Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 14 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the 2010 Asian Games
VenueAoti Aquatics Centre
Date14 November 2010
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Winning time4:33.79 GR
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    Chinese Taipei
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There were 10 competitors from 8 countries who took part in this event. Two heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the both field qualified for the finals.

Ye Shiwen and Li Xuanxu from China won the gold and silver medal, respectively, Cheng Wan-Jung from Chinese Taipei finished with third place, it was the first swimming medal for Chinese Taipei since 1998 Asian Games.

Schedule

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
Sunday, 14 November 2010 09:16 Heats
18:06 Final

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record   Stephanie Rice (AUS) 4:29.45 Beijing, China 10 August 2008
Asian Record   Li Xuanxu (CHN) 4:30.43 Jinan, China 17 October 2009
Games Record   Qi Hui (CHN) 4:38.31 Doha, Qatar 3 December 2006

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Time Notes
1 1   Ye Shiwen (CHN) 4:44.09
2 1   Izumi Kato (JPN) 4:44.72
3 2   Li Xuanxu (CHN) 4:45.42
4 1   Maiko Fujino (JPN) 4:45.67
5 2   Nam Yoo-sun (KOR) 4:46.59
6 2   Cheng Wan-jung (TPE) 4:47.90
7 2   Patarawadee Kittiya (THA) 4:58.93
8 1   Ranohon Amanova (UZB) 4:59.46
9 2   Erica Totten (PHI) 5:01.59
10 1   Carmen Nam (HKG) 5:05.27

Final

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Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Ye Shiwen (CHN) 4:33.79 GR
    Li Xuanxu (CHN) 4:38.05
    Cheng Wan-jung (TPE) 4:41.55
4   Maiko Fujino (JPN) 4:42.31
5   Izumi Kato (JPN) 4:46.02
6   Nam Yoo-sun (KOR) 4:47.11
7   Ranohon Amanova (UZB) 4:55.49
8   Patarawadee Kittiya (THA) 4:57.44

References

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