| Final | time | gap | L | ||
| 1. Heike Friedrich |  East Germany | 4:06.39 | ER | 2 | |
| 2. Astrid Strauss | East Germany | 4:07.71 | 1.32s | 4 | |
| 3. Stela Pura |  Romania | 4:09.65 | 3.36s | 6 | |
| 4. Noemi Lung | Romania | 4:09.75 | 3.46s | 3 | |
| 5. Tanya Vannini |  Italy | 4:10.71 | 4.42s | 5 | |
| 6. Ruth Gilfillan |  Great Britain | 4:14.89 | 8.50s | 8 | |
| 7. Isabelle Arnould |  Belgium | 4:15.82 | 9.43s | 7 | |
| 8. Cecile Prunier |  France | 4:17.64 | 11.25s | 1 |
Heats - Thursday, 20th August |
| Best 8 times advanced to Final. Next 8 times to Final B. |
| Heats | time | gap | L | ||
| 1. Astrid Strauss | East Germany | 4:13.17 | - | ||
| 2. Tanya Vannini | Italy | 4:13.31 | 0.14s | - | |
| 3. Noemi Lung | Romania | 4:13.76 | 0.59s | - | |
| 4. Stela Pura | Romania | 4:14.07 | 0.90s | - | |
| 5. Heike Friedrich | East Germany | 4:14.56 | 1.39s | - | |
| 6. Isabelle Arnould | Belgium | 4:14.74 | 1.57s | - | |
| 7. Cecile Prunier | France | 4:15.93 | 2.76s | - | |
| 8. Ruth Gilfillan | Great Britain | 4:16.17 | 3.00s | - | |
| 9. Antoaneta Strumenlieva |  Bulgaria | 4:16.41 | 3.24s | - | |
| 10.Melchiorri | Italy | 4:16.44 | 3.27s | - | |
| 11.Lebek |  West Germany | 4:17.16 | 3.99s | - | |
| 12.Mortensen |  Denmark | 4:17.63 | 4.46s | - | |
| --.Irene Dalby |  Norway | 4:1-.-- | -.--s | - | |
| 17.Moers |  Netherlands | 4:21.08 | 7.89s | - |
| -- Competitors from -- Nations. |
| 1985 Women 400m Freestyle |
| Women 400m Freestyle History |
| 1989 Women 400m Freestyle |
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