The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21. The heats and final took place on May 21.[1]
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | May 21, 2012 (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:47.84 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
3:40.07 | Rome | July 26, 2009 |
| Championship record | Yury Prilukov |  Russia |
3:45.10 | Eindhoven | March 18, 2008 |
Results edit
Heats edit
33 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[2]
Final edit
The final was held at 17:02.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Paul Biedermann | Germany |
3:47.84 | |
 |
3 | Gergő Kis |  Hungary |
3:48.09 | |
 |
4 | Samuel Pizzetti |  Italy |
3:48.66 | |
| 4 | 8 | Robert Renwick |  Great Britain |
3:50.46 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sébastien Rouault |  France |
3:50.62 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gabriele Detti | Italy |
3:51.92 | |
| 7 | 1 | Evgeny Kulikov | Russia |
3:52.57 | |
| 8 | 6 | Patrik Rakos | Hungary |
3:52.80 |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 400 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 400 metre freestyle Heats results Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 400 metre freestyle Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.