Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metre individual medley

The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)
Competitors14 from 7 nations
Winning time4:11.20
Medalists
gold medal    Scotland
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    South Africa
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The medals were presented by Bruce Robertson, Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the quaichs were presented by Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister of Scotland.

Records edit

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

World record   Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008 [1][2]
Commonwealth record   Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS) 4:10.14 Adelaide, Australia 26 April 2013
Games record   Chad le Clos (RSA) 4:13.25 Delhi, India 4 October 2010 [3]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
25 July Heat Dan Wallace   Scotland 4:11.04 GR

Results edit

Heats edit

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Dan Wallace   Scotland 4:11.04 Q, GR
2 2 2 Travis Mahoney   Australia 4:14.99 Q
3 2 5 Roberto Pavoni   England 4:15.26 Q
4 2 4 Thomas Fraser-Holmes   Australia 4:15.34 Q
5 2 3 Lewis Smith   Scotland 4:15.64 Q
6 1 4 Sebastien Rousseau   South Africa 4:16.02 Q
7 1 3 Luke Reilly   Canada 4:18.49 Q
8 2 7 Ross Muir   Scotland 4:19.22 Q
9 1 6 Thomas Haffield   Wales 4:19.23
10 1 2 Jared Gilliland   Australia 4:21.78
11 1 7 Will Brothers   Canada 4:22.61
12 2 6 Max Litchfield   England 4:25.08
13 1 1 Dominic Walter   Jamaica 4:43.86
2 1 Xavier Mohammed   Wales DNS

Final edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Dan Wallace   Scotland 4:11.20
  6 Thomas Fraser-Holmes   Australia 4:12.04
  7 Sebastien Rousseau   South Africa 4:13.09
4 3 Roberto Pavoni   England 4:14.42
5 2 Lewis Smith   Scotland 4:16.17
6 5 Travis Mahoney   Australia 4:18.51
7 1 Luke Reilly   Canada 4:19.72
8 8 Ross Muir   Scotland 4:21.50

References edit

  1. ^ Bishop, Greg (9 August 2008). "Phelps smashes world record to win gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Opening statement: Phelps grabs gold, WR in 400 IM". ESPN. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Alicia Coutts Wins Third Gold Medal, Brent Hayden Swims World-Leading 100 Freestyle During Day Four Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

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