400 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1998 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Perth AUS
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 34
Countries 22
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Chen Yan CHN 4:12.45
(5 h5)		 4:06.72
(1 FA)
🥈 Brooke Bennett USA 4:10.39
(1 h4)		 4:07.07
(2 FA)
🥉 Dagmar Hase GER 4:13.15
(7 h5)		 4:08.82
(3 FA)
4 Kirsten Vlieghuis NED 4:10.93
(2 h4)		 4:09.14
(4 FA)
5 Julia Greville AUS 4:13.54
(8 h5)		 4:11.59
(5 FA)
6 Diana Munz USA 4:12.42
(4 h5)		 4:11.70
(6 FA)
7 Jana Henke GER 4:12.61
(6 h4)		 4:11.92
(7 FA)
8 Claudia Poll CRC 4:11.21
(3 h4)		 4:12.08
(8 FA)
9 Tsai Shu-Min TPE 4:16.68
(11 h3)		 4:12.94
(1 FB)
10 Joanne Malar CAN 4:15.46
(10 h4)		 4:14.31
(2 FB)
11 Carla Geurts NED 4:15.16
(9 h3)		 4:14.61
(3 FB)
12 Simona Păduraru ROU 4:18.49
(16 h5)		 4:15.58
(4 FB)
13 Vicky Horner GBR 4:17.06
(13 h3)		 4:15.79
(5 FB)
14 Nadezhda Chemezova RUS 4:17.40
(14 h3)		 4:16.51
(6 FB)
15 Tatyana Mikhaylova RUS 4:17.66
(15 h2)		 4:18.25
(7 FB)
16 Natasha Bowron AUS 4:16.76
(12 h3)		 4:20.50
(8 FB)
=17 Sofie Goffin BEL 4:18.54
(=17 h2)		 —
=17 Jessica Craig GBR 4:18.54
(=17 h3)		 —
19 Flavia Rigamonti SUI 4:18.67
(19 h2)		 —
20 Camelia Potec ROU 4:19.65
(20 h4)		 —
21 Andrea Schwartz CAN 4:19.87
(21 h4)		 —
22 Hana Černá CZE 4:20.12
(22 h5)		 —
23 Lin Chi-Chan TPE 4:20.35
(23 h5)		 —
=24 Britt Raaby DEN 4:21.68
(=24 h4)		 —
=24 Mirjana Boševska MKD 4:21.68
(=24 h2)		 —
26 Sarai Justes ESP 4:23.29
(26 h5)		 —
27 Kristýna Kyněrová CZE 4:23.60
(27 h3)		 —
28 Carolyn Adel SUR 4:24.17
(28 h2)		 —
29 Ravee Intaporn-Udom THA 4:24.78
(29 h2)		 —
30 Wang Luna CHN 4:25.70
(30 h3)		 —
31 Lucía Jiménez GUA 4:30.95
(31 h1)		 —
32 Ditte Jensen DEN 4:31.51
(32 h2)		 —
33 Christel Bouvron SGP 4:32.26
(33 h1)		 —
34 Marella Mamoun SYR 4:49.56
(34 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
31 Lucía Jiménez GUA 4:30.95
33 Christel Bouvron SGP 4:32.26
34 Marella Mamoun SYR 4:49.56

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
15 Tatyana Mikhaylova RUS 4:17.66
=17 Sofie Goffin BEL 4:18.54
19 Flavia Rigamonti SUI 4:18.67
=24 Mirjana Boševska MKD 4:21.68
28 Carolyn Adel SUR 4:24.17
29 Ravee Intaporn-Udom THA 4:24.78
32 Ditte Jensen DEN 4:31.51

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
9 Carla Geurts NED 4:15.16
11 Tsai Shu-Min TPE 4:16.68
12 Natasha Bowron AUS 4:16.76
13 Vicky Horner GBR 4:17.06
14 Nadezhda Chemezova RUS 4:17.40
=17 Jessica Craig GBR 4:18.54
27 Kristýna Kyněrová CZE 4:23.60
30 Wang Luna CHN 4:25.70

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Brooke Bennett USA 4:10.39
2 Kirsten Vlieghuis NED 4:10.93
3 Claudia Poll CRC 4:11.21
6 Jana Henke GER 4:12.61
10 Joanne Malar CAN 4:15.46
20 Camelia Potec ROU 4:19.65
21 Andrea Schwartz CAN 4:19.87
=24 Britt Raaby DEN 4:21.68

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
4 Diana Munz USA 4:12.42
5 Chen Yan CHN 4:12.45
7 Dagmar Hase GER 4:13.15
8 Julia Greville AUS 4:13.54
16 Simona Păduraru ROU 4:18.49
22 Hana Černá CZE 4:20.12
23 Lin Chi-Chan TPE 4:20.35
26 Sarai Justes ESP 4:23.29

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Chen Yan CHN 4:06.72
2 Brooke Bennett USA 4:07.07
3 Dagmar Hase GER 4:08.82
4 Kirsten Vlieghuis NED 4:09.14
5 Julia Greville AUS 4:11.59
6 Diana Munz USA 4:11.70
7 Jana Henke GER 4:11.92
8 Claudia Poll CRC 4:12.08

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Tsai Shu-Min TPE 4:12.94
2 Joanne Malar CAN 4:14.31
3 Carla Geurts NED 4:14.61
4 Simona Păduraru ROU 4:15.58
5 Vicky Horner GBR 4:15.79
6 Nadezhda Chemezova RUS 4:16.51
7 Tatyana Mikhaylova RUS 4:18.25
8 Natasha Bowron AUS 4:20.50