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. The last champion was Chloe Sutton of United States.
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:| World record | 3:58.86 | Irvine, United States | August 9, 2014 | |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | 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.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katie Ledecky | 4:03.09 | QA, CR | |
| 2 | Cierra Runge | 4:06.73 | QA | |
| 3 | Andreina Pinto | 4:07.48 | QA | |
| 4 | Leah Smith | 4:07.77 | QA | |
| 5 | Becca Mann | 4:08.50 | QA | |
| 5 | Lauren Boyle | 4:08.64 | QA | |
| 7 | Bronte Barratt | 4:09.30 | QA | |
| 8 | Alanna Bowles | 4:09.53 | QA | |
| 9 | Brittany MacLean | 4:09.75 | QB | |
| 10 | Jessica Ashwood | 4:12.08 | QB | |
| 11 | Samantha Cleverton | 4:14.44 | QB | |
| 12 | Aya Takano | 4:14.63 | QB | |
| 13 | Chihi Igarashi | 4:16.28 | QB | |
| 14 | Emma Robinson | 4:16.63 | QB | |
| 14 | Yasuk Miyamoto | 4:16.63 | QB | |
| 16 | Alyson Ackman | 4:16.67 | QB | |
| 17 | Samantha Lucie-Smith | 4:18.49 | ||
| 18 | Tabitha Baumann | 4:20.20 | ||
| 19 | Miho Takahashi | 4:21.09 | ||
| 20 | Liu Yiru | 4:22.99 | ||
| 21 | Leonora Parmeleau | 4:30.18 | ||
| 22 | Hei Tung Cheng | 4:35.49 |
B Final
The B final was held on August 23, at 20:04.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 9 | Leah Smith | 4:06.91 | ||
| 10 | Jessica Ashwood | 4:10.14 | ||
| 11 | Chihi Igarashi | 4:13.72 | ||
| 12 | Samantha Lucie-Smith | 4:15.19 | ||
| 13 | Emma Robinson | 4:15.92 | ||
| 14 | Aya Takano | 4:16.07 | ||
| 15 | Yasuk Miyamoto | 4:16.38 | ||
| 16 | Tabitha Baumann | 4:23.47 |
A Final
The A final was held on August 23, at 20:04.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Katie Ledecky | 3:58.37 | WR, CR | ||
| Cierra Runge | 4:04.55 | |||
| Lauren Boyle | 4:05.33 | |||
| 4 | Brittany MacLean | 4:05.91 | ||
| 5 | Andreina Pinto | 4:07.51 | ||
| 6 | Bronte Barratt | 4:10.40 | ||
| 7 | Alanna Bowles | 4:10.58 | ||
| 8 | Samantha Cleverton | 4:12.25 |