Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 21 September 2014 at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday, 21 September 2014 | 09:00 | Heats |
| Sunday, 21 September 2014 | 19:07 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

| World Record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 3:58.37 | Gold Coast, Australia | 23 August 2014 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Chen Qian (CHN) | 4:02.35 | Jinan, China | 18 October 2009 |
| Games Record | Shao Yiwen (CHN) | 4:05.58 | Guangzhou, China | 15 November 2010 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Bi Yirong (CHN) | 4:12.27 |
| 2 | 2 | Zhang Yuhan (CHN) | 4:12.82 |
| 3 | 3 | Chihiro Igarashi (JPN) | 4:14.29 |
| 4 | 2 | Asami Chida (JPN) | 4:14.80 |
| 5 | 2 | Sarisa Suwannachet (THA) | 4:16.82 |
| 6 | 3 | Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn (THA) | 4:17.05 |
| 7 | 3 | Kim Su-yeon (KOR) | 4:17.18 |
| 8 | 2 | Khoo Cai Lin (MAS) | 4:18.07 |
| 9 | 3 | Lynette Lim (SIN) | 4:19.68 |
| 10 | 3 | Ranohon Amanova (UZB) | 4:21.08 |
| 11 | 2 | Rachel Tseng (SIN) | 4:21.39 |
| 12 | 2 | Yang Chin-kuei (TPE) | 4:21.58 |
| 13 | 2 | Kim Jung-hye (KOR) | 4:22.07 |
| 14 | 3 | Teng Yu-wen (TPE) | 4:30.20 |
| 15 | 2 | Heather Cheng (HKG) | 4:33.42 |
| 16 | 1 | Tam Hoi Lam (HKG) | 4:33.89 |
| 17 | 3 | Bayan Jumah (SYR) | 4:33.91 |
| 18 | 1 | Gabriella Doueihy (LIB) | 4:41.84 |
| 19 | 1 | Aminath Shajan (MDV) | 5:22.30 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Zhang Yuhan (CHN) | 4:07.67 |
| | Bi Yirong (CHN) | 4:08.23 |
| | Chihiro Igarashi (JPN) | 4:09.35 |
| 4 | Asami Chida (JPN) | 4:09.64 |
| 5 | Sarisa Suwannachet (THA) | 4:14.61 |
| 6 | Khoo Cai Lin (MAS) | 4:18.13 |
| 7 | Kim Su-yeon (KOR) | 4:19.82 |
| 8 | Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn (THA) | 4:22.74 |
