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Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 and 25 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's fifteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1964.

The medals for the competition were presented by Karl Stoss, IOC Member; Austria, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Husain Al-Musallam FINA President; Kuwait.

Records

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

World record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008 [2]
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008 [2]

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 4:15.84. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 4:21.46. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[3]

Competition format

The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[4]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
24 July 19:02 Heats
25 July 10:30 Final

Results

The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[5]

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 4 6 Brendon Smith  Australia 4:09.27 Q, OC
2 3 3 Lewis Clareburt  New Zealand 4:09.49 Q, NR
3 3 4 Chase Kalisz  United States 4:09.65 Q
4 3 5 Dávid Verrasztó  Hungary 4:09.80 Q
5 4 5 Jay Litherland  United States 4:09.91 Q
5 4 2 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 4:09.91 Q
7 4 3 Léon Marchand  France 4:10.09 Q
8 3 6 Max Litchfield  Great Britain 4:10.20 Q
9 4 4 Daiya Seto  Japan 4:10.52
10 4 7 Wang Shun  China 4:10.63
11 3 2 Yuki Ikari  Japan 4:12.08
12 4 1 Jacob Heidtmann  Germany 4:12.09
13 3 1 Péter Bernek  Hungary 4:12.38
14 3 7 Apostolos Papastamos  Greece 4:12.50
15 2 4 Joan Lluís Pons  Spain 4:12.67 NR
16 2 6 Se-Bom Lee  Australia 4:15.76
17 2 5 Arjan Knipping  Netherlands 4:15.83
18 2 2 Maxim Stupin  ROC 4:16.21
19 4 8 Pier Andrea Matteazzi  Italy 4:16.31
20 1 5 José Paulo Lopes  Portugal 4:16.52
21 3 8 Brodie Williams  Great Britain 4:17.27
22 2 8 Jarod Arroyo  Puerto Rico 4:17.46
23 2 7 Richard Nagy  Slovakia 4:18.29
24 1 4 Tomas Peribonio  Ecuador 4:18.73
25 2 1 Wang Hsing-hao  Chinese Taipei 4:19.06
26 2 3 Maksym Shemberev  Azerbaijan 4:19.40
27 1 3 Ron Polonsky  Israel 4:21.50
28 1 6 Christoph Meier  Liechtenstein 4:25.17
29 1 2 Luis Vega Torres  Cuba 4:27.65

Final

[6]

Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Chase Kalisz  United States 4:09.42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Jay Litherland  United States 4:10.28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Brendon Smith  Australia 4:10.38
4 6 Dávid Verrasztó  Hungary 4:10.59
4 8 Max Litchfield  Great Britain 4:10.59
6 1 Léon Marchand  France 4:11.16
7 5 Lewis Clareburt  New Zealand 4:11.22
8 2 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 4:11.32

References

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Opening statement: Phelps grabs gold, WR in 400 IM". ESPN. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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