Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2006 Asian Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Hamad Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
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| Date | December 2, 2006 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 2002 | 2010 → | |||||||||
| Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games  | ||||
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 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 | ||
Main article: Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games
The women's 400m freestyle swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games was held on December 4, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar.
Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 4 December 2006 | 10:19 | Heats |
| 18:10 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Asian records were as follows.
| World Record |  Laure Manaudou (FRA) | 4:02.13 | Budapest, Hungary | 6 August 2006 |
| Asian Record |  Chen Yan (CHN) | 4:05.00 | Shanghai, China | 17 October 1997 |
| Games Record |  Sachiko Yamada (JPN) | 4:07.23 | Busan, South Korea | 3 October 2002 |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Yang Jieqiao (CHN) |
4:15:29 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Zhu Wenrui (CHN) |
4:16:59 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Haruka Ueda (JPN) |
4:18:68 | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 |  Lee Ji-eun (KOR) |
4:19:64 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 |  Yang Chin-kuei (TPE) |
4:21:56 | |
| 6 | 2 | 6 |  Carmen Nam (HKG) |
4:22:02 | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 |  Quah Ting Wen (SIN) |
4:22:72 | |
| 8 | 3 | 6 |  Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA) |
4:26:74 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 |  Erica Totten (PHI) |
4:27:98 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) |
4:28:43 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Marichi Gandionco (PHI) |
4:28:68 | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 |  Ong Ming Xiu (MAS) |
4:29:13 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Tan Pei Shan (SIN) |
4:30:07 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | Ng Ka Man (HKG) |
4:33:55 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 |  Choi Sin Hong (MAC) |
4:58:54 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Fong Man Wai (MAC) |
5:00:69 | |
| 17 | 2 | 7 |  Imara Fahim (SRI) |
5:10:58 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Yang Jieqiao (CHN) | 4:12.75 | |
 | 5 | Zhu Wenrui (CHN) | 4:14:45 | |
 | 6 | Lee Ji-eun (KOR) | 4:14.95 | |
| 4 | 3 | Haruka Ueda (JPN) | 4:16:62 | |
| 5 | 2 | Yang Chin-kuei (TPE) | 4:17.15 | |
| 6 | 7 | Carmen Nam (HKG) | 4:20:76 | |
| 7 | 1 | Quah Ting Wen (SIN) | 4:21:00 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA) | 4:26:28 |