Swimming_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_400_metre_freestyle
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 July 2021 (heats) 25 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:43.36 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's twenty-seventh consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1904.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) | 3:40.07 | Rome, Italy | 26 July 2009 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Sun Yang (CHN) | 3:40.14 | London, Great Britain | 28 July 2012 | [3] |
No new records were set during the competition.
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 3:46.78. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 3:53.58. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[4]
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[5]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 19:38 | Heats |
| 25 July | 10:52 | Final |
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.[6]
Heats
Final
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8 | Ahmed Hafnaoui |  Tunisia | 3:43.36 | |
 | 2 | Jack McLoughlin |  Australia | 3:43.52 | |
 | 7 | Kieran Smith |  United States | 3:43.94 | |
| 4 | 4 | Henning Mühlleitner |  Germany | 3:44.07 | |
| 5 | Felix Auböck |  Austria | 3:44.07 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Gabriele Detti |  Italy | 3:44.88 | |
| 7 | 6 | Elijah Winnington | Australia | 3:45.20 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jake Mitchell | United States | 3:45.39 |
- "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Cowley, Michael (27 July 2009). "Thorpe's mark tumbles in night of world records". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "Olympic swimming: China's Sun Yang beats rival Park to gold". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.