Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Wednesday 14 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

## A Final

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Chen Yan (CHN) | 4:06.72 |
| | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 4:07.07 |
| | Dagmar Hase (GER) | 4:08.82 |
| 4 | Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) | 4:09.14 |
| 5 | Julia Greville (AUS) | 4:11.59 |
| 6 | Diana Munz (USA) | 4:11.70 |
| 7 | Jana Henke (GER) | 4:11.92 |
| 8 | Claudia Poll (CRC) | 4:12.08 |

## B Final

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 9 | Shu-Min Tsai (TPE) | 4:12.94 |
| 10 | Joanne Malar (CAN) | 4:14.31 |
| 11 | Carla Geurts (NED) | 4:14.61 |
| 12 | Simona Păduraru (ROM) | 4:15.58 |
| 13 | Victoria Horner (GBR) | 4:15.79 |
| 14 | Nadezda Chemezova (RUS) | 4:16.51 |
| 15 | Tatyana Mikhailova (RUS) | 4:18.25 |
| 16 | Natasha Bowron (AUS) | 4:20.50 |
