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Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley

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Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Centre,
Paris La Défense Arena
Dates28 July 2024
(Heats & Final)
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Winning time4:02.95 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Léon Marchand  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomoyuki Matsushita  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carson Foster  United States
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The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 28 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.[1]


Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Léon Marchand (FRA) 4:02.50 Fukuoka, Japan 23 July 2023
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nationality Time Record
28 July Final Léon Marchand  France 4:02.95 OR

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or if the total quota of 852 athletes has not been targeted. NOCs may also permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under a Universality place since they have no swimmers attaining either of the standard entry times (OQT/OCT).[2][3]

Following the end of the qualification window, World Aquatics will assess the number of swimmers who have achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting those with OCT to fulfill the total quota of 852. Additionally, OCT places will be distributed by event according to the position of the World Aquatics Rankings during the qualifying deadline.[2]

Time standards

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The qualifying time standards must be obtained at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships and selection trials, and various international meets approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.[4]

The following table outlines the qualifying time standards for Paris 2024 for this event:

Men's events
Event OQT* OCT^
400 m individual medley 4:12.50 4:13.56

* OQTs correspond to the time achieved by a fourteenth-place swimmer in his or her respective preliminary heat of each event at the previous Games.

^ OCTs are derived by adding 0.5% of the OQT standard.

Competition format

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The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.

Schedule

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All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
28 July 2024 10:00 Heats
19:30 Final

Results

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The top eight finishers progress to the final.

Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Léon Marchand  France 4:08.30 Q
2 2 3 Max Litchfield  Great Britain 4:09.51 Q
3 2 5 Daiya Seto  Japan 4:10.92 Q
4 1 4 Carson Foster  United States 4:11.07 Q
5 1 6 Tomoyuki Matsushita  Japan 4:11.18 Q
6 1 3 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 4:11.52 Q
2 6 Lewis Clareburt  New Zealand 4:11.52 Q
2 8 Cedric Büssing  Germany 4:11.52 Q, NR
9 2 7 Balázs Holló  Hungary 4:12.20
10 1 8 Zhang Zhanshuo  China 4:12.71
11 1 5 Chase Kalisz  United States 4:13.36
12 1 1 William Petric  Australia 4:13.58
13 2 2 Brendon Smith  Australia 4:14.36
14 1 7 Gábor Zombori  Hungary 4:14.88
15 1 2 Apostolos Papastamos  Greece 4:15.32
16 2 1 Tristan Jankovics  Canada 4:18.23

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Final

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Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Léon Marchand  France 4:02.95 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Tomoyuki Matsushita  Japan 4:08.62
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Carson Foster  United States 4:08.66
4 5 Max Litchfield  Great Britain 4:08.85 NR
5 7 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 4:09.38
6 1 Lewis Clareburt  New Zealand 4:10.44
7 3 Daiya Seto  Japan 4:11.78
8 8 Cedric Büssing  Germany 4:17.16

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References

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  1. ^ "Competition Schedule | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rieder, David (3 April 2022). "Event Changes Likely as Paris 2024 Moves to Nine-Day Schedule of Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Men's 400m Individual Medley - Heats results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's 400m Individual Medley - Heats results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Men's 400m Individual Medley - Finals results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.