2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
- Open Water Swimming: August 8 – 9, 2024
- La Défense Arena — Paris, France
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MEN’S 400-METER FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Record: 3:40.07 — Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
- World Junior Record: 3:44.31 — Petar Mitsin, BUL (2023)
- Olympic Record: 3:40.14 — Sun Yang, CHN (2012)
- 2021 Winning Time: 3:43.36 – Ahmed Hafnaoui, TUN
- 2021 Bronze Medal Winning Time: 3:43.94
Final:
- GOLD: Lukas Märtens (GER), 3:41.78
- SILVER: Elijah Winnington (AUS), 3:42.28
- BRONZE: Kim Woo-Min (KOR), 3:42.50
- Sam Short (AUS), 3:42.64
- Guilherme Costa (BRA), 3:42.76
- Fei Liwei (CHN), 3:44.24
- Oliver Klemet (GER), 3:46.59
- Aaron Shackell (USA), 3:47.00
Guilherme Costa of Brazil swam to a new Americas record posting a 3:42.76 in the men’s 400 freestyle. Costa broke the previous record of a 3:42.78 set by Larsen Jensen of the USA in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics.
Americas record refers to a combination of both the North America and South America. As Costa hails from Brazil in South America, the record counts for the Americas as well.
Split Comparison
| Costa | Jensen | |
| 50 | 25.57 | 26.59 |
| 100 | 28.04 | 28.27 |
| 150 | 28.21 | 28.58 |
| 200 | 28.43 | 28.47 |
| 250 | 28.66 | 28.19 |
| 300 | 28.36 | 27.97 |
| 350 | 28.18 | 27.46 |
| 400 | 27.31 | 27.25 |
| 3:42.76 | 3:42.78 |
Costa was out slightly faster today which made him come home a little slower than Jensen did in 2008. Jensen saved up, especially on the first 50 and was able to come home in three 27-point splits at the end of the race. Still, Costa was able to sneak under Jensen’s record at the touch.
Jensen’s record notably still stands as the American record and earned him bronze back in Beijing. Costa just missed medaling tonight by 0.26 seconds and was visibly emotional after the race on deck.
He was so brave and swam a great race, was very much in the mix throughout.
Was this Costa’s normal start and first few turns? It looked like he lost a lot of time and distance compared to the rest of the field. IF they are normally better, I wonder what that could have led to.