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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 23, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:58.37 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[4]
Records
editPrior 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
editAll 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Results of the 400-metre freestyle heats at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. August 23, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Results of the 400-metre freestyle finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. August 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle finals at 2010 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine