Women 400m Freestyle Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Thursday, 1st September - Gold Medal: Chris von Saltza, United States

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 States	4:50.6	OR		4	16
2. Jane Cederqvist	Sweden	4:53.9		+3.3s	5	15
3. Tineke Lagerberg	Netherlands	4:56.9		+6.3s	6	19
4. Ilsa Konrads	Australia	4:57.9		+7.3s	1	16
5. Dawn Fraser	Australia	4:58.5		+7.9s	2	22
6. Nan Rae	Great Britain	4:59.7		+9.1s	3	16
7. Corrie Schimmel	Netherlands	5:02.3		+11.7s	8	21
8. Birgitta Segerstrom	Sweden	5:02.4		+11.8s	7	17

24 Competitors from 14 Nations. Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto.
1964 Women 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle History	1956 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 1960	index Swimming Rome 1960


Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m Butterfly	Women 100m Butterfly
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley Relay	Women 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	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Jane Cederqvist	Sweden	4:55.6	+2.0s	5	15	2.
2. Nan Rae	Great Britain	4:55.7	+2.1s	3	16	3.
3. Dawn Fraser	Australia	4:57.6	+4.0s	4	22	5.
4. Ursula Brunner	UT Germany	5:05.3	+11.7s	6	19	11.
5. Welleda Veschi	Italy	5:18.3	+24.7s	7	17	16.
6. Maria Frank	Hungary	5:21.9	+28.3s	1	16	18.
7. Blanca Luz Barron Serrano	Mexico	5:26.4	+32.8s	8	26	20.
-. Margaret Iwasaki	Canada	DNS		2	18	-.

Heat 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Ilsa Konrads	Australia	4:59.2	+5.6s	4	16	7.
2. Corrie Schimmel	Netherlands	5:00.1	+6.5s	3	21	8.
3. Heda Frost	France	5:00.6	+7.0s	6	23	9.
4. Carolyn House	United States	5:00.7	+7.1s	5	15	10.
5. Hillary Wilson	South Rhodesia	5:16.8	+23.2s	2	15	15.
6. Maria Luisa Souza	Mexico	5:21.3	+27.7s	8	18	17.
7. Sigrid Muller	Austria	5:25.1	+31.5s	1	17	19.
-. Marta Egervari	Hungary	DNS		7	17	-.

Heat 1		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Chris Von Saltza	United States	4:53.6	OR		4	16	1.
2. Tineke Lagerberg	Netherlands	4:57.0		+3.4s	5	19	4.
3. Birgitta Segerstrom	Sweden	4:57.6		+4.0s	3	17	5.
4. Gisela Weiss	UT Germany	5:08.6		+15.0s	6	16	12.
5. Judith Samuel	Great Britain	5:12.9		+19.3s	2	17	13.
6. Paola Saini	Italy	5:13.1		+19.5s	7	14	14.
7. Kimiko Ezaka	Japan	5:26.8		+33.2s	1	16	21.
8. Eiko Wada	Japan	5:26.8		+33.2s	8	21	22.

Final 21:30		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Chris Von Saltza	United States	4:50.6	OR		4	16	1.
2. Jane Cederqvist	Sweden	4:53.9		+3.3s	5	15	2.
3. Tineke Lagerberg	Netherlands	4:56.9		+6.3s	6	19	3.
4. Ilsa Konrads	Australia	4:57.9		+7.3s	1	16	4.
5. Dawn Fraser	Australia	4:58.5		+7.9s	2	22	5.
6. Nan Rae	Great Britain	4:59.7		+9.1s	3	16	6.
7. Corrie Schimmel	Netherlands	5:02.3		+11.7s	8	21	7.
8. Birgitta Segerstrom	Sweden	5:02.4		+11.8s	7	17	8.
Heats		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Chris Von Saltza	United States	4:53.6	OR		4	16	1.
1. Jane Cederqvist	Sweden	4:55.6		+2.0s	5	15	2.
2. Nan Rae	Great Britain	4:55.7		+2.1s	3	16	3.
2. Tineke Lagerberg	Netherlands	4:57.0		+3.4s	5	19	4.
3. Dawn Fraser	Australia	4:57.6		+4.0s	4	22	5.
3. Birgitta Segerstrom	Sweden	4:57.6		+4.0s	3	17	5.
1. Ilsa Konrads	Australia	4:59.2		+5.6s	4	16	7.
2. Corrie Schimmel	Netherlands	5:00.1		+6.5s	3	21	8.
3. Heda Frost	France	5:00.6		+7.0s	6	23	9.
4. Carolyn House	United States	5:00.7		+7.1s	5	15	10.
4. Ursula Brunner	UT Germany	5:05.3		+11.7s	6	19	11.
4. Gisela Weiss	UT Germany	5:08.6		+15.0s	6	16	12.
5. Judith Samuel	Great Britain	5:12.9		+19.3s	2	17	13.
6. Paola Saini	Italy	5:13.1		+19.5s	7	14	14.
5. Hillary Wilson	South Rhodesia	5:16.8		+23.2s	2	15	15.
5. Welleda Veschi	Italy	5:18.3		+24.7s	7	17	16.
6. Maria Luisa Souza	Mexico	5:21.3		+27.7s	8	18	17.
6. Maria Frank	Hungary	5:21.9		+28.3s	1	16	18.
7. Sigrid Muller	Austria	5:25.1		+31.5s	1	17	19.
7. Blanca Luz Barron Serrano	Mexico	5:26.4		+32.8s	8	26	20.
7. Kimiko Ezaka	Japan	5:26.8		+33.2s	1	16	21.
8. Eiko Wada	Japan	5:26.8		+33.2s	8	21	22.
-. Marta Egervari	Hungary	DNS			7	17	-.
-. Margaret Iwasaki	Canada	DNS			2	18	-.

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