| Event: | Women's 400 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 9 August |
| Competitors: | 32 |
| Nations: | 19 |
| Win Value: | 4:03.35 |
| Gold: | Simona Quadarella |
| Gold Nation: | ITA |
| Silver: | Ajna Késely |
| Silver Nation: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Holly Hibbott |
| Bronze Nation: | GBR |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 9 August 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky | 3:56.46 | Rio de Janeiro | 7 August 2016 | ||
| European record | Federica Pellegrini | 3:59.15 | Rome | 26 July 2009 | ||
| Championship record | Federica Pellegrini | 4:01.53 | Eindhoven | 24 March 2008 |
The heats were started at 09:24.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Ajna Késely | 4:08.77 | Q | ||
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Holly Hibbott | 4:09.41 | Q | ||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Sarah Köhler | 4:09.85 | Q | ||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Simona Quadarella | 4:09.97 | Q | ||
| 5 | 4 | 6 | Anna Egorova | 4:10.77 | Q | ||
| 6 | 4 | 7 | Julia Hassler | 4:12.03 | Q | ||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Diana Durães | 4:12.16 | Q | ||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Eleanor Faulkner | 4:12.85 | Q | ||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Stefania Pirozzi | 4:13.94 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Boglárka Kapás | 4:14.23 | |||
| 11 | 4 | 8 | Barbora Závadová | 4:14.54 | |||
| 12 | 4 | 9 | Helena Bach | 4:15.71 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Irina Krivonogova | 4:16.06 | |||
| 14 | 3 | 7 | Valentine Dumont | 4:16.75 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 6 | Laura Jensen | 4:16.92 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 4 | Beril Böcekler | 4:17.29 | |||
| 17 | 2 | 3 | Monique Olivier | 4:18.31 | |||
| 18 | 3 | 8 | Sara Račnik | 4:19.17 | |||
| 19 | 3 | 9 | Tamila Holub | 4:19.70 | |||
| 20 | 3 | 2 | Isabel Gose | 4:20.12 | |||
| 21 | 2 | 2 | Maria Grandt | 4:21.02 | |||
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Aleksandra Polańska | 4:22.02 | |||
| 23 | 4 | 1 | 4:22.27 | ||||
| 24 | 3 | 1 | Marlene Kahler | 4:23.70 | |||
| 25 | 2 | 5 | Camille Bouden | 4:25.26 | |||
| 26 | 4 | 0 | Hanna Eriksson | 4:25.43 | |||
| 27 | 2 | 1 | Arianna Valloni | 4:25.57 | |||
| 28 | 3 | 0 | Aleksandra Knop | 4:27.09 | |||
| 29 | 1 | 3 | Daniela Georges | 4:27.15 | |||
| 30 | 1 | 4 | Fatima Alkaramova | 4:27.46 | |||
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Ieva Maļuka | 4:29.42 |
The final was started at 17:50.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Simona Quadarella | 4:03.35 | ||||
| 5 | Ajna Késely | 4:03.57 | EJ | |||
| 4 | Holly Hibbott | 4:05.01 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Anna Egorova | 4:06.03 | NR | ||
| 5 | 3 | Sarah Köhler | 4:07.68 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Julia Hassler | 4:11.42 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Diana Durães | 4:12.41 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Eleanor Faulkner | 4:15.26 |