Swimming at the 2013 Mediterranean Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2013 Mediterranean Games took place on June 21 at the Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool in Mersin, Turkey.[1] Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia was the defending champion from the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 21, 2013 |
| Competitors | 18 from 10 nations |
| Swimming at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 |
| Paralympic events | ||
| 100 m free S10 | men | women |
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool in freestyle.
Schedule
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 21 June 2013 | 10:35 | Heats |
| 18:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Mediterranean Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) |
3:40.07 | Rome, Italy | July 26, 2009 |
| Mediterranean Games record |  Oussama Mellouli (TUN) |
3:42.71 | Pescara, Italy | June 27, 2009 |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | Tunisia | 3:53.81 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Velimir Stjepanović |  Serbia | 3:54.97 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt | 3:55.18 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Simon Guerin |  France | 3:55.37 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Adonios Fokaidis |  Greece | 3:55.48 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Nezir Karap |  Turkey | 3:55.51 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | 3:55.81 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Alex Di Giorgio |  Italy | 3:55.82 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Ahmed Akram | Egypt | 3:56.55 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Samuel Pizzetti | Italy | 3:56.56 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Martin Bau |  Slovenia | 3:57.63 | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Lucas Vigoretto | France | 3:58.19 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Ediz Yıldırımer | Turkey | 3:58.29 | |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | Stefan Šorak | Serbia | 3:58.43 | |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Antonio Arroyo |  Spain | 3:59.07 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Marko Blaževski |  Macedonia | 4:00.53 | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Jan Karel Petric | Slovenia | 4:05.82 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Gerard Rodríguez | Spain | 4:07.63 |
References
- "Sessions". Mersin 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- Swimming - Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Summary (Official) Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
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