Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue	Sajik Swimming Pool
Date	3 October 2002
Competitors	10 from 6 nations
Medalists
Sachiko Yamada    Japan   Chen Hua    China   Tang Jingzhi    China

Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games

The women's 400 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 3 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date	Time	Event
Thursday, 3 October 2002	10:00	Heats
	19:00	Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record	Janet Evans (USA)	4:03.85	Seoul, South Korea	22 September 1988
Asian Record	Chen Yan (CHN)	4:05.00	Shanghai, China	17 October 1997
Games Record	Chen Hua (CHN)	4:12.31	Bangkok, Thailand	9 December 1998

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	2	Sachiko Yamada (JPN)	4:13.62
2	2	Ha Eun-ju (KOR)	4:19.65
3	2	Chen Hua (CHN)	4:19.71
4	1	Tang Jingzhi (CHN)	4:21.39
5	1	Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA)	4:23.21
6	1	Madoka Ochi (JPN)	4:24.28
7	1	Kim Ye-sul (KOR)	4:24.68
8	2	Chorkaew Choompol (THA)	4:29.42
9	2	Lizza Danila (PHI)	4:31.47
10	1	U-Nice Chan (SIN)	4:33.55

Final

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Sachiko Yamada (JPN)	4:07.23	GR
	Chen Hua (CHN)	4:12.24
	Tang Jingzhi (CHN)	4:15.82
4	Ha Eun-ju (KOR)	4:19.89
5	Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA)	4:21.46
6	Madoka Ochi (JPN)	4:21.67
7	Kim Ye-sul (KOR)	4:24.32
8	Chorkaew Choompol (THA)	4:27.10

References

• 2002 Asian Games Report, Pages 212–213
• Results