Swimming at the 1987 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 1987 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1987 Pan American Games took place on 11 August at the Indiana University Natatorium. The last Pan American Games champion was Tiffany Cohen 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 11.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Julie Martin | United States | 4:11.87 |
| | Barbara Metz | United States | 4:13.25 |
| | Megan Holliday | Canada | 4:20.78 |
| 4 | Jolene Cowan | Canada | 4:21.75 |
| 5 | Patrícia Amorim | Brazil | 4:21.99 |
| 6 | Miriam Artur | Brazil | 4:30.63 |
| 7 | Brendali Sierra | Puerto Rico | 4:31.28 |
| 8 | Sandra Bohorquez | Colombia | 4:37.48 |
