Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
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The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and the final took place on July 24.
DatesJuly 24, 2011 (heats and final)
Competitors38 from 31 nations
Winningtime4:01.97
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 24, 2011 (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 31 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:01.97 | |||||||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record | Federica Pellegrini |  Italy | 3:59.15 | Rome | July 26, 2009 |
Results
Heats
38 swimmers participated in 5 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
Final
The final was held at 18:50.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 4:01.97 | |
 | 1 | Rebecca Adlington |  Great Britain | 4:04.01 | |
 | 5 | Camille Muffat |  France | 4:04.06 | |
| 4 | 2 | Kylie Palmer |  Australia | 4:04.62 | |
| 5 | 6 | Lotte Friis |  Denmark | 4:04.68 | NR |
| 6 | 3 | Lauren Boyle |  New Zealand | 4:06.11 | |
| 7 | 8 | Katie Hoff |  United States | 4:08.22 | |
| 8 | 7 | Melania Costa Schmid |  Spain | 4:09.66 |