The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Wednesday 14 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Date | 14 January 1998 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4 minutes 06.72 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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A Final
edit| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Chen Yan (CHN)
|
4:06.72 |
|
 Brooke Bennett (USA)
|
4:07.07 |
|
 Dagmar Hase (GER)
|
4:08.82 |
| 4 |  Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED)
|
4:09.14 |
| 5 |  Julia Greville (AUS)
|
4:11.59 |
| 6 | Diana Munz (USA)
|
4:11.70 |
| 7 | Jana Henke (GER)
|
4:11.92 |
| 8 |  Claudia Poll (CRC)
|
4:12.08 |
B Final
edit| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Shu-Min Tsai (TPE)
|
4:12.94 |
| 10 |  Joanne Malar (CAN)
|
4:14.31 |
| 11 | Carla Geurts (NED)
|
4:14.61 |
| 12 |  Simona Păduraru (ROM)
|
4:15.58 |
| 13 |  Victoria Horner (GBR)
|
4:15.79 |
| 14 |  Nadezda Chemezova (RUS)
|
4:16.51 |
| 15 | Tatyana Mikhailova (RUS)
|
4:18.25 |
| 16 | Natasha Bowron (AUS)
|
4:20.50 |