Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle explained

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The Women's 400 m Freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships was held on 26 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Records

World record 4:00.41 Pescara, Italy align=right 27 June 2009
Championship record 4:02.61 Melbourne, Australia align=right 25 March 2007

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
26 July Heat 6 Italy 4:01.96 CR
26 July Final Italy 3:59.15 WR

Heats

Rank Name Nationality Time Heat Lane Notes
1 4:01.96 6 4 CR
2 4:02.80 6 3
3 4:03.48 5 4
4 4:04.12 5 5
5 4:04.25 6 5
6 4:05.25 5 6
7 4:05.40 4 3 NR
8 4:05.70 4 4
9 4:08.31 4 2
10 4:08.77 5 2
11 4:09.30 6 7 NR
12 4:10.16 4 1 SA
13 4:10.88 6 6
14 4:11.35 6 1
15 4:11.45 6 2
16 4:11.52 6 0
17 4:11.58 5 7
18 4:11.79 5 0 NR
19 4:13.51 3 3
20 4:13.58 5 8
21 4:13.59 4 8
22 4:13.70 5 9 NR
23 4:14.07 4 6
24 4:14.38 5 3
25 4:14.70 5 1
26 4:14.74 3 6
27 4:15.62 4 5
28 4:15.95 4 7
29 4:15.96 6 9
30 4:16.35 3 7
31 4:16.64 3 5
32 4:16.79 2 2
33 4:16.80 3 4
34 4:17.22 4 0
35 4:17.59 3 1
36 4:18.14 6 8
37 4:20.94 3 0
38 4:21.32 2 4
39 4:21.58 3 9
40 4:22.99 2 5
41 4:23.26 3 8
42 4:24.48 4 9
43 4:27.89 3 2
44 4:29.80 2 3
45 4:33.57 1 3
46 4:33.72 2 1
47 4:33.75 2 6
48 4:34.09 2 7
49 4:41.02 2 0
50 4:41.73 1 5
51 4:46.09 2 9
52 4:47.11 2 8
53 4:47.98 1 4
54 4:59.02 1 6
55 5:04.36 1 2
56 5:10.01 1 7
57 5:18.16 1 8
DNS 1 1

Final

Rank Name Nationality Lane Time Notes
4 3:59.15 WR
3 4:00.60 NR
8 4:00.79
4 5 4:02.51
5 6 4:03.29
6 2 4:03.41 NR
7 7 4:04.54
8 1 4:07.62

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