Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and final took place on July 24.
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and final took place on July 24.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record |
Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann is a German swimmer from Halle and a former 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion. He also holds the long course and short course world records in these events.-Career:... |
3:40.07 | Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... |
July 26, 2009 |
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Heats
49 swimmers participated in 7 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | Sun Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year... |
3:44.87 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... |
3:45.02 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann is a German swimmer from Halle and a former 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion. He also holds the long course and short course world records in these events.-Career:... |
3:45.18 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | 5 | Oussama Mellouli Oussama Mellouli Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately.... |
3:45.90 | Q | |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Sébastien Rouault Sébastien Rouault Sébastien Rouault is a male freestyle swimmer from France, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.- References :*... |
3:46.20 | Q | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Yannick Agnel Yannick Agnel Yannick Agnel is a French swimmer and national record holder in the 200 and 400 m freestyle . At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, Agnel won three medals, including gold in the 400 m freestyle... |
3:46.72 | Q | |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | Park Tae-Hwan Park Tae-hwan Park Tae-hwan is a South Korean swimmer. He is a member of the South Korean national swimming team, based in Taereung, Seoul. He won a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a silver in the 200 meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
3:46.74 | Q | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Ryan Cochrane Ryan Cochrane (swimmer) Ryan Andrew Cochrane is a Canadian long-distance swimmer. Cochrane is an Olympic bronze medalist as well as the reigning double gold medalist in both the Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He holds multiple world championship medals... |
3:46.88 | Q | |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | Samuel Pizzetti | 3:47.12 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Gergő Kis Gergo Kis Gergő Kis is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats... |
3:47.26 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Dai Jun | 3:47.58 | ||
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Mads Glæsner Mads Glæsner Mads Glæsner is a Danish swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the disciplines 400 metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle. His swimming club is Vallensbæk-VAT but he trains at the National Training Center in Copenhagen.-References:... |
3:48.41 | ||
| 13 | 7 | 5 | Ryan Napoleon Ryan Napoleon Ryan Napoleon is an Australian freestyle swimmer and Commonwealth Games Medalist.-Career:Napoleon won gold in the 4x200m freestyle, silver in the 4x100m medley relay and bronze in the 100m butterfly whilst representing Australia at the Youth Olympic Festival.At the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games... |
3:48.54 | ||
| 14 | 5 | 6 | Charlie Houchin Charlie Houchin Charlie Houchin is an American swimmer.-Swimming career:At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships, Houchin won a silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for his contributions in the heats. At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Houchin competed in one event, the... |
3:48.80 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 1 | David Carry David Carry David Robert Carry is a Scottish swimmer of Faroese heritage. His specialism is freestyle, and he has represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games... |
3:48.89 | ||
| 16 | 5 | 8 | Heerden Herman | 3:49.55 | ||
| 17 | 7 | 8 | Sho Uchida Sho Uchida is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Major achievements:2005 World Championships*200m freestyle 17th *400m freestyle 14th *800m freestyle 13th *4×200m freestyle relay 5th 2008 Beijing Olympics... |
3:49.70 | ||
