400 m Freestyle, Men
| Competition | 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m) |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Göteborg
 SWE
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| Held | 18 April 1997 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 45 |
| Countries | 29 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jacob Carstensen |  DEN |
3:46.78 (1 h4) |
3:43.44 (1 FA) |
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| 🥈 | Chad Carvin |  USA |
3:48.14 (1 h5) |
3:43.73 (2 FA) |
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| 🥉 | Grant Hackett |  AUS |
3:47.06 (2 h6) |
3:43.83 (3 FA) |
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| 4 | Paul Palmer |  GBR |
3:48.60 (2 h5) |
3:43.90 (4 FA) |
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| 5 | Jörg Hoffmann |  GER |
3:46.20 (1 h6) |
3:43.93 (5 FA) |
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| 6 | Dimitrios Manganas |  GRE |
3:47.57 (3 h6) |
3:48.76 (6 FA) |
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| 7 | Graeme Smith | GBR |
3:49.98 (2 h4) |
3:51.56 (7 FA) |
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| 8 | Luiz Lima |  BRA |
3:50.09 (4 h6) |
3:51.80 (8 FA) |
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| 9 | Ihar Kaliada |  BLR |
3:51.81 (5 h4) |
3:49.15 (1 FB) |
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| 10 | Mark Johnston |  CAN |
3:50.68 (4 h4) |
3:49.95 (2 FB) |
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| 11 | Masato Hirano |  JPN |
3:50.33 (3 h4) |
3:50.74 (3 FB) |
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| =12 | Ron Voordouw | CAN |
3:51.69 (3 h5) |
3:50.83 (=4 FB) |
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| =12 | Torlarp Sethsothorn |  THA |
3:52.01 (6 h4) |
3:50.83 (=4 FB) |
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| 14 | Bill Kirby | AUS |
3:50.67 (5 h6) |
3:51.64 (6 FB) |
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| 15 | Fernando Saez | BRA |
3:52.61 (6 h6) |
3:52.11 (7 FB) |
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| 16 | Jonas Lundström | SWE |
3:52.15 (4 h5) |
3:53.31 (8 FB) |
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| 17 | Adrian Andermatt |  SUI |
3:53.90 (1 h3) |
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| 18 | Trent Bray |  NZL |
3:53.96 (5 h5) |
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| 19 | Alejandro Bermúdez |  COL |
3:54.09 (6 h5) |
— | ||
| 20 | Scott Cameron | NZL |
3:54.46 (7 h5) |
— | ||
| 21 | Ricardo Monasterio |  VEN |
3:55.44 (1 h2) |
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| 22 | Fausto Mauri | SUI |
3:56.91 (2 h3) |
— | ||
| 23 | Sandro Tomaš |  CRO |
3:57.06 (7 h6) |
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| 24 | Ricardo Pedroso |  POR |
3:57.23 (3 h3) |
— | ||
| 25 | Toshiaki Kurasawa | JPN |
3:57.41 (8 h6) |
— | ||
| 26 | Ryno Markgraaff |  RSA |
3:57.84 (2 h2) |
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| 27 | Christophe Marchand |  FRA |
3:57.88 (8 h5) |
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| 28 | Rafael Manzano | VEN |
3:58.00 (4 h3) |
— | ||
| 29 | Pedro Silva | POR |
3:58.24 (5 h3) |
— | ||
| 30 | Milan Malena |  CZE |
3:59.87 (3 h2) |
— | ||
| 31 | José Martínez | COL |
4:00.32 (4 h2) |
— | ||
| 32 | Denys Zavhorodnyi |  UKR |
4:01.60 (6 h3) |
— | ||
| 33 | Gustav Stander | RSA |
4:02.28 (7 h3) |
— | ||
| 34 | Aleksey Akatyev |  RUS |
4:02.98 (7 h4) |
— | ||
| 35 | Pablo Banfi |  CHI |
4:03.34 (5 h2) |
— | ||
| 36 | Sebastien Paddington |  TTO |
4:03.55 (8 h4) |
