The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 21 July 2019.[1][2] The three-time defending champion was Sun Yang, and he successfully defended his title for a record-breaking 4th consecutive victory in the world championships in this event.[3] He became the third man to win an event 4 times at the world championships after Grant Hackett in the 1500 meter freestyle and Ryan Lochte in the 200 meter individual medley.[4]
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 July (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 42 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:42.44 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) |
3:40.07 | Rome, Italy | 26 July 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Paul Biedermann (GER) |
3:40.07 | Rome, Italy | 26 July 2009 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:16.[5]
Final edit
The final was held at 20:02.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Sun Yang |  China |
3:42.44 | |
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2 | Mack Horton |  Australia |
3:43.17 | |
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6 | Gabriele Detti |  Italy |
3:43.23 | NR |
| 4 | 5 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
3:43.50 | |
| 5 | 1 | Marco De Tullio | Italy |
3:44.86 | |
| 6 | 3 | Jack McLoughlin | Australia |
3:45.19 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ji Xinjie | China |
3:45.64 | |
| 8 | 7 | Zane Grothe |  United States |
3:45.78 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Sun Yang scrapes into 800m freestyle final at Gwangju worlds - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 23 July 2019.
- ^ World Championships Olympic Channel [dead link]
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.