The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held on 30 July at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt won the event, from Australia's Brendon Smith and Scotland's Duncan Scott, setting a new Commonwealth record, Oceanian record, and New Zealand record. He also became the first New Zealand swimmer in 16 years since Moss Burmester did in 2006 to claim a Commonwealth gold medal.[1]
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sandwell Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | July 30 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:08.70 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule edit
The schedule is as follows:[2]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 30 July 2022 | 10:30 | Heats |
| 20:49 | Final |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
4:03.84 | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 |
| Commonwealth record |  Max Litchfield (GBR) |
4:09.62 | Budapest, Hungary | 30 July 2017 |
| Games record |  Dan Wallace (SCO) |
4:11.04 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 25 July 2014 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final | Lewis Clareburt |  New Zealand |
4:08.70 | GR, NR, OC |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Lewis Clareburt | New Zealand |
4:17.72 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Brendon Smith |  Australia |
4:18.32 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Matthew Sates |  South Africa |
4:19.04 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Collyn Gagne |  Canada |
4:19.63 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Kieren Pollard | Australia |
4:19.64 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Se-Bom Lee | Australia |
4:19.66 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Duncan Scott | Scotland |
4:20.92 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Mark Szaranek | Scotland |
4:21.34 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Isaac Dodds |  Jersey |
4:29.70 | R |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Mohamed Rihan Shiham |  Maldives |
5:35.70 | R |
| 2 | 3 | Brodie Williams |  England |
DNS | ||
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Lewis Clareburt | New Zealand |
4:08.70 | GR, OC |
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5 | Brendon Smith | Australia |
4:10.15 | |
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1 | Duncan Scott | Scotland |
4:11.27 | |
| 4 | 3 | Matthew Sates | South Africa |
4:16.61 | |
| 5 | 7 | Se-Bom Lee | Australia |
4:16.68 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kieren Pollard | Australia |
4:17.02 | |
| 7 | 6 | Collyn Gagne | Canada |
4:19.32 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mark Szaranek | Scotland |
4:19.62 |
References edit
- ^ Overend, Riley (30 July 2022). "With 400IM Win, Lewis Clareburt Breaks Commonwealth, CG, NZ, and Oceanian Records". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Results - Sport - Aquatics - Swimming and Para Swimming". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results