— | ||
| 37 | Kurt Niehaus |  CRC |
4:06.11 (1 h1) |
— | ||
| 38 | Margus Saia |  EST |
4:06.38 (6 h2) |
— | ||
| 39 | Mai Chih-Chieh |  TPE |
4:08.86 (7 h2) |
— | ||
| 40 | Toni Meijel | EST |
4:09.41 (8 h2) |
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| =41 | Felipe van de Wyngard | CHI |
4:10.47 (2 h1) |
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| =41 | Vicha Ratanachote | THA |
4:10.47 (8 h3) |
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| 43 | Juan Manuel Durán | CRC |
4:13.62 (3 h1) |
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| 44 | Chiu Chi-Fan | TPE |
4:18.47 (4 h1) |
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| 45 | Hamid Reza Khani |  IRI |
4:21.50 (5 h1) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Niehaus | CRC |
4:06.11 | |
| 2 | Felipe van de Wyngard | CHI |
4:10.47 | |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Durán | CRC |
4:13.62 | |
| 4 | Chiu Chi-Fan | TPE |
4:18.47 | |
| 5 | Hamid Reza Khani | IRI |
4:21.50 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Monasterio | VEN |
3:55.44 | |
| 2 | Ryno Markgraaff | RSA |
3:57.84 | |
| 3 | Milan Malena | CZE |
3:59.87 | |
| 4 | José Martínez | COL |
4:00.32 | |
| 5 | Pablo Banfi | CHI |
4:03.34 | |
| 6 | Margus Saia | EST |
4:06.38 | |
| 7 | Mai Chih-Chieh | TPE |
4:08.86 | |
| 8 | Toni Meijel | EST |
4:09.41 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Andermatt | SUI |
3:53.90 | |
| 2 | Fausto Mauri | SUI |
3:56.91 | |
| 3 | Ricardo Pedroso | POR |
3:57.23 | |
| 4 | Rafael Manzano | VEN |
3:58.00 | |
| 5 | Pedro Silva | POR |
3:58.24 | |
| 6 | Denys Zavhorodnyi | UKR |
4:01.60 | |
| 7 | Gustav Stander | RSA |
4:02.28 | |
| 8 | Vicha Ratanachote | THA |
4:10.47 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Carstensen | DEN |
3:46.78 | |
| 2 | Graeme Smith | GBR |
3:49.98 | |
| 3 | Masato Hirano | JPN |
3:50.33 | |
| 4 | Mark Johnston | CAN |
3:50.68 | |
| 5 | Ihar Kaliada | BLR |
3:51.81 | |
| 6 | Torlarp Sethsothorn | THA |
3:52.01 | |
| 7 | Aleksey Akatyev | RUS |
4:02.98 | |
| 8 | Sebastien Paddington | TTO |
4:03.55 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Carvin | USA |
3:48.14 | |
| 2 | Paul Palmer | GBR |
3:48.60 | |
| 3 | Ron Voordouw | CAN |
3:51.69 | |
| 4 | Jonas Lundström | SWE |
3:52.15 | |
| 5 | Trent Bray | NZL |
3:53.96 | |
| 6 | Alejandro Bermúdez | COL |
3:54.09 | |
| 7 | Scott Cameron | NZL |
3:54.46 | |
| 8 | Christophe Marchand | FRA |
3:57.88 |
Heat 6
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jörg Hoffmann | GER |
3:46.20 | |
| 2 | Grant Hackett | AUS |
3:47.06 | |
| 3 | Dimitrios Manganas | GRE |
3:47.57 | |
| 4 | Luiz Lima | BRA |
3:50.09 | |
| 5 | Bill Kirby | AUS |
3:50.67 | |
| 6 | Fernando Saez | BRA |
3:52.61 | |
| 7 | Sandro Tomaš | CRO |
3:57.06 | |
| 8 | Toshiaki Kurasawa | JPN |
3:57.41 |
Final
Final A
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Carstensen | DEN |
3:43.44 | |
| 2 | Chad Carvin | USA |
3:43.73 | |
| 3 | Grant Hackett | AUS |
3:43.83 | |
| 4 | Paul Palmer | GBR |
3:43.90 | |
| 5 | Jörg Hoffmann | GER |
3:43.93 | |
| 6 | Dimitrios Manganas | GRE |
3:48.76 | |
| 7 | Graeme Smith | GBR |
3:51.56 | |
| 8 | Luiz Lima | BRA |
3:51.80 |
Final B
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ihar Kaliada | BLR |
3:49.15 | |
| 2 | Mark Johnston | CAN |
3:49.95 | |
| 3 | Masato Hirano | JPN |
3:50.74 | |
| =4 | Ron Voordouw | CAN |
3:50.83 | |
| =4 | Torlarp Sethsothorn | THA |
3:50.83 | |
| 6 | Bill Kirby | AUS |
3:51.64 | |
| 7 | Fernando Saez | BRA |
3:52.11 | |
| 8 | Jonas Lundström | SWE |
3:53.31 |