The Women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 8 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.
Three heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Heats
Heat 1 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 Joanne Jackson 4:12.32 Q 2 6 Anne Bochmann 4:13.74 Q 3 4 Katie Goldman 4:14.09 4 2 Sycerika McMahon 4:20.19 5 7 Sian Morgan 4:22.34 6 1 Shannon Austin 4:36.43 – 3 Caitlin McClatchey DNS
Heat 2 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Lauren Boyle 4:10.31 Q 2 5 Wendy Trott 4:13.15 Q 3 4 Bronte Barratt 4:17.06 4 6 Cai Khoo 4:22.86 5 1 Surabhi Tipre 4:31.67 6 8 Tori Flowers 4:50.83 – 2 Megan Gilchrist DNS – 7 Clare Dawson DNS
Heat 3 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 6 Alexandra Komarnycky 4:10.48 Q 2 4 Rebecca Adlington 4:10.70 Q 3 5 Kylie Palmer 4:11.48 Q 4 3 Jazmin Carlin 4:12.11 Q 5 2 Barbara Rojas-Jardin 4:18.80 6 7 Danielle Stirrat 4:25.57 7 1 Richa Mishra 4:30.70 8 8 Victoria Ho 4:37.11
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 Rebecca Adlington 4:05.68 CG 6 Kylie Palmer 4:07.85 2 Jazmin Carlin 4:08.22 4 8 Anne Bochmann 4:08.30 5 4 Lauren Boyle 4:09.45 6 7 Joanne Jackson 4:10.37 7 1 Wendy Trott 4:10.74 8 5 Alexandra Komarnycky 4:11.57
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