Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The final of the Women's 400 metres Freestyle event at the European LC Championships 1997 was held on Thursday 21 August 1997 in Seville, Spain.

Finals

RANK	FINAL A	TIME
	Dagmar Hase (GER)	4:09.58
	Michelle Smith (IRL)	4:10.50
	Kerstin Kielgass (GER)	4:10.89
4.	Carla Geurts (NED)	4:11.23
5.	Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED)	4:13.51
6.	Nadezhda Chemezova (RUS)	4:13.81
7.	Simona Păduraru (ROM)	4:13.87
8.	Olena Lapunova (UKR)	4:14.89

RANK	FINAL B	TIME
9.	Camelia Potec (ROM)	4:13.79
10.	Laetitia Choux (FRA)	4:15.77
11.	Ingrid Bourre (FRA)	4:15.92
12.	Anna Simoni (ITA)	4:16.13
13.	Hana Černá (CZE)	4:16.26
14.	Sarai Justes (ESP)	4:17.53
15.	Jessica Craig (GBR)	4:18.33
16.	Britt Raaby (DEN)	4:18.44

Qualifying heats

RANK	HEATS RANKING	TIME
1.	Olena Lapunova (UKR)	4:12.63
2.	Nadezhda Chemezova (RUS)	4:13.91
3.	Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED)	4:14.14
4.	Carla Geurts (NED)	4:14.20
5.	Dagmar Hase (GER)	4:14.37
6.	Kerstin Kielgass (GER)	4:14.47
7.	Simona Păduraru (ROM)	4:16.12
8.	Michelle Smith (IRL)	4:16.43
9.	Laetitia Choux (FRA)	4:16.78
10.	Jessica Craig (GBR)	4:17.83
11.	Camelia Potec (ROM)	4:18.23
12.	Britt Raaby (DEN)	4:18.38
13.	Anna Simoni (ITA)	4:18.75
14.	Ingrid Bourre (FRA)	4:18.78
15.	Hana Černá (CZE)	4:18.84
16.	Sarai Justes (ESP)	4:19.10
17.	Asa Sandlund (SWE)	4:21.51
18.	Victoria Horner (GBR)	4:22.00
19.	Kristýna Kyněrová (CZE)	4:23.69
20.	Flavia Rigamonti (SUI)	4:23.72
21.	Eva Zachariassen (DEN)	4:23.96
22.	Sofie Goffin (BEL)	4:25.42
23.	Laura Roca (ESP)	4:25.64
24.	Petra Banović (CRO)	4:26.64
25.	Urska Ros (SLO)	4:29.67
26.	Chantal Strasser (SUI)	4:30.98

See also

• 1996 Women's Olympic Games 400m Freestyle
• 1997 Women's World Championships (SC) 400m Freestyle

References

• scmsom results
• La Gazzetta Archivio
• swimrankings