2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 11 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Katie Ledecky of the United States.[2]

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates11 August (heats &
finals)
Competitors22 from 8 nations
Winning time3:58.50
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    United States
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Records

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

World record  Katie Ledecky (USA)3:56.46Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7 August 2016
Pan Pacific Championships record  Katie Ledecky (USA)3:58.37Gold Coast, Australia23 August 2014

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:QAQualified A FinalQBQualified B FinalCRChampionships recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on 11 August from 10:00.[3]

Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Katie Ledecky  United States4:02.57QA
2Leah Smith  United States4:04.91QA
3Ariarne Titmus  Australia4:06.47QA
4Allyson McHugh  United States4:08.72QB
5Madeleine Gough  Australia4:09.09QA
6Kiah Melverton  Australia4:10.07QB
7Emily Overholt  Canada4:10.58QA
8Waka Kobori  Japan4:10.78QA
9Katie Drabot  United States4:11.09QB
10Kennedy Goss  Canada4:13.00QA
11Chihiro Igarashi  Japan4:13.14QA
12Allison Schmitt  United States4:13.52
13Mikkayla Sheridan  Australia4:13.74QB
14Erica Sullivan  United States4:14.68
15Zhang Ke  China4:15.30QB
16Mackenzie Padington  Canada4:16.27QB
17Yukimi Moriyama  Japan4:18.80QB
18Nicole Oliva  Philippines4:21.80QB
19Rosalee Santa Ana  Philippines4:29.13
20Gianna Garcia  Philippines4:50.44
21Osisang Chilton  Palau5:04.43
22Mineri Gomez  Guam5:14.32

B Final

The B final was held on 11 August from 18:00.[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
9Kiah Melverton  Australia4:08.46
10Allyson McHugh  United States4:09.08
11Katie Drabot  United States4:11.09
12Mikkayla Sheridan  Australia4:11.94
13Zhang Ke  China4:12.43
14Mackenzie Padington  Canada4:13.97
15Nicole Oliva  Philippines4:16.32
16Yukimi Moriyama  Japan4:19.00

A Final

The A final was held on 11 August from 18:00.[6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Katie Ledecky  United States3:58.50
Ariarne Titmus  Australia3:59.66OC
Leah Smith  United States4:04.23
4Madeleine Gough  Australia4:08.42
5Emily Overholt  Canada4:08.81
6Waka Kobori  Japan4:09.04
7Chihiro Igarashi  Japan4:11.96
8Kennedy Goss  Canada4:13.25

References