Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle explained

Event:Men's 400 metre freestyle
Championship:2023 World Aquatics Championships
Dates:23 July (heats and final)
Venue:Marine Messe Fukuoka
Location:Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors:55
Nations:51
Win Value:3:40.68
Gold:Samuel Short
Gold Nation:AUS
Silver:Ahmed Hafnaoui
Silver Nation:TUN
Bronze:Lukas Märtens
Bronze Nation:GER
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 23 July 2023.[1] [2] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]

Results

Heats

The heats were started at 10:47.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 3:42.44 Q
2 6 3 3:44.14 Q
3 5 5 3:44.17 Q
4 5 7 3:44.34 Q
5 5 4 3:44.42 Q
6 6 2 3:44.52 Q
7 6 5 3:44.63 Q
8 5 3 3:45.43 Q
9 5 2 3:45.77
10 6 0 3:46.56
11 5 0 3:46.61 NR
12 6 6 3:47.23
13 5 1 3:47.88
14 6 1 3:48.12
15 5 8 3:48.31
16 4 7 3:48.43
17 6 7 3:48.68
18 4 5 3:49.21
19 4 2 3:49.41
20 4 1 3:49.60
21 5 6 3:49.79
22 4 6 3:49.90
23 4 8 3:50.68
24 4 3 3:50.78
25 6 8 3:51.56
26 4 4 3:51.95
27 4 0 3:53.17
28 3 6 3:53.54
29 3 2 3:53.80 NR
30 3 5 3:54.25
31 4 9 3:54.42
32 6 9 3:55.55
33 5 9 3:55.76
34 3 1 3:56.69
35 3 3 3:59.03
36 3 4 4:02.05
37 3 7 4:02.43
38 3 0 4:03.88
39 2 3 4:04.95
40 2 8 4:05.13 NR
41 2 4 4:05.18
42 1 6 4:05.70
43 2 5 4:06.58 NR
44 1 4 4:07.65
45 2 6 4:07.87
46 2 0 4:08.23 NR
47 2 7 4:09.17
48 2 9 4:09.47
49 2 1 4:11.15
50 1 5 4:12.29 NR
51 2 2 4:15.97
52 3 9 4:16.27
53 1 2 4:17.02 NR
54 1 3 4:20.48
55 3 8 4:20.88

Final

The final was started at 20:02.[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 3:40.68
6 3:40.70 AF
2 3:42.20
4 3 3:43.58
5 7 3:43.92
6 8 3:44.22
7 1 3:44.26
8 5 3:44.43

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118125431/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2023/01/16/8d440e7e-1f63-4fe8-af1c-a96ba1af40bf/20th-FINA-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS-Fukuoka-2023-Schedule-12.01.23.pdf . 18 January 2024 . 17 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Sutherland . James . 13 January 2023 . World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118152954/https://swimswam.com/world-aquatics-announces-competition-schedule-for-2023-world-championships-in-fukuoka/ . 18 January 2024 . 13 January 2023 . SwimSwam.
  3. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Start list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723152505/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101EF0101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf . 23 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  4. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Records book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118153205/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001160001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1F.pdf . 18 January 2024 . omegatiming.com.
  5. Web site: 22 July 2023 . Heats results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723152443/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101EF0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 23 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  6. Web site: 23 July 2023 . Final results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723152457/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 23 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.