Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Women's 400 metre individual medley
| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates | March 8, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:51.17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 8 at the Estadio Nacional.[1][2] The last champion was Joanna Maranhão of Brazil.[3]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.[4]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 4:28.43 | London, Great Britain | July 18, 2012 |
| South American Games record |  Joanna Maranhão (BRA) | 4:52.84 | Medellín, Colombia | March 27, 2010 |
Results
[edit]All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
[edit]The first round was held on March 8, at 11:31.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela | 5:03.30 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Kristel Köbrich |  Chile | 5:04.26 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Florencia Perotti |  Argentina | 5:04.93 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Samantha Arévalo |  Ecuador | 5:07.28 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Virginia Bardach | Argentina | 5:07.49 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Maria Far |  Panama | 5:08.05 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Júlia Gerotto | Brazil | 5:10.38 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Nathalia Almeida | Brazil | 5:12.05 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Isabella Paez | Venezuela | 5:16.81 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Avalon Schultz Donlan | Chile | 5:20.55 |
Final
[edit]The final was held on March 8, at 19:43.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 4:51.17 | CR |
 | 2 | Virginia Bardach | Argentina | 4:52.94 | |
 | 1 | Júlia Gerotto | Brazil | 4:55.36 | |
| 4 | 6 | Samantha Arévalo | Ecuador | 4:55.86 | |
| 5 | 3 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina | 4:59.84 | |
| 6 | 5 | Kristel Köbrich | Chile | 5:02.26 | |
| 7 | 7 | Maria Far | Panama | 5:04.28 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nathalia Almeida | Brazil | 5:12.76 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Results of the 400-metre individual medley heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "Results of the 400-metre individual medley finals at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine