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

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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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]

Records

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

World record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 3:56.46 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7 August 2016
Pan Pacific Championships record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 3:58.37 Gold Coast, Australia 23 August 2014

Results

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All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: QA Qualified A Final QB Qualified B Final CR Championships record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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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]

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

B Final

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Kiah Melverton  Australia 4:08.46
10 Allyson McHugh  United States 4:09.08
11 Katie Drabot  United States 4:11.09
12 Mikkayla Sheridan  Australia 4:11.94
13 Zhang Ke  China 4:12.43
14 Mackenzie Padington  Canada 4:13.97
15 Nicole Oliva  Philippines 4:16.32
16 Yukimi Moriyama  Japan 4:19.00

A Final

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katie Ledecky  United States 3:58.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ariarne Titmus  Australia 3:59.66 OC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leah Smith  United States 4:04.23
4 Madeleine Gough  Australia 4:08.42
5 Emily Overholt  Canada 4:08.81
6 Waka Kobori  Japan 4:09.04
7 Chihiro Igarashi  Japan 4:11.96
8 Kennedy Goss  Canada 4:13.25

References

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  1. ^ "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 11 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2" (PDF). Pan Pacs 2018. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 400m Freestyle B-Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 400m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.