Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates29 July 2014 (2014-07-29)
Competitors22 from 11 nations
Winning time4:04.47 GR
Medalists
gold medal Lauren Boyle   New Zealand
silver medal Jazmin Carlin   Wales
bronze medal Bronte Barratt   Australia
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Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S8women
100 m S9men
200 mmenwomen
200 m S14men
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m SB9women
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
200 m SM8men
200 m SM10women
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

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.

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

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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

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Heats

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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

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 4:04.47 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Jazmin Carlin  Wales 4:05.16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "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.
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