400 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1962 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Leipzig GDR
Held 21 – 22 August 1962
Status Medal
Competitors 22
Countries 14
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Adrie Lasterie NED 4:55.5
(1 h3)		 4:52.4
(1 F)
🥈 Ineke Tigelaar NED 5:01.2
(1 h1)		 4:57.3
(2 F)
🥉 Elisabeth Ljunggren SWE 4:58.5
(2 h3)		 4:58.1
(3 F)
4 Margareta Rylander SWE 4:58.9
(1 h2)		 4:58.1
(4 F)
5 Liz Long GBR 5:06.5
(3 h3)		 4:58.2
(5 F)
6 Helga Zimmermann GDR 5:09.4
(2 h2)		 5:05.0
(6 F)
7 Anni Vanacker FRA 5:08.2
(2 h1)		 5:10.6
(7 F)
8 Hilda Zeier YUG 5:09.8
(3 h1)		 5:12.5
(8 F)
9 Daniela Beneck ITA 5:12.4
(3 h2)		 —
10 Héda Frost FRA 5:12.8
(4 h3)		 —
11 Gabriele Nimmrich GDR 5:13.5
(4 h1)		 —
12 Katalin Takács HUN 5:17.8
(5 h1)		 —
13 Susan Soper GBR 5:23.3
(4 h2)		 —
14 Nataliya Mikhaylova URS 5:23.4
(5 h2)		 —
15 Gisella Costollo ITA 5:23.7
(5 h3)		 —
16 Mária Frank HUN 5:23.9
(6 h2)		 —
17 María Ballesté ESP 5.25.0
(6 h3)		 —
18 Maria Komisarek POL 5:27.7
(7 h3)		 —
19 Anna Duczyńska POL 5:27.8
(6 h1)		 —
20 Cristina Balaban ROU 5:30.0
(7 h2)		 —
21 Karin Müller SUI 5.33.8
(8 h3)		 —
22 Tone Brit Korsvold NOR 5:45.5
(7 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ineke Tigelaar NED 5:01.2
2 Anni Vanacker FRA 5:08.2
3 Hilda Zeier YUG 5:09.8
4 Gabriele Nimmrich GDR 5:13.5
5 Katalin Takács HUN 5:17.8
6 Anna Duczyńska POL 5:27.8
7 Tone Brit Korsvold NOR 5:45.5

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Margareta Rylander SWE 4:58.9
2 Helga Zimmermann GDR 5:09.4
3 Daniela Beneck ITA 5:12.4
4 Susan Soper GBR 5:23.3
5 Nataliya Mikhaylova URS 5:23.4
6 Mária Frank HUN 5:23.9
7 Cristina Balaban ROU 5:30.0

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Adrie Lasterie NED 4:55.5
2 Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris SWE 4:58.5
3 Liz Long GBR 5:06.5
4 Héda Frost FRA 5:12.8
5 Gisella Costollo ITA 5:23.7
6 María Ballesté ESP 5.25.0
7 Maria Komisarek POL 5:27.7
8 Karin Müller SUI 5.33.8

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Adrie Lasterie NED 4:52.4
2 Ineke Tigelaar NED 4:57.3
3 Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris SWE 4:58.1
4 Margareta Rylander SWE 4:58.1
5 Liz Long GBR 4:58.2
6 Helga Zimmermann GDR 5:05.0
7 Anni Vanacker FRA 5:10.6
8 Hilda Zeier YUG 5:12.5