Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley

Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
DatesJuly 28, 2012 (heats & final)
Competitors37 from 29 nations
Winning time4:05.18
Medalists
 Ryan Lochte  United States
 Thiago Pereira  Brazil
 Kosuke Hagino  Japan
Swimming at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women
Marathon
10 km men women

The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]

U.S. overwhelming favorite Ryan Lochte pulled away from the rest of the field, including double defending champion Michael Phelps, over a wide margin to capture the Olympic title in the event. He rocketed to a strong finish in a sterling textile best of 4:05.18, the second fastest ever behind Phelps' 2008 world record by 1.34 seconds.[2][3] Meanwhile, Brazil's Thiago Pereira powered home with the silver in a matching South American record of 4:08.86, making him the first swimmer for his nation to claim an Olympic medal in the event, since Ricardo Prado did so in 1984.[4] Japanese teen Kosuke Hagino smashed an Asian record of 4:08.94 to edge Phelps out of the podium for the bronze.[5][6]

For the first time since his official debut in 2000, Phelps struggled to a fourth-place finish and denied his seventeenth career medal in 4:09.28. He almost missed the final roster by a small fraction of a second, after posting an eighth-seeded time of 4:13.33 from the morning prelims.[7][8]

South Africa's Chad le Clos (4:12.42), Hagino's teammate Yuya Horihata (4:13.30), Aussie swimmer Thomas Fraser-Holmes (4:13.49), and Italy's Luca Marin (4:14.89) rounded out the historic finale.[6] Surprisingly, Hungary's top medal favorite and European champion László Cseh missed the final by seven-hundredths of a second (0.07) with a ninth-place effort (4:13.40).[9]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008

Results

Heats

[10]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Kosuke Hagino Japan 4:10.01 Q, AS
2 5 2 Chad le Clos South Africa 4:12.24 Q, NR
3 5 4 Ryan Lochte United States 4:12.35 Q
4 3 6 Thiago Pereira Brazil 4:12.39 Q
5 5 3 Thomas Fraser-Holmes Australia 4:12.66 Q
6 5 6 Luca Marin Italy 4:13.02 Q
7 5 5 Yuya Horihata Japan 4:13.09 Q
8 4 4 Michael Phelps United States 4:13.33 Q
9 4 5 László Cseh Hungary 4:13.40
10 3 1 Gal Nevo Israel 4:14.77
11 4 2 Yannick Lebherz Germany 4:15.41
12 3 3 Yang Zhixian China 4:15.45
13 4 6 Roberto Pavoni Great Britain 4:15.56
14 4 3 Wang Chengxiang China 4:15.57
15 4 1 Maksym Shemberev Ukraine 4:16.63
16 2 4 Ward Bauwens Belgium 4:16.71 NR
17 4 7 Ioannis Drymonakos Greece 4:17.04
18 2 6 Raphael Stacchiotti Luxembourg 4:17.20 NR
19 5 1 Riaan Schoeman South Africa 4:17.22
5 7 Federico Turrini Italy
21 3 7 Alexander Tikhonov Russia 4:18.12
22 3 5 Dávid Verrasztó Hungary 4:18.31
23 4 8 Alec Page Canada 4:19.17
24 3 2 Joe Roebuck Great Britain 4:20.24
25 1 5 Bradley Ally Barbados 4:21.32
26 2 2 Yury Suvorau Belarus 4:23.06 NR
2 5 Diogo Carvalho Portugal
28 2 3 Jung Won-Yong South Korea 4:23.12
29 2 1 Esteban Enderica Salgado Ecuador 4:24.32 NR
30 2 8 Pedro Pinotes Angola 4:24.69
31 1 4 Anton Sveinn McKee Iceland 4:25.06 NR
32 5 8 Daniel Tranter Australia 4:25.76
33 2 7 Quah Zheng Wen Singapore 4:26.81
34 1 6 Marko Blaževski Macedonia 4:32.38
35 1 3 Rafael Alfaro El Salvador 4:35.80
36 1 2 Ahmed Ghithe Atari Qatar 5:21.30
037 3 8 Taki Mrabet Tunisia DSQ

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 3 Ryan Lochte United States 4:05.18
2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 Thiago Pereira Brazil 4:08.86 SA
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 Kosuke Hagino Japan 4:08.94 AS
4 8 Michael Phelps United States 4:09.28
5 5 Chad le Clos South Africa 4:12.42
6 1 Yuya Horihata Japan 4:13.30
7 2 Thomas Fraser-Holmes Australia 4:13.49
8 7 Luca Marin Italy 4:14.89

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Lochte wins medley gold as Michael Phelps finishes fourth". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lochte wins 400 IM final for first US gold". ESPN. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Carroll, Mary (28 July 2012). "Brazil Starts Olympics With a Gold: Daily". The Rio Times. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Newberry, Paul (28 July 2012). "Lochte wins 400m IM in blowout; Phelps finishes 4th". London 2012. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: Ryan Lochte Posts Textile Best, Demolishes Field in 400 IM; Michael Phelps Misses Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Adderly, Esther (28 July 2012). "London 2012: Michael Phelps fourth as Ryan Lochte cruises to victory". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Slow prelims puts Phelps in unenviable Lane 8 for 400 IM final". CBS Sports. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Kosuke Hagino With Asian Record to Lead 400 IM; Phelps Underperforms". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Men's 400m Individual Medley – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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