Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
Introduction The '''women's 400 metre individual medley''' event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 18–19 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results ===Heats===Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Rank  Heat  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1  3  Noemi Lung    4:41.96  Q 2  3  Kathleen Nord    4:42.92   Q 3  4  Janet Evans    4:43.04   Q 4  3  Jodie Clatworthy    4:44.26   Q, '''OC''' 5  4  Daniela Hunger    4:44.85  Q 6  3  Yelena Dendeberova    4:46.63   Q 7  2  Donna Procter    4:47.57   Q 8  3  Lin Li    4:48.89   Q 9  2  Yan Ming    4:49.04   q 10  4  Roberta Felotti    4:49.20   q 11  2  Erika Hansen    4:50.03   q 12  2  Antoaneta Strumenlieva    4:51.58   q 13  2  Christine Magnier    4:51.91   q 14  3  Birgit Lohberg-Schulz    4:52.05   q 15  2  Anette Philipsson    4:53.58   q 16  2  Annette Poulsen    4:54.01   q 17  4  Anamarija Petričević    4:54.17    18  4  Suki Brownsdon    4:54.66    19  4  Yoshie Nishioka    4:55.31    20  3  Marianne Muis    4:56.31    21  3  Mildred Muis    4:56.89    22  4  Irene Dalby    4:58.14    23  1  Hiroyo Harada    5:00.92    24  2  Tracey Atkin    5:01.34    25  1  Michelle Smith    5:01.84    26  1  Marlene Bruten    5:03.69    27  1  Chang Hui-chien    5:13.20    28  1  Valentina Aracil    5:19.17    29  1  Annemarie Munk    5:24.11    30  1  Kimberly Chen    5:28.15      4  Yuliya Bogacheva      ===Finals=======Final B==== Rank  Lane  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 9  5  Roberta Felotti    4:49.53   10  7  Birgit Lohberg-Schulz    4:50.54   11  3  Erika Hansen    4:51.93   12  6  Antoaneta Strumenlieva    4:52.33   13  1  Anette Philipsson    4:52.77   14  2  Christine Magnier    4:53.29   15  8  Annette Poulsen    4:54.40   16  4  Yan Ming    4:55.92  ====Final A==== Rank  Lane  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes   3  Janet Evans   4:37.76     4  Noemi Lung   4:39.46     2  Daniela Hunger   4:39.76   4  7  Yelena Dendeberova   4:40.44   5  5  Kathleen Nord   4:41.64  6  6  Jodie Clatworthy   4:45.86   7  8  Lin Li   4:47.05  8  1  Donna Procter   4:47.51
References
External links *  Official Report*  USA Swimming