| 18 | 7 | 7 | Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... |
3:49.91 | ||
| 19 | 7 | 3 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes Thomas Fraser-Holmes Thomas William Fraser-Holmes is an Australian swimmer who made his international debut in 2010.- External links :... |
3:50.71 | ||
| 20 | 4 | 2 | Juan Martin Pereyra | 3:51.03 | NR | |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | Clemens Rapp | 3:51.07 | ||
| 22 | 5 | 7 | Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry is a Swiss swimmer specializing in the middle distance freestyle events. He currently holds six Swiss national records .... |
3:51.32 | ||
| 23 | 4 | 1 | Cristian Quintero | 3:52.73 | ||
| 24 | 5 | 2 | Nikita Lobintsev Nikita Lobintsev Nikita Konstantinovich Lobintsev is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... |
3:53.52 | ||
| 25 | 4 | 5 | David Brandl | 3:54.73 | ||
| 26 | 4 | 3 | Velimir Stjepanović Velimir Stjepanović Velimir Stjepanović is a Serbian swimmer, member of Swimming club Partizan.... |
3:54.87 | ||
| 27 | 6 | 8 | Sergiy Frolov | 3:55.01 | ||
| 28 | 3 | 3 | Mohamed Farhoud | 3:55.32 | ||
| 29 | 4 | 7 | Mateo de Angulo | 3:55.92 | ||
| 30 | 4 | 4 | Dylan Dunlop-Barrett | 3:56.04 | ||
| 31 | 4 | 6 | Mateusz Sawrymowicz Mateusz Sawrymowicz Mateusz Sawrymowicz is a Polish swimmer who specializes in the 1500 m freestyle. Having won in Melbourne in 2007 he became the first person to beat Grant Hackett at the 1500 m in the World Championships for 10 years... |
3:56.22 | ||
| 32 | 4 | 8 | Raul Martinez | 3:58.35 | ||
| 33 | 3 | 2 | Sobitjon Amilov | 3:59.01 | ||
| 34 | 3 | 6 | Mario Montoya Mario Montoya (swimmer) Mario Montoya is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. He represented native country at the:*2008 Olympics,*2007 Pan American Games,*2007 World Championships, and... |
4:00.88 | ||
| 35 | 3 | 5 | Sebastian Jahnsen | 4:00.93 | ||
| 36 | 3 | 4 | Irakli Revishvili | 4:02.97 | ||
| 37 | 3 | 7 | Pavol Jelenak | 4:03.82 | ||
| 38 | 3 | 8 | Emanuele Nicolini | 4:04.38 | ||
| 39 | 2 | 4 | Allan Gutierrez | 4:06.56 | ||
| 40 | 3 | 1 | Nicholas Schwab | 4:08.40 | ||
| 40 | 6 | 7 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | 4:08.40 | ||
| 42 | 2 | 3 | Mattew Abeysinghe | 4:09.45 | ||
| 43 | 2 | 5 | Iacovos Hadjiconstantinou | 4:13.53 | ||
| 44 | 2 | 6 | Gebrel Ahmed | 4:18.40 | ||
| 45 | 2 | 7 | Douglas Miller | 4:20.74 | ||
| 46 | 2 | 2 | Heimanu Sichan | 4:21.24 | ||
| 47 | 1 | 4 | Anderson Lim | 4:34.95 | ||
| 48 | 1 | 5 | Ryan Govinden | 4:55.10 | ||
| 49 | 1 | 3 | Chamraen Youri Maximov | 4:55.35 |
Final
The final was held at 18:13.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park Tae-Hwan Park Tae-hwan Park Tae-hwan is a South Korean swimmer. He is a member of the South Korean national swimming team, based in Taereung, Seoul. He won a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a silver in the 200 meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
3:42.04 | |||
| 4 | Sun Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year... |
3:43.24 | |||
| 3 | Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann is a German swimmer from Halle and a former 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion. He also holds the long course and short course world records in these events.-Career:... |
3:44.14 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... |
3:44.83 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Ryan Cochrane Ryan Cochrane (swimmer) Ryan Andrew Cochrane is a Canadian long-distance swimmer. Cochrane is an Olympic bronze medalist as well as the reigning double gold medalist in both the Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He holds multiple world championship medals... |
3:45.17 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Yannick Agnel Yannick Agnel Yannick Agnel is a French swimmer and national record holder in the 200 and 400 m freestyle . At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, Agnel won three medals, including gold in the 400 m freestyle... |
3:45.24 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Oussama Mellouli Oussama Mellouli Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately.... |
3:45.31 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Sébastien Rouault Sébastien Rouault Sébastien Rouault is a male freestyle swimmer from France, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.- References :*... |
3:47.66 |
External links
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 400 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.