Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400m freestyle swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games was held on December 4, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar.

## Schedule

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Monday, 4 December 2006 | 10:19 | Heats |
| Monday, 4 December 2006 | 18:10 | Final |

## Records

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

| World Record | Laure Manaudou (FRA) | 4:02.13 | Budapest, Hungary | 6 August 2006 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Chen Yan (CHN) | 4:05.00 | Shanghai, China | 17 October 1997 |
| Games Record | Sachiko Yamada (JPN) | 4:07.23 | Busan, South Korea | 3 October 2002 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Yang Jieqiao (CHN) | 4:15:29 |
| 2 | 2 | Zhu Wenrui (CHN) | 4:16:59 |
| 3 | 2 | Haruka Ueda (JPN) | 4:18:68 |
| 4 | 3 | Lee Ji-eun (KOR) | 4:19:64 |
| 5 | 1 | Yang Chin-kuei (TPE) | 4:21:56 |
| 6 | 2 | Carmen Nam (HKG) | 4:22:02 |
| 7 | 1 | Quah Ting Wen (SIN) | 4:22:72 |
| 8 | 3 | Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA) | 4:26:74 |
| 9 | 2 | Erica Totten (PHI) | 4:27:98 |
| 10 | 1 | Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) | 4:28:43 |
| 11 | 2 | Marichi Gandionco (PHI) | 4:28:68 |
| 12 | 3 | Ong Ming Xiu (MAS) | 4:29:13 |
| 13 | 3 | Tan Pei Shan (SIN) | 4:30:07 |
| 14 | 1 | Ng Ka Man (HKG) | 4:33:55 |
| 15 | 3 | Choi Sin Hong (MAC) | 4:58:54 |
| 16 | 1 | Fong Man Wai (MAC) | 5:00:69 |
| 17 | 2 | Imara Fahim (SRI) | 5:10:58 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Yang Jieqiao (CHN) | 4:12.75 |
| | Zhu Wenrui (CHN) | 4:14:45 |
| | Lee Ji-eun (KOR) | 4:14.95 |
| 4 | Haruka Ueda (JPN) | 4:16:62 |
| 5 | Yang Chin-kuei (TPE) | 4:17.15 |
| 6 | Carmen Nam (HKG) | 4:20:76 |
| 7 | Quah Ting Wen (SIN) | 4:21:00 |
| 8 | Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA) | 4:26:28 |
