Women 400m Medley Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Saturday, 17th October - Gold Medal: Donna de Verona, United States
Final time gapLYButteBackBreast
1. Donna De VaronaUSA United States5:18.7OR 4171:09.92:28.34:05.9
2. Sharon FinneranUSA United States5:24.1 +5.4s7181:11.82:35.74:12.0
3. Martha RandallUSA United States5:24.2 +5.5s3161:12.62:34.24:12.9
4. Veronika HolletzGER UT Germany5:25.6 +6.9s5191:13.52:36.84:12.3
5. Linda McgillAUS Australia5:28.4 +9.7s8181:13.82:40.24:13.0
6. Betty HeukelsNED Netherlands5:30.3 +11.6s2221:15.22:42.64:13.7
7. Anita LonsbroughGBR Great Britain5:30.5 +11.8s6231:14.82:42.54:14.5
8. Marta EgervariHUN Hungary5:38.4 +19.7s1211:14.92:42.54:18.3
26 Competitors from 15 Nations. Yoyogi National Gymansium.
1968 Women 400m MedleyWomen 400m Medley History1968 Women 400m Medley
World Record: Donna de Varona, United States 5:14.9 New York, United States 30th August 1964
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Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 200m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 400m MedleyWomen 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
Donna de Varona had competed at the 1960 Olympics when she was only 13-years-old. But even at that age she held the world record in the 400 individual medley, which was not an Olympic event in 1960. Over the next four years she became the best swimmer in the world, and set five more world records in this event, and eight in the 200 IM, as well as one 100 backstroke world record in 1963. She came to Tokyo as a clear favorite in this new Olympic event, and did not disappoint. In the final she took the lead at 100 metres, and kept pouring it on. Sharon Finneran had twice interrupted de Varona's world record streak in the 400 IM, setting world records in Osaka, Japan on 26 and 28 July 1962. But she was no match in Tokyo for de Varona, although she won the silver medal, but Finneran was almost six seconds back. Martha Randall came up for third to complete an American sweep.

Heats - Thursday, 15th October

Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Heat 4 time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
1. Donna De VaronaUSA United States5:24.2OR 5171.1:10.92:31.34:10.4
2. Marianne HeemskerkNED Netherlands5:38.6 +14.4s32010.1:13.42:41.34:18.6
3. Helen Louise KennedyCAN Canada5:49.9 +25.7s11517.1:18.52:46.94:34.9
4. Natsuko MatsudaJPN Japan5:51.5 +27.3s71719.1:14.82:49.64:30.3
5. Silvia Belmar BohigasMEX Mexico6:00.7 +36.5s61920.1:17.12:51.84:39.5
-. Elisabeth Ljunggren-MorrisSWE SwedenDNS 416-.
-. Janice MurphyAUS AustraliaDNS 221-.
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Heat 3 time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
1. Veronika HolletzGER UT Germany5:26.8OR+2.6s5192.1:13.62:34.74:11.2
2. Betty HeukelsNED Netherlands5:32.4 +8.2s6225.1:15.62:41.64:12.9
3. Linda McgillAUS Australia5:38.3 +14.1s4188.1:13.92:43.64:20.0
4. Kimiko EzakaJPN Japan5:42.1 +17.9s22013.1:15.62:45.74:24.7
5. Kirsten Strange-CampbellDEN Denmark5:44.4 +20.2s72016.1:17.62:48.54:23.8
6. Pamela JohnsonGBR Great Britain6:11.9 +47.7s31622.1:22.82:54.44:44.4
-. Maria Rosario De Vivanco RocaPER PeruDNS 1153.
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Heat 2 time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
1. Martha RandallUSA United States5:27.8OR+3.6s2163.1:13.92:35.24:14.8
2. Barbara HounsellCAN Canada5:38.4 +14.2s7139.1:18.42:44.24:22.9
3. Adrie LasterieNED Netherlands5:41.3 +17.1s62012.1:14.62:44.04:23.6
4. Harriet BlankGER UT Germany5:42.4 +18.2s51914.1:15.82:45.24:22.6
5. Isabel Castane LopezESP Spain5:50.7 +26.5s41818.1:20.02:50.24:24.3
6. Margaret HardingPUR Puerto Rico6:10.7 +46.5s31621.1:19.32:55.94:44.3
:
Heat 1 time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
1. Anita LonsbroughGBR Great Britain5:30.6OR+6.4s3234.1:14.32:40.64:14.4
2. Sharon FinneranUSA United States5:32.7 +8.5s4186.1:13.42:40.04:19.4
3. Marta EgervariHUN Hungary5:35.8 +11.6s5217.1:15.72:41.64:16.7
4. Helga ZimmermannGER UT Germany5:38.9 +14.7s22111.1:15.52:45.14:24.9
5. Jane CortisAUS Australia5:43.6 +19.4s61615.1:16.92:40.74:23.5
-. Marilyn SidelskyRHO RhodesiaDNS 116-.
