The Women's 400 metre individual medley competition of the 2026 European Aquatics Championships will be held on 12 August 2026.

Records Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows: Record Mark Swimmer Venue Date World record 4:23.65 Victoria 11 June 2025 European record 4:26.36 Rio de Janeiro 6 August 2016 Championship record 4:30.90 London 16 May 2016

Results Heats The heats were started at 10:49.

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 2 2 Justina Kozan 4:40.47 Q 2 2 4 Amalie Smith 4:40.56 Q 3 2 5 Vivien Jackl 4:40.71 Q 4 1 5 Alba Vázquez 4:41.37 Q 5 2 6 Giada Alzetta 4:41.39 Q 6 1 4 Ellen Walshe 4:41.76 Q 7 1 2 Anastasia Gorbenko 4:42.23 Q 8 1 3 Anna Pirovano 4:43.09 Q 9 2 3 Noelle Benkler 4:46.65 10 1 7 Ieva Maļuka 4:48.50 11 1 6 Aleksandra Knop 4:49.90 12 1 1 Emma Barthel 4:52.24 13 2 7 Aviva Hollinsky 4:52.64 14 2 1 Tea Windblad 4:52.97

Final The final was started at 19:54.

Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 7 Ellen Walshe 4:34.42 NR 5 Amalie Smith 4:35.12 4 Justina Kozan 4:36.47 NR 4 3 Vivien Jackl 4:37.30 5 6 Alba Vázquez 4:38.21 6 2 Giada Alzetta 4:39.83 7 1 Anastasia Gorbenko 4:45.07 8 8 Anna Pirovano 4:48.25

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