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The first world record in the 400 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m; Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
(y) indicates time for 440 yards (402.34 metres), ratified as a record for this event (+) plus sign denotes en route time during longer race The "Time" column indicates the ratified mark; the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark, rounded to the 10th ...
Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not until 1912 that women's events were held. The swimming events at the 1896 Olympic Games were held in a bay in the Aegean Sea with swimmers being required to swim to the shore—Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós won ...
Time Name Nation Date meet Location Ref 400m freestyle: S6: 5:04.57 Jiang Yuyan China 2 September 2021: Paralympic Games: Tokyo, Japan [25] 400m freestyle: S7: 4:54.28 Morgan Stickney United States 1 August 2023: World Para Championships: Manchester, United Kingdom [26] 400m freestyle: S8: 4:40.33 Lakeisha Patterson Australia 8 September 2016 ...
Katie Ledecky fired the first salvo in her duel with Ariarne Titmus, posting the fastest time the preliminaries of the women's 400-meter freestyle Saturday as the swimming competition began at the ...
Three former world record holders, Australia's Ariarne Titmus, USA's Katie Ledecky, and Canada's Summer McIntosh fell well short of their best times in the women's 400 freestyle event at the 2024 ...
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. [ 1 ] Records