Final time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
1. Donna De VaronaUSA United States5:18.7OR 4171.1:09.92:28.34:05.9
2. Sharon FinneranUSA United States5:24.1 +5.4s7182.1:11.82:35.74:12.0
3. Martha RandallUSA United States5:24.2 +5.5s3163.1:12.62:34.24:12.9
4. Veronika HolletzGER UT Germany5:25.6 +6.9s5194.1:13.52:36.84:12.3
5. Linda McgillAUS Australia5:28.4 +9.7s8185.1:13.82:40.24:13.0
6. Betty HeukelsNED Netherlands5:30.3 +11.6s2226.1:15.22:42.64:13.7
7. Anita LonsbroughGBR Great Britain5:30.5 +11.8s6237.1:14.82:42.54:14.5
8. Marta EgervariHUN Hungary5:38.4 +19.7s1218.1:14.92:42.54:18.3
Heats time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
Heat 1 time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
Heat 2 time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
Heat 3 time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
Heat 4 time gapLYRkButteBackBreast
1. Donna De VaronaUSA United States5:24.2OR 5171.1:10.92:31.34:10.4
1. Veronika HolletzGER UT Germany5:26.8OR+2.6s5192.1:13.62:34.74:11.2
1. Martha RandallUSA United States5:27.8OR+3.6s2163.1:13.92:35.24:14.8
1. Anita LonsbroughGBR Great Britain5:30.6OR+6.4s3234.1:14.32:40.64:14.4
2. Betty HeukelsNED Netherlands5:32.4 +8.2s6225.1:15.62:41.64:12.9
2. Sharon FinneranUSA United States5:32.7 +8.5s4186.1:13.42:40.04:19.4
3. Marta EgervariHUN Hungary5:35.8 +11.6s5217.1:15.72:41.64:16.7
3. Linda McgillAUS Australia5:38.3 +14.1s4188.1:13.92:43.64:20.0
2. Barbara HounsellCAN Canada5:38.4 +14.2s7139.1:18.42:44.24:22.9
2. Marianne HeemskerkNED Netherlands5:38.6 +14.4s32010.1:13.42:41.34:18.6
4. Helga ZimmermannGER UT Germany5:38.9 +14.7s22111.1:15.52:45.14:24.9
3. Adrie LasterieNED Netherlands5:41.3 +17.1s62012.1:14.62:44.04:23.6
4. Kimiko EzakaJPN Japan5:42.1 +17.9s22013.1:15.62:45.74:24.7
4. Harriet BlankGER UT Germany5:42.4 +18.2s51914.1:15.82:45.24:22.6
5. Jane CortisAUS Australia5:43.6 +19.4s61615.1:16.92:40.74:23.5
5. Kirsten Strange-CampbellDEN Denmark5:44.4 +20.2s72016.1:17.62:48.54:23.8
3. Helen Louise KennedyCAN Canada5:49.9 +25.7s11517.1:18.52:46.94:34.9
5. Isabel Castane LopezESP Spain5:50.7 +26.5s41818.1:20.02:50.24:24.3
4. Natsuko MatsudaJPN Japan5:51.5 +27.3s71719.1:14.82:49.64:30.3
5. Silvia Belmar BohigasMEX Mexico6:00.7 +36.5s61920.1:17.12:51.84:39.5
6. Margaret HardingPUR Puerto Rico6:10.7 +46.5s31621.1:19.32:55.94:44.3
6. Pamela JohnsonGBR Great Britain6:11.9 +47.7s31622.1:22.82:54.44:44.4
-. Maria Rosario De Vivanco RocaPER PeruDNS 1153.
-. Elisabeth Ljunggren-MorrisSWE SwedenDNS 416-.
-. Janice MurphyAUS AustraliaDNS 221-.
-. Marilyn SidelskyRHO RhodesiaDNS 116-.
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