Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1983 Pan American Games took place on 19 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Cynthia Woodhead of US.

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

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Final

The final was held on August 19.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Tiffany Cohen | United States | 4:12.27 | |
| | Cynthia Woodhead | United States | 4:14.07 | |
| | Julie Daigneault | Canada | 4:19.91 | |
| 4 | Donna McGinnis | Canada | 4:23.74 | |
| 5 | Irma Huerta | Mexico | 4:32.02 | |
| 6 | Isabel Miranda | Brazil | 4:34.24 | |
| 7 | Maria Cuesta | Cuba | 4:34.95 | NR |
| 8 | Patricia Bartiett | Trinidad and Tobago | 4:40.41 | |
