Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

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Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates10 April
Competitors21 from 13 nations
Winning time4:00.93
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    England
bronze medal    England
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The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place on 10 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 3:56.46 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7 August 2016
Commonwealth record  Joanne Jackson (GBR) 4:00.60 Rome, Italy 26 July 2009
Games record  Lauren Boyle (NZL) 4:04.47 Glasgow, United Kingdom 29 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
10 April Final Ariarne Titmus  Australia 4:00.93 GR

Results

Heats

The heats were held at 10:31.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 4:10.22 Q
2 3 5 Ellie Faulkner  England 4:11.19 Q
3 2 4 Holly Hibbott  England 4:11.65 Q
4 3 6 Mikkayla Sheridan  Australia 4:11.69 Q
5 2 2 Camilla Hattersley  Scotland 4:12.26 Q
6 2 5 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 4:12.38 Q
7 3 3 Jessica Ashwood  Australia 4:13.12 Q
8 2 1 Carina Doyle  New Zealand 4:13.33 Q
9 2 3 Mary-Sophie Harvey  Canada 4:14.26
10 3 2 Hannah Miley  Scotland 4:14.62
11 2 7 Dune Coetzee  South Africa 4:15.21
12 3 8 Kate Beavon  Canada 4:17.59
13 2 6 Ellena Jones  Wales 4:18.92
14 3 7 Abbie Houston  Scotland 4:19.52
15 3 1 Kristin Bellingan  South Africa 4:20.92
16 2 8 Gemma Atherley  Jersey 4:22.55
17 1 5 Matelita Buadromo  Fiji 4:31.60
18 1 4 Makaela Holowchak  Antigua and Barbuda 4:41.90
19 1 3 Alison Jackson  Cayman Islands 4:42.01
20 1 6 Theresa Soukup  Seychelles 4:45.35
21 1 2 Aliah Maginley  Antigua and Barbuda 5:09.66

Final

The final was held at 19:37.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 4:00.93 GR, OC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Holly Hibbott  England 4:05.31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Ellie Faulkner  England 4:07.35
4 7 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 4:08.82
5 1 Jessica Ashwood  Australia 4:10.32
6 6 Mikkayla Sheridan  Australia 4:12.05
7 2 Camilla Hattersley  Scotland 4:12.24
8 8 Carina Doyle  New Zealand 4:15.89

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