Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1959 Pan American Games took place on 2 September (preliminaries) and 6 September (finals). The last Pan American Games champion was Beth Whittall of Canada. This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.

Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1959 Pan American Games took place on 2 September (preliminaries) and 6 September (finals). The last Pan American Games champion was Beth Whittall of Canada. This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.