2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle

The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

Men's 400m Freestyle
at the 2012 Short Course Worlds
Dates14 December (heats and final)
Winning time3:39.15
Medalists
gold medal    Germany
silver medal    China
bronze medal    New Zealand
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In June 2013, Danish swimmer Mads Glæsner was stripped of the bronze medal after testing positive for levomethamphetamine.[1]

Records edit

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Yannick Agnel   France 3:32.25 Angers 15 November 2012
Championship record Grant Hackett   Australia 3:35.01 Hong Kong 1 April 1999

No new records were set during this competition.

Results edit

Heats edit

[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Time Notes
1 6 4   Michael Klueh (USA) 3:41.07 Q
2 6 2   Ahmed Mathlouthi (TUN) 3:41.34 Q
3 5 5   Paul Biedermann (GER) 3:41.40 Q
4 6 3   Matthew Stanley (NZL) 3:41.59 Q
5 7 8   Anders Lie (DEN) 3:41.80 Q
6 1 7   Hao Yun (CHN) 3:42.13 Q
7 5 4   Pál Joensen (FRO) 3:42.43 Q
8 5 3   Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo (ITA) 3:42.49
9 7 0   Devon Myles Brown (RSA) 3:42.76
10 6 5   Gabriele Detti (ITA) 3:42.97
11 7 3   Mikhail Polischuk (RUS) 3:43.05
12 6 6   Serhiy Frolov (UKR) 3:43.29
13 7 6   Alexander Selin (RUS) 3:43.52
14 5 7   Ieuan Lloyd (GBR) 3:43.70
15 5 2   Jordan Harrison (AUS) 3:43.88
16 7 5   Dominik Meichtry (SUI) 3:44.09
17 6 9   Ryan Feeley (USA) 3:44.22
18 7 7   Jarrod Killey (AUS) 3:44.46
19 7 2   Fumiya Hidaka (JPN) 3:44.56
20 5 0   Yohei Takiguchi (JPN) 3:45.77
21 5 6   Ewan Jackson (NZL) 3:46.00
22 6 1   Gergely Gyurta (HUN) 3:47.19
23 6 8   Patrik Rakos (HUN) 3:47.56
24 4 2   Anton Sveinn McKee (ISL) 3:47.83 NR
25 7 9   Juan Pereyra (ARG) 3:48.29
26 4 4   Nezir Karap (TUR) 3:48.56 NR
27 4 5   Anton Goncharov (UKR) 3:48.62
28 6 7   Anthony Pannier (FRA) 3:48.70
29 5 1   Robert Renwick (GBR) 3:49.17
30 6 0   Richárd Nagy (SVK) 3:49.38
31 4 7   Ediz Yıldırımer (TUR) 3:49.45
32 1 4   Uladzimir Zhyharau (BLR) 3:49.63
33 1 1   Pu Wenjie (CHN) 3:49.86
34 4 3   Arturo Pérez Vertti (MEX) 3:51.30
35 1 2   Ensar Hajder (BIH) 3:51.69 NR
36 4 9   Irakli Revishvili (GEO) 3:54.56
37 5 9   Martin Naidich (ARG) 3:54.76
38 3 3   Marko Blaževski (MKD) 3:56.32 NR
39 4 6   Matthew Abeysinghe (SRI) 3:56.79
40 4 0   Yeziel Morales (PUR) 3:57.85 NR
41 4 8   Aleksander Slepchenko (KGZ) 3:59.58
42 3 0   Marcelo Alberto Acosta Jimenez (ESA) 4:00.22
43 3 2   Welliam Maksi (SYR) 4:00.62
44 4 1   Sobitjon Amilov (UZB) 4:01.31
45 3 6   Iacovos Hadjiconstantinou (CYP) 4:01.37
46 3 4   Khurshidjon Tursunov (UZB) 4:02.62
47 3 5   Jesus Monge (PER) 4:02.94
48 3 8   Edward Caruana Dingli (MLT) 4:06.30
49 2 6   Khader Baqleh (JOR) 4:10.77
50 3 7   Christian Selby (BAR) 4:11.79
51 2 4   Paul Elaisa (FIJ) 4:12.16
52 3 1   Quinton Delie (NAM) 4:12.61 NR
53 2 5   Adam Viktora (SEY) 4:15.31
54 3 9   Fernando Medrano Medina (NCA) 4:17.66
55 2 3   Bakr Salam Ali (IRQ) 4:18.40
56 2 2   Anderson Lim (BRU) 4:23.37
57 2 1   Israr Hussain (PAK) 4:26.14
58 2 7   Franc Aleksi (ALB) 4:31.26
59 2 9   Sirish Gurung (NEP) 4:37.41
60 2 0   Noah Al-Khulaifi (QAT) 4:37.59
61 2 8   Farhan Farhan (BHR) 4:46.60
1 3   Nikolas Sylvester (VIN) DNF
1 5   Storm Halbich (VIN) DNF
1 6   Alejandro Gómez (VEN) DNS
5 8   Mateusz Sawrymowicz (POL) DNS
7 1   Filip Zaborowski (POL) DNS
7 4   Mads Glæsner (DEN) 3:40.89 DQ

Final edit

The final was held at 19:55.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Paul Biedermann   Germany 3:39.15
  1 Hao Yun   China 3:39.48
  2 Matthew Stanley   New Zealand 3:41.01
4 5 Michael Klueh   United States 3:41.29
5 8 Pál Joensen   Faroe Islands 3:42.23
6 3 Ahmed Mathlouthi   Tunisia 3:42.48
7 7 Anders Lie   Denmark 3:42.80
4 Mads Glæsner   Denmark 3:40.09 DQ

References edit

  1. ^ "FINA Doping Panel Decision: Mr. Mads Glaesner (DEN)". FINA. 2013-06-17. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle (heats)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  3. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-14.

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