2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre individual medley explained

Event:	Men's 400 metre individual medley
Competition:	2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue:	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Dates:	17 December (heats and final)
Competitors:	22
Nations:	18
Win Value:	3:55.75
Gold:	Daiya Seto
Goldnoc:	JPN
Silver:	Carson Foster
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Matthew Sates
Bronzenoc:	RSA
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The Men's 400 metre individual medley competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 17 December 2022.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Results

Heats

The heats were started at 11:47.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	4			4:00.35	Q
2	2	4			4:01.34	Q
3	3	6			4:02.18	Q
4	1	4			4:02.64	Q
5	3	3			4:02.85	Q
6	2	3			4:03.29	Q
7	2	5			4:04.32	Q
8	3	8			4:06.26	Q
9	3	7			4:07.12
10	3	1			4:08.06
11	2	7			4:08.29
12	1	2			4:09.74	NR
13	2	8			4:09.98
14	2	1			4:10.28
15	1	5			4:10.97	NR
16	2	6			4:11.39
17	2	2			4:13.19
18	1	7			4:14.73	NR
19	1	6			4:14.85
20	1	3			4:19.33
21	1	1			5:00.64
	3	5
	3	2

Final

The final was held at 20:50.^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			3:55.75
	5			3:57.63
	3			3:59.21	NR
4	1			4:00.45
5	7			4:02.21
6	6			4:02.51
7	2			4:04.33
8	8			4:05.57

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competition Schedule. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
2. Web site: Men's 400m Individual Medley – Heats – Results Summary. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
3. Web site: Men's 400m Individual Medley – Final – Results. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.