2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley
The women's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool. The last champion was Joanne Malar of Canada.
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:| World record | 4:33.59 | Sydney, Australia | September 16, 2000 | |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | 4:39.25 | Kobe, Japan | August 13, 1993 |
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 24.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Jennifer Reilly | 4:44.24 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Martha Bowen | 4:46.03 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Elizabeth Warden | 4:46.38 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Madeleine Crippen | 4:49.15 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Maiko Fujino | 4:49.20 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Emily Mason | 4:49.85 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Jessica Abbott | 4:49.89 | Q | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Elizabeth Van Welie | 4:50.06 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Andrea Cassidy | 4:50.06 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Sawami Fujita | 4:50.65 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Ayane Sato | 4:52.15 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Dena Durand | 4:53.27 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Joanna Maranhão | 4:53.50 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 6 | Yvette Rodier | 4:53.55 | ||
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Kelly Doody | 4:54.05 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Helen Norfolk | 4:56.51 | ||
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Bárbara Jatobá | 4:58.20 | ||
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Wing Suet Chan | 5:07.03 | ||
| 19 | 3 | 7 | Carissa Thompson | 5:07.72 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 1 | U Nice Chan | 5:16.17 |
Final
The final was held on August 24.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 4 | Jennifer Reilly | 4:40.84 | |||
| 5 | Martha Bowen | 4:44.39 | |||
| 2 | Maiko Fujino | 4:45.79 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Elizabeth Warden | 4:45.80 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Sawami Fujita | 4:48.40 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Elizabeth Van Welie | 4:49.95 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Madeleine Crippen | 4:50.49 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Jessica Abbott | 4:51.59 |