The heats for the men's 400 metre freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships took place on Sunday, 26 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2009 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 2009 | |||||||||
Competitors | 94 | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:40.07 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editWorld record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:40.08 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 30 July 2002 |
Championship record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:40.17 | Fukuoka, Japan | 22 July 2001 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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26 July | Final | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 3:40.07 | WR |
Results
editHeats
editLegend: ER: European record; NR: National record
Final
editRank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
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Paul Biedermann | Germany | 4 | 3:40.07 | WR | |
Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | 3 | 3:41.11 | AF | |
Zhang Lin | China | 5 | 3:41.35 | AS | |
4 | Peter Vanderkaay | United States | 2 | 3:43.20 | |
5 | Mads Glæsner | Denmark | 6 | 3:44.40 | NR |
6 | Gergő Kis | Hungary | 8 | 3:46.30 | |
7 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 1 | 3:46.60 | |
8 | David Davies | Great Britain | 7 | 3:47.02 |
Legend: WR: World record; AF: African record; AS: Asian record; NR: National record
References
edit- "13th FINA World Championships: Men's 400m Freestyle: Heats: Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-07-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06.
- "13th FINA World Championships: Men's 400m Freestyle: Final: Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-07-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06.