September - Gold Medal: Chris von Saltza, United States
Final 21:30 time gap L Y 1. Chris Von Saltza United States4:50.6 OR 4 16 2. Jane Cederqvist Sweden4:53.9 +3.3s 5 15 3. Tineke Lagerberg Netherlands4:56.9 +6.3s 6 19 4. Ilsa Konrads Australia4:57.9 +7.3s 1 16 5. Dawn Fraser Australia4:58.5 +7.9s 2 22 6. Nan Rae Great Britain4:59.7 +9.1s 3 16 7. Corrie Schimmel Netherlands5:02.3 +11.7s 8 21 8. Birgitta Segerstrom Sweden5:02.4 +11.8s 7 17
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
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 21:30Best 8 times advanced to Final>.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 1. Jane Cederqvist Sweden4:55.6 +2.0s 5 15 2. 2. Nan Rae Great Britain4:55.7 +2.1s 3 16 3. 3. Dawn Fraser Australia4:57.6 +4.0s 4 22 5. 4. Ursula Brunner UT Germany5:05.3 +11.7s 6 19 11. 5. Welleda Veschi Italy5:18.3 +24.7s 7 17 16. 6. Maria Frank Hungary5:21.9 +28.3s 1 16 18. 7. Blanca Luz Barron Serrano Mexico5:26.4 +32.8s 8 26 20. -. Margaret Iwasaki CanadaDNS 2 18 -.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Ilsa Konrads Australia4:59.2 +5.6s 4 16 7. 2. Corrie Schimmel Netherlands5:00.1 +6.5s 3 21 8. 3. Heda Frost France5:00.6 +7.0s 6 23 9. 4. Carolyn House United States5:00.7 +7.1s 5 15 10. 5. Hillary Wilson South Rhodesia5:16.8 +23.2s 2 15 15. 6. Maria Luisa Souza Mexico5:21.3 +27.7s 8 18 17. 7. Sigrid Muller Austria5:25.1 +31.5s 1 17 19. -. Marta Egervari HungaryDNS 7 17 -.
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Chris Von Saltza United States4:53.6 OR 4 16 1. 2. Tineke Lagerberg Netherlands4:57.0 +3.4s 5 19 4. 3. Birgitta Segerstrom Sweden4:57.6 +4.0s 3 17 5. 4. Gisela Weiss UT Germany5:08.6 +15.0s 6 16 12. 5. Judith Samuel Great Britain5:12.9 +19.3s 2 17 13. 6. Paola Saini Italy5:13.1 +19.5s 7 14 14. 7. Kimiko Ezaka Japan5:26.8 +33.2s 1 16 21. 8. Eiko Wada Japan5:26.8 +33.2s 8 21 22.
Final 21:30 time gap L Y Rk 1. Chris Von Saltza United States4:50.6 OR 4 16 1. 2. Jane Cederqvist Sweden4:53.9 +3.3s 5 15 2. 3. Tineke Lagerberg Netherlands4:56.9 +6.3s 6 19 3. 4. Ilsa Konrads Australia4:57.9 +7.3s 1 16 4. 5. Dawn Fraser Australia4:58.5 +7.9s 2 22 5. 6. Nan Rae Great Britain4:59.7 +9.1s 3 16 6. 7. Corrie Schimmel Netherlands5:02.3 +11.7s 8 21 7. 8. Birgitta Segerstrom Sweden5:02.4 +11.8s 7 17 8. Heats time gap L Y Rk 1. Chris Von Saltza United States4:53.6 OR 4 16 1. 1. Jane Cederqvist Sweden4:55.6 +2.0s 5 15 2. 2. Nan Rae Great Britain4:55.7 +2.1s 3 16 3. 2. Tineke Lagerberg Netherlands4:57.0 +3.4s 5 19 4. 3. Dawn Fraser Australia4:57.6 +4.0s 4 22 5. 3. Birgitta Segerstrom Sweden4:57.6 +4.0s 3 17 5. 1. Ilsa Konrads Australia4:59.2 +5.6s 4 16 7. 2. Corrie Schimmel Netherlands5:00.1 +6.5s 3 21 8. 3. Heda Frost France5:00.6 +7.0s 6 23 9. 4. Carolyn House United States5:00.7 +7.1s 5 15 10. 4. Ursula Brunner UT Germany5:05.3 +11.7s 6 19 11. 4. Gisela Weiss UT Germany5:08.6 +15.0s 6 16 12. 5. Judith Samuel Great Britain5:12.9 +19.3s 2 17 13. 6. Paola Saini Italy5:13.1 +19.5s 7 14 14. 5. Hillary Wilson South Rhodesia5:16.8 +23.2s 2 15 15. 5. Welleda Veschi Italy5:18.3 +24.7s 7 17 16. 6. Maria Luisa Souza Mexico5:21.3 +27.7s 8 18 17. 6. Maria Frank Hungary5:21.9 +28.3s 1 16 18. 7. Sigrid Muller Austria5:25.1 +31.5s 1 17 19. 7. Blanca Luz Barron Serrano Mexico5:26.4 +32.8s 8 26 20. 7. Kimiko Ezaka Japan5:26.8 +33.2s 1 16 21. 8. Eiko Wada Japan5:26.8 +33.2s 8 21 22. -. Marta Egervari HungaryDNS 7 17 -. -. Margaret Iwasaki CanadaDNS 2 18 -.
Prepared and maintained by Todor Krastev
todor1966@yahoo.com
Last updated: 17 Apr 2023Facebook Todor Krastev