| Event: | Women's 400 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2014 South American Games |
| Venue: | Estadio Nacional |
| Dates: | March 7, 2014 (heats &<br>finals) |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Win Value: | 4:10.71 |
| Gold: | Andreina Pinto |
| Goldnoc: | VEN |
| Silver: | Kristel Köbrich |
| Silvernoc: | CHI |
| Bronze: | Manuella Lyrio |
| Bronzenoc: | BRA |
| Prev: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2018 |
The women's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 7 at the Estadio Nacional.[1] [2] The last champion was Joanna Maranhão of Brazil.[3]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[4]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | 3:59.15 | Rome, Italy | July 26, 2009 | ||
| South American Games record | 4:13.63 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | November 15, 2006 |
All times are in minutes and seconds.
The first round was held on March 7, at 11:40.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 4:17.06 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Kristel Köbrich | 4:20.22 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Manuella Lyrio | 4:25.41 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Carolina Bilich | 4:25.56 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Annagrazia Bonsanti | 4:26.00 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | María Álvarez | 4:26.17 | Q | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Andrea Cedrón | 4:26.59 | Q | ||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Maria Serrano | 4:32.91 | Q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Jessica Cattaneo Paulista | 4:42.81 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Laura Orihuela Gianotti | 4:44.88 | |||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Alondra Castillo Sulca | 4:58.74 |
The final was held on March 7, at 19:10.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4:10.71 | CR | ||||
| 5 | 4:15.15 | |||||
| 3 | 4:20.86 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | Carolina Bilich | 4:23.61 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Andrea Cedrón | 4:23.96 | |||
| 6 | 7 | María Álvarez | 4:24.31 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Annagrazia Bonsanti | 4:24.34 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Maria Serrano | 4:32.85 |