Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 3 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.

## Schedule

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

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Thursday, 3 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| Thursday, 3 October 2002 | 19:00 | Final |

## Records

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

| World Record | Janet Evans (USA) | 4:03.85 | Seoul, South Korea | 22 September 1988 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Chen Yan (CHN) | 4:05.00 | Shanghai, China | 17 October 1997 |
| Games Record | Chen Hua (CHN) | 4:12.31 | Bangkok, Thailand | 9 December 1998 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Sachiko Yamada (JPN) | 4:13.62 |
| 2 | 2 | Ha Eun-ju (KOR) | 4:19.65 |
| 3 | 2 | Chen Hua (CHN) | 4:19.71 |
| 4 | 1 | Tang Jingzhi (CHN) | 4:21.39 |
| 5 | 1 | Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) | 4:23.21 |
| 6 | 1 | Madoka Ochi (JPN) | 4:24.28 |
| 7 | 1 | Kim Ye-sul (KOR) | 4:24.68 |
| 8 | 2 | Chorkaew Choompol (THA) | 4:29.42 |
| 9 | 2 | Lizza Danila (PHI) | 4:31.47 |
| 10 | 1 | U-Nice Chan (SIN) | 4:33.55 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Sachiko Yamada (JPN) | 4:07.23 | GR |
| | Chen Hua (CHN) | 4:12.24 | |
| | Tang Jingzhi (CHN) | 4:15.82 | |
| 4 | Ha Eun-ju (KOR) | 4:19.89 | |
| 5 | Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) | 4:21.46 | |
| 6 | Madoka Ochi (JPN) | 4:21.67 | |
| 7 | Kim Ye-sul (KOR) | 4:24.32 | |
| 8 | Chorkaew Choompol (THA) | 4:27.10 | |
