2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.^[1][2] The last champion was Chloe Sutton of United States.^[3]

Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue	Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates	August 23, 2014 (heats & finals)
Competitors	22
Winning time	3:58.37
Medalists
Katie Ledecky    United States   Cierra Runge    United States   Lauren Boyle    New Zealand
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This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.^[4]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record	Katie Ledecky (USA)	3:58.86	Irvine, United States	August 9, 2014
Pan Pacific Championships record	Janet Evans (USA)	4:04.53	Tokyo, Japan	August 19, 1989

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

CR

Championships record

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on August 23, at 10:47.^[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Katie Ledecky	United States	4:03.09	QA, CR
2	Cierra Runge	United States	4:06.73	QA
3	Andreina Pinto	Venezuela	4:07.48	QA
4	Leah Smith	United States	4:07.77	QA
5	Becca Mann	United States	4:08.50	QA
5	Lauren Boyle	New Zealand	4:08.64	QA
7	Bronte Barratt	Australia	4:09.30	QA
8	Alanna Bowles	Australia	4:09.53	QA
9	Brittany MacLean	Canada	4:09.75	QB
10	Jessica Ashwood	Australia	4:12.08	QB
11	Samantha Cleverton	Canada	4:14.44	QB
12	Aya Takano	Japan	4:14.63	QB
13	Chihi Igarashi	Japan	4:16.28	QB
14	Emma Robinson	New Zealand	4:16.63	QB
14	Yasuk Miyamoto	Japan	4:16.63	QB
16	Alyson Ackman	Canada	4:16.67	QB
17	Samantha Lucie-Smith	New Zealand	4:18.49
18	Tabitha Baumann	Canada	4:20.20
19	Miho Takahashi	Japan	4:21.09
20	Liu Yiru	China	4:22.99
21	Leonora Parmeleau	Canada	4:30.18
22	Hei Tung Cheng	Hong Kong	4:35.49

B Final

The B final was held on August 23, at 20:04.^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
9	Leah Smith	United States	4:06.91
10	Jessica Ashwood	Australia	4:10.14
11	Chihi Igarashi	Japan	4:13.72
12	Samantha Lucie-Smith	New Zealand	4:15.19
13	Emma Robinson	New Zealand	4:15.92
14	Aya Takano	Japan	4:16.07
15	Yasuk Miyamoto	Japan	4:16.38
16	Tabitha Baumann	Canada	4:23.47

A Final

The A final was held on August 23, at 20:04.^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Katie Ledecky	United States	3:58.37	WR, CR
	Cierra Runge	United States	4:04.55
	Lauren Boyle	New Zealand	4:05.33
4	Brittany MacLean	Canada	4:05.91
5	Andreina Pinto	Venezuela	4:07.51
6	Bronte Barratt	Australia	4:10.40
7	Alanna Bowles	Australia	4:10.58
8	Samantha Cleverton	Canada	4:12.25