2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 August (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:58.50 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Open water | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
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
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
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
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
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
The A final was held on 11 August from 18:00.[6]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Katie Ledecky | United States |
3:58.50 | |
 |
Ariarne Titmus | Australia |
3:59.66 | OC |
 |
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
- ^ "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2" (PDF). Pan Pacs 2018. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 400m Freestyle B-Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 400m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.