Swimming at the 1963 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 1963 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1963 Pan American Games took place on April. The last Pan American Games champion was Chris von Saltza 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 April.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Sharon Finneran | United States | 4:52.7 |
| | Robyn Johnson | United States | 4:56.1 |
| | Lynne Pomfret | Canada | 5:20.4 |
| 4 | Sharon Pierce | Canada | 5:23.3 |
| 5 | Maria Luísa Sousa | Mexico | 5:23.9 |
| 6 | Vera Maria Formiga | Brazil | 5:24:6 |
| 7 | - | - | - |
| 8 | - | - | - |
