| Event: | Men's 400 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 3 August |
| Competitors: | 35 |
| Nations: | 22 |
| Win Value: | 3:45.18 |
| Gold: | Mykhailo Romanchuk |
| Gold Nation: | UKR |
| Silver: | Henrik Christiansen |
| Silver Nation: | NOR |
| Bronze: | Henning Mühlleitner |
| Bronze Nation: | GER |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 August 2018.[1] [2]
Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record | Paul Biedermann | 3:40.07 | Rome | 26 July 2009 | ||
| Championship record | Gabriele Detti | 3:44.01 | London | 16 May 2016 |
The heats were started at 09:50.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 3:46.95 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 3:47.14 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3:47.29 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 3:48.01 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 3:48.05 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 3:48.14 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 8 | 3:49.17 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 3:49.67 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | 3:49.72 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 3:49.87 | ||||
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 3:50.00 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 3:50.05 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 3:50.21 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 9 | 3:50.48 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 3:50.94 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 8 | 3:51.33 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 3:51.56 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 4 | 3:51.86 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 3:51.89 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 9 | 3:51.98 | ||||
| 21 | 4 | 0 | 3:52.77 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 6 | 3:53.02 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 5 | 3:53.04 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 2 | 3:53.80 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 9 | 3:53.52 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 3 | 3:54.40 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 1 | 3:55.49 | ||||
| 28 | 1 | 6 | 3:56.81 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 6 | 3:57.07 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 4 | 3:57.37 | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 7 | 4:00.36 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 5 | 4:00.95 | ||||
| 33 | 1 | 3 | 4:02.29 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 2 | 4:09.78 | ||||
| 35 | 1 | 7 | 4:13.88 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | ||||||
The final was held at 17:09.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | 3:45.18 | ||||
| 7 | Henrik Christiansen | 3:47.07 | ||||
| 3 | 3:47.18 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | Felix Auböck | 3:47.24 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Victor Johansson | 3:47.74 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Jan Micka | 3:48.46 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Poul Zellmann | 3:48.97 | |||
| 8 | 8 | 3:49.08 |