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
Date	4 December 2006
Competitors	17 from 11 nations
Medalists
gold medal  Yang Jieqiao   File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China silver medal  Zhu Wenrui   File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China bronze medal  Lee Ji-eun   File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea

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, Asian and Games 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	File:Flag of Japan.svg Sachiko Yamada (JPN)	4:07.23	Busan, South Korea	3 October 2002

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	3	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Jieqiao (CHN)	4:15:29
2	2	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Wenrui (CHN)	4:16:59
3	2	File:Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Ueda (JPN)	4:18:68
4	3	File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Ji-eun (KOR)	4:19:64
5	1	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Chin-kuei (TPE)	4:21:56
6	2	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Carmen Nam (HKG)	4:22:02
7	1	File:Flag of Singapore.svg Quah Ting Wen (SIN)	4:22:72
8	3	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA)	4:26:74
9	2	File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Erica Totten (PHI)	4:27:98
10	1	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA)	4:28:43
11	2	File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Marichi Gandionco (PHI)	4:28:68
12	3	File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ming Xiu (MAS)	4:29:13
13	3	File:Flag of Singapore.svg Tan Pei Shan (SIN)	4:30:07
14	1	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Ka Man (HKG)	4:33:55
15	3	File:Flag of Macau.svg Choi Sin Hong (MAC)	4:58:54
16	1	File:Flag of Macau.svg Fong Man Wai (MAC)	5:00:69
17	2	File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Imara Fahim (SRI)	5:10:58

Final

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Jieqiao (CHN)	4:12.75
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Wenrui (CHN)	4:14:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Ji-eun (KOR)	4:14.95
4	File:Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Ueda (JPN)	4:16:62
5	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Chin-kuei (TPE)	4:17.15
6	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Carmen Nam (HKG)	4:20:76
7	File:Flag of Singapore.svg Quah Ting Wen (SIN)	4:21:00
8	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA)	4:26:28

References

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