2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Chloe Sutton of United States.

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

| World record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 3:58.86 | Irvine, United States | August 9, 2014 |
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| Pan Pacific Championships record | Janet Evans (USA) | 4:04.53 | Tokyo, Japan | August 19, 1989 |

## Results

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 |
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### Heats

The first round was held on August 23, at 10:47.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 4:03.09 | QA, CR |
| 2 | Cierra Runge | United States | 4:06.73 | QA |
| 3 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 4:07.48 | QA |
| 4 | Leah Smith | United States | 4:07.77 | QA |
| 5 | Becca Mann | United States | 4:08.50 | QA |
| 5 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 4:08.64 | QA |
| 7 | Bronte Barratt | Australia | 4:09.30 | QA |
| 8 | Alanna Bowles | Australia | 4:09.53 | QA |
| 9 | Brittany MacLean | Canada | 4:09.75 | QB |
| 10 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 4:12.08 | QB |
| 11 | Samantha Cleverton | Canada | 4:14.44 | QB |
| 12 | Aya Takano | Japan | 4:14.63 | QB |
| 13 | Chihi Igarashi | Japan | 4:16.28 | QB |
| 14 | Emma Robinson | New Zealand | 4:16.63 | QB |
| 14 | Yasuk Miyamoto | Japan | 4:16.63 | QB |
| 16 | Alyson Ackman | Canada | 4:16.67 | QB |
| 17 | Samantha Lucie-Smith | New Zealand | 4:18.49 | |
| 18 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada | 4:20.20 | |
| 19 | Miho Takahashi | Japan | 4:21.09 | |
| 20 | Liu Yiru | China | 4:22.99 | |
| 21 | Leonora Parmeleau | Canada | 4:30.18 | |
| 22 | Hei Tung Cheng | Hong Kong | 4:35.49 | |

### B Final

The B final was held on August 23, at 20:04.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Leah Smith | United States | 4:06.91 |
| 10 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 4:10.14 |
| 11 | Chihi Igarashi | Japan | 4:13.72 |
| 12 | Samantha Lucie-Smith | New Zealand | 4:15.19 |
| 13 | Emma Robinson | New Zealand | 4:15.92 |
| 14 | Aya Takano | Japan | 4:16.07 |
| 15 | Yasuk Miyamoto | Japan | 4:16.38 |
| 16 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada | 4:23.47 |

### A Final

The A final was held on August 23, at 20:04.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Katie Ledecky | United States | 3:58.37 | WR, CR |
| | Cierra Runge | United States | 4:04.55 | |
| | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 4:05.33 | |
| 4 | Brittany MacLean | Canada | 4:05.91 | |
| 5 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 4:07.51 | |
| 6 | Bronte Barratt | Australia | 4:10.40 | |
| 7 | Alanna Bowles | Australia | 4:10.58 | |
| 8 | Samantha Cleverton | Canada | 4:12.25 | |
