Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle

The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 16 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

Men's 400 metre freestyle
at the 2010 Asian Games
VenueAoti Aquatics Centre
Date16 November 2010
Competitors26 from 15 nations
Medalists
gold medal    South Korea
silver medal    China
bronze medal    China
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There were 26 competitors from 15 countries who took part in this event. Four heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Defending champion Park Tae-hwan from South Korea won the gold medal with 3 minutes 41.53 seconds, Sun Yang from China finished with second place, Asian record holder Zhang Lin won the bronze medal.

Schedule edit

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

DateTimeEvent
Tuesday, 16 November 201009:27Heats
18:22Final

Records edit

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

World Record  Paul Biedermann (GER)3:40.07Rome, Italy26 July 2009
Asian Record  Zhang Lin (CHN)3:41.35Rome, Italy20 August 2006
Games Record  Park Tae-hwan (KOR)3:48.44Doha, Qatar5 December 2006

Results edit

Heats edit

RankHeatAthleteTimeNotes
12  Sun Yang (CHN)3:53.08
23  Zhang Lin (CHN)3:54.62
34  Takeshi Matsuda (JPN)3:55.02
43  Sho Uchida (JPN)3:55.70
54  Park Tae-hwan (KOR)3:55.80
64  Jang Sang-jin (KOR)3:59.80
72  Sarit Tiewong (THA)4:00.49
82  Danny Yeo (SIN)4:00.62
94  Oleg Rabota (KAZ)4:02.28
104  Kevin Yeap (MAS)4:02.67
113  Ryan Arabejo (PHI)4:03.36
122  Clement Lim (SIN)4:03.96
133  Sobitjon Amilov (UZB)4:05.77
143  Jessie Lacuna (PHI)4:06.38
154  Triady Fauzi Sidiq (INA)4:07.72
164  Mandar Divase (IND)4:08.22
171  Ahmad Al-Shatti (IOC)4:10.37
183  Punyawee Sontana (THA)4:10.80
194  Loai Tashkandi (KSA)4:12.63
202  Alexandr Ivanov (KAZ)4:13.03
213  Kevin Lim (MAS)4:13.93
222  Kent Cheung (HKG)4:17.72
232  Cheung Siu Hang (HKG)4:19.36
243  Hazem Tashkandi (KSA)4:25.96
251  Abdulaziz Al-Marzooqi (QAT)4:44.99
261  Ibrahim Al-Amadi (QAT)4:52.35

Final edit

RankAthleteTimeNotes
 Park Tae-hwan (KOR)3:41.53GR
 Sun Yang (CHN)3:42.47
 Zhang Lin (CHN)3:49.15
4  Takeshi Matsuda (JPN)3:51.65
5  Sho Uchida (JPN)3:53.42
6  Jang Sang-jin (KOR)3:55.34
7  Danny Yeo (SIN)4:00.67
8  Sarit Tiewong (THA)4:03.59

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