The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 July 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:04.47 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by Maureen Campbell, Director of Commonwealth Games Scotland and Chair of Scottish Swimming and the quaichs were presented by Paul Bush, Director of Commonwealth Games Scotland and former Chief Executive Officer of Scottish Swimming.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Federica Pellegrini (ITA) |
3:59.15 | Rome, Italy | 26 July 2009 | |
| Commonwealth record |  Joanne Jackson (ENG) |
4:00.60 | Rome, Italy | 26 July 2009 | |
| Games record |  Rebecca Adlington (ENG) |
4:05.68 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 | [1] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July | Final | Lauren Boyle |  New Zealand |
4:04.47 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand |
4:07.06 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Remy Fairweather |  Australia |
4:07.35 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Bronte Barratt | Australia |
4:08.81 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Brittany MacLean |  Canada |
4:08.84 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Hannah Miley |  Scotland |
4:09.30 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Jazmin Carlin |  Wales |
4:09.76 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Samantha Cheverton | Canada |
4:09.88 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Ellie Faulkner | England |
4:10.94 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia |
4:11.23 | |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | Ellena Jones | Wales |
4:12.06 | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Aimee Willmott | England |
4:12.28 | |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Caitlin McClatchey | Scotland |
4:15.36 | |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada |
4:16.02 | |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | Sycerika McMahon |  Northern Ireland |
4:16.21 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Samantha Lucie-Smith | New Zealand |
4:16.48 | |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | Joanna Evans |  Bahamas |
4:17.81 | |
| 17 | 2 | 8 | Khoo Cai Lin |  Malaysia |
4:19.47 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Rebecca Turner | England |
4:20.55 | |
| 19 | 1 | 3 | Lynette Lim |  Singapore |
4:22.92 | |
| 20 | 1 | 2 | Lani Cabrera |  Barbados |
4:26.74 | |
| 21 | 1 | 6 | Rachel Bethel | Northern Ireland |
4:34.30 | |
| 22 | 1 | 7 | Alexis Clarke | Barbados |
4:43.90 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand |
4:04.47 | GR |
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7 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales |
4:05.16 | |
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3 | Bronte Barratt | Australia |
4:06.02 | |
| 4 | 2 | Hannah Miley | Scotland |
4:06.21 | |
| 5 | 6 | Brittany MacLean | Canada |
4:06.53 | |
| 6 | 5 | Remy Fairweather | Australia |
4:07.65 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ellie Faulkner | England |
4:08.92 | |
| 8 | 1 | Samantha Cheverton | Canada |
4:09.85 |
References edit
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Rebecca Adlington Breaks 24-Year-Old Record; Geoff Huegill, Leisel Jones and Yolane Kukla Make History". Swimming World Magazine. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.