400 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1983 Summer Universiade
Venue Edmonton CAN
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 21
Countries 14
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Vladimir Salnikov URS 3:56.35
(1 h3)		 3:49.38
(1 F)
🥈 Bruce Hayes USA 3:57.97
(2 h2)		 3:54.93
(2 F)
🥉 Svyatoslav Semyonov URS 3:57.91
(1 h2)		 3:56.57
(3 F)
4 Marcelo Jucá BRA 3:58.14
(3 h2)		 3:57.73
(4 F)
5 Thomas Fahrner GER 4:01.78
(1 h1)		 3:57.81
(5 F)
6 Peter Szmidt CAN 3:58.54
(2 h3)		 4:00.02
(6 F)
7 Scott Brackett USA 4:00.14
(4 h2)		 4:00.69
(7 F)
8 Dave Shemilt CAN 4:00.46
(3 h3)		 4:02.04
(8 F)
9 Stefano Grandi ITA 4:03.75
(2 h1)		 —
10 Andy Astbury GBR 4:04.68
(3 h1)		 —
11 Marco Dell'Uomo ITA 4:04.74
(5 h2)		 —
12 Robert Wittich GER 4:09.69
(4 h1)		 —
13 Alejandro Lecot ARG 4:09.81
(5 h1)		 —
14 Akifumi Nishimuta JPN 4:10.72
(4 h3)		 —
15 Jim Furer SUI 4:11.46
(6 h1)		 —
16 Kimihiro Anzai JPN 4:11.77
(5 h3)		 —
17 Richard Ford AUS 4:12.88
(6 h3)		 —
18 Dominique Bataille FRA 4:14.24
(6 h2)		 —
19 Wu Jinhuang CHN 4:14.38
(7 h2)		 —
20 Rolando Neiger SUI 4:18.14
(7 h1)		 —
21 Muhammad al-Saleh KUW 4:34.78
(8 h2)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thomas Fahrner GER 4:01.78
2 Stefano Grandi ITA 4:03.75
3 Andy Astbury GBR 4:04.68
4 Robert Wittich GER 4:09.69
5 Alejandro Lecot ARG 4:09.81
6 Jim Furer SUI 4:11.46
7 Rolando Neiger SUI 4:18.14

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Svyatoslav Semyonov URS 3:57.91
2 Bruce Hayes USA 3:57.97
3 Marcelo Jucá BRA 3:58.14
4 Scott Brackett USA 4:00.14
5 Marco Dell'Uomo ITA 4:04.74
6 Dominique Bataille FRA 4:14.24
7 Wu Jinhuang CHN 4:14.38
8 Muhammad al-Saleh KUW 4:34.78

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vladimir Salnikov URS 3:56.35
2 Peter Szmidt CAN 3:58.54
3 Dave Shemilt CAN 4:00.46
4 Akifumi Nishimuta JPN 4:10.72
5 Kimihiro Anzai JPN 4:11.77
6 Richard Ford AUS 4:12.88

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vladimir Salnikov URS 3:49.38
2 Bruce Hayes USA 3:54.93
3 Svyatoslav Semyonov URS 3:56.57
4 Marcelo Jucá BRA 3:57.73
5 Thomas Fahrner GER 3:57.81
6 Peter Szmidt CAN 4:00.02
7 Scott Brackett USA 4:00.69
8 Dave Shemilt CAN 4:02.04