Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The Women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 9 August 2018.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World record | Katie Ledecky | United States | 3:56.46 | Rio de Janeiro | 7 August 2016 |
| European record | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 3:59.15 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 4:01.53 | Eindhoven | 24 March 2008 |

## Results

### Heats

The heats were started at 09:24.

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Ajna Késely | Hungary | 4:08.77 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Holly Hibbott | Great Britain | 4:09.41 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Sarah Köhler | Germany | 4:09.85 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 4:09.97 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | Anna Egorova | Russia | 4:10.77 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein | 4:12.03 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Diana Durães | Portugal | 4:12.16 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Eleanor Faulkner | Great Britain | 4:12.85 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Stefania Pirozzi | Italy | 4:13.94 | |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary | 4:14.23 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | Barbora Závadová | Czech Republic | 4:14.54 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | Helena Bach | Denmark | 4:15.71 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Irina Krivonogova | Russia | 4:16.06 | |
| 14 | 3 | 7 | Valentine Dumont | Belgium | 4:16.75 | |
| 15 | 2 | 6 | Laura Jensen | Denmark | 4:16.92 | |
| 16 | 2 | 4 | Beril Böcekler | Turkey | 4:17.29 | |
| 17 | 2 | 3 | Monique Olivier | Luxembourg | 4:18.31 | |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | Sara Račnik | Slovenia | 4:19.17 | |
| 19 | 3 | 9 | Tamila Holub | Portugal | 4:19.70 | |
| 20 | 3 | 2 | Isabel Gose | Germany | 4:20.12 | |
| 21 | 2 | 2 | Maria Grandt | Denmark | 4:21.02 | |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Aleksandra Polańska | Poland | 4:22.02 | |
| 23 | 4 | 1 | Katja Fain | Slovenia | 4:22.27 | |
| 24 | 3 | 1 | Marlene Kahler | Austria | 4:23.70 | |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | Camille Bouden | Belgium | 4:25.26 | |
| 26 | 4 | 0 | Hanna Eriksson | Sweden | 4:25.43 | |
| 27 | 2 | 1 | Arianna Valloni | San Marino | 4:25.57 | |
| 28 | 3 | 0 | Aleksandra Knop | Poland | 4:27.09 | |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | Daniela Georges | Poland | 4:27.15 | |
| 30 | 1 | 4 | Fatima Alkaramova | Azerbaijan | 4:27.46 | |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Ieva Maļuka | Latvia | 4:29.42 | |

### Final

The final was started at 17:50.

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 6 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 4:03.35 | |
| | 5 | Ajna Késely | Hungary | 4:03.57 | EJ |
| | 4 | Holly Hibbott | Great Britain | 4:05.01 | |
| 4 | 2 | Anna Egorova | Russia | 4:06.03 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | Sarah Köhler | Germany | 4:07.68 | |
| 6 | 7 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein | 4:11.42 | |
| 7 | 1 | Diana Durães | Portugal | 4:12.41 | |
| 8 | 8 | Eleanor Faulkner | Great Britain | 4:15.26 | |
