Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle explained

Event:Men's 400 metre freestyle
Championship:2016 European Aquatics Championships
Dates:16 May
Competitors:46
Nations:24
Win Value:3:44.01
Gold:Gabriele Detti
Goldnoc:ITA
Silver:Henrik Christiansen
Silvernoc:NOR
Bronze:Péter Bernek
Bronzenoc:HUN
Prev:2014
Next:2018

The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 May 2016.[1] [2]

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World recordalign=left rowspan=2Paul Biedermannalign=left rowspan=2align=left rowspan=23:40.07Rome28 July 2009
European record
Championship recordYury Prilukov3:45.10Eindhoven18 March 2008

Results

Heats

The heats were held at 10:00.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 2 3:46.72 Q
2 5 5 3:47.05 Q
3 4 4 3:47.18 Q
4 5 6 3:47.63 Q
5 4 0 3:47.92 Q
6 4 5 3:48.33 Q
7 5 3 3:48.43 Q
7 4 6 3:48.43 Q
9 4 3 3:49.05
10 5 8 3:49.46
11 4 8 3:50.02
12 5 7 3:50.21
13 5 9 3:50.44
14 1 7 3:50.57
15 3 3 3:50.90
16 5 1 3:51.30
17 3 7 3:51.31
18 4 2 3:51.64
19 4 7 3:51.76
20 2 2 3:52.22
21 3 5 3:52.25
21 3 8 3:52.25
23 2 4 3:52.52
24 3 0 3:52.55
25 3 4 3:52.58
26 3 6 3:52.76
27 5 4 3:52.91
28 3 1 3:53.02
29 4 9 3:53.37
30 4 1 3:53.55
31 3 2 3:54.08
32 2 7 3:54.28
33 2 3 3:54.38
34 2 5 3:54.69
35 5 0 3:54.76
36 2 1 3:55.26
37 2 0 3:55.61
38 1 6 3:56.79
39 2 8 3:57.02
40 1 3 3:57.51
41 2 9 3:57.98
42 1 4 3:58.32
43 1 5 3:58.37
44 2 6 3:59.44
45 3 9 4:03.25
46 1 2 4:14.68

Final

The final was held at 18:02.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
3 3:44.01 CR
7 3:46.49
5 3:46.81
4 2 3:46.88
5 6 3:47.09
6 4 3:47.48
7 8 3:49.30
8 1 3:49.49

Notes and References

  1. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/SW_EntryList.pdf Entry list
  2. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/ODP-ASM-400SL-PRE-ALL.pdf Start list
  3. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-400SL-PRE-RIEP.pdf Heats results
  4. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-400SL-FIN-ALL.pdf Final results