| Event: | Men's 400 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2020 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Danube Arena |
| Dates: | 17 May 2021 |
| Competitors: | 49 |
| Nations: | 29 |
| Win Value: | 3:44.18 |
| Gold: | Martin Malyutin |
| Gold Nation: | RUS |
| Silver: | Felix Auböck |
| Silver Nation: | AUT |
| Bronze: | Danas Rapšys |
| Bronze Nation: | LTU |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 May 2021.[1] [2]
Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record | 3:40.07 | 26 July 2009 | ||||
| Championship record | 3:44.01 | 16 May 2016 |
The heats were started at 10:14.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 3:47.23 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 3:47.51 | Q | |||
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 3:47.56 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 3:47.61 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 3:47.81 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 3:47.95 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 3:48.05 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 3:48.39 | Q, NR | |||
| 9 | 3 | 8 | 3:48.41 | ||||
| 10 | 5 | 7 | 3:48.57 | ||||
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 3:48.59 | NR | |||
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 3:48.88 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 5 | 3:49.22 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 3:49.42 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 3 | 3:49.93 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 3:50.06 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | 1 | 3:50.48 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 3:50.59 | ||||
| 19 | 5 | 3 | 3:50.77 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 1 | 3:51.59 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 5 | 3:51.79 | ||||
| 22 | 3 | 9 | 3:51.89 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 6 | 3:52.29 | ||||
| 24 | 3 | 6 | 3:52.93 | ||||
| 25 | 5 | 6 | 3:53.97 | ||||
| 26 | 4 | 9 | 3:54.18 | ||||
| 27 | 3 | 3 | 3:54.48 | ||||
| 28 | 5 | 8 | 3:54.72 | ||||
| 29 | 5 | 9 | 3:55.18 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 3 | 3:55.46 | ||||
| 31 | 1 | 4 | 3:55.89 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 5 | 3:56.37 | ||||
| 33 | 2 | 4 | 3:56.82 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 4 | 3:57.62 | ||||
| 35 | 3 | 2 | 3:58.13 | ||||
| 36 | 2 | 0 | 3:58.38 | ||||
| 37 | 2 | 2 | 3:58.57 | ||||
| 38 | 1 | 6 | 4:01.56 | ||||
| 39 | 2 | 8 | 4:01.97 | ||||
| 40 | 2 | 7 | 4:02.39 | ||||
| 41 | 1 | 2 | 4:03.39 | ||||
| 42 | 5 | 0 | 4:03.67 | ||||
| 43 | 1 | 8 | 4:03.69 | ||||
| 44 | 2 | 9 | 4:03.71 | ||||
| 45 | 2 | 1 | 4:03.92 | ||||
| 46 | 1 | 0 | 4:04.10 | ||||
| 47 | 1 | 7 | 4:06.91 | ||||
| 48 | 1 | 1 | 4:11.45 | ||||
| 49 | 1 | 9 | 4:15.17 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | Did not start | |||||
The final was held at 18:09.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3:44.18 | |||||
| 6 | 3:44.63 | |||||
| 1 | 3:45.39 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 3:46.07 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 3:46.36 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 3:46.54 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | 3:46.87 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 3:48.35 | NR |