The Women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 24 August.[1]
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 24 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:03.24 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
3:58.86 | Irvine | 9 August 2014 |
| European record | Federica Pellegrini |  Italy |
3:59.15 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Federica Pellegrini | Italy |
4:01.53 | Eindhoven | 24 March 2008 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 09:30.[2]
Final edit
The final was held at 16:47.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Jazmin Carlin |  Great Britain |
4:03.24 | |
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3 | Sharon van Rouwendaal |  Netherlands |
4:03.76 | |
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5 | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
4:04.01 | |
| 4 | 4 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy |
4:04.42 | |
| 5 | 2 | Boglárka Kapás |  Hungary |
4:06.61 | |
| 6 | 7 | Melani Costa | Spain |
4:07.42 | |
| 7 | 1 | Lotte Friis |  Denmark |
4:10.13 | |
| 8 | 8 | Diletta Carli | Italy |
4:12.56 |