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

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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 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.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Dan Wallace  Scotland 4:11.20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Thomas Fraser-Holmes  Australia 4:12.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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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