| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Date | 14 January 1998 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4 minutes 06.72 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1998 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| Single | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 5 km | team rating | |
| 25 km | men | women |
| 25 km | team rating | |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Wednesday 14 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| | 4:06.72 | |
| | 4:07.07 | |
| | 4:08.82 | |
| 4 | 4:09.14 | |
| 5 | 4:11.59 | |
| 6 | 4:11.70 | |
| 7 | 4:11.92 | |
| 8 | 4:12.08 |
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4:12.94 | |
| 10 | 4:14.31 | |
| 11 | 4:14.61 | |
| 12 | 4:15.58 | |
| 13 | 4:15.79 | |
| 14 | 4:16.51 | |
| 15 | 4:18.25 | |
| 16 | 4:20.50 |