The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 December 2024 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
Background Japan’s Daiya Seto had dominated this event at the Short Course World Championships since 2012, winning six consecutive titles and setting the world record in 2019 (3:54.81). He entered Budapest as the favourite until a cracked rib cast doubt on his participation and form. Seto had previously clocked 3:55.75 to win gold in 2022. His main challengers included Ilya Borodin of Russia, competing as a neutral athlete, who held a lifetime best of 3:56.47 and had swum 3:57.67 earlier in the season, and Italy’s Alberto Razzetti, who had the fastest qualifying time with a 3:57.01 from the 2023 European Championships. The USA’s Carson Foster, a 2021 and 2022 medalist, was also a podium contender. Other finalists included Great Britain’s Max Litchfield (4:00.18 ), Cedric Büssing of Germany, David Schlicht of Australia (4:02.85 PB), Kaito Tabuchi of Japan, Trenton Julian of the USA, China’s Huang Zhiwei, Greece’s Apostolos Papastamos, and Hungary’s Balázs Holló.
SwimSwam predicted Borodin would win, Foster would come second, and Razzetti would come third.
Results Heats The heats were started at 9:28. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes138 Max Litchfield 4:00.37 Q234 Ilya Borodin Neutral Athletes B 4:01.28 Q349 Tristan Jankovics 4:02.01 Q, NR442 Carson Foster 4:02.11 Q544 Alberto Razzetti 4:02.18 Q635 Kaito Tabuchi 4:03.85 Q746 Trenton Julian 4:03.96 Q836 Apostolos Papastamos 4:04.24 Q945 Daiya Seto 4:05.45R1043 David Schlicht 4:05.63R1131 Robert Badea 4:06.42NR1230 Cedric Büssing 4:06.731326 Dominik Török 4:06.801441 Gábor Zombori 4:07.251537 Jakub Bursa 4:08.021633 Huang Zhiwei 4:08.871723 Fu Kun-ming 4:09.36 NR1824 Marius Toscan 4:10.391932 Darius Coman 4:10.782040 Richard Nagy 4:11.092120 Jarod Arroyo 4:11.552215 Jaouad Syoud 4:11.71 NR2348 Samuel Lewis Brown 4:12.332422 Heorhii Lukashev 4:12.442514 Nguyễn Quang Thuấn 4:12.942639 Jack Cassin 4:12.962721 Zackery Tay 4:13.98 NR2828 Daniil Giourtzidis 4:14.072913 Juraj Barčot 4:14.513047 He Yubo 4:14.553111 Kristaps Miķelsons 4:16.733125 Belhassen Ben Miled 4:16.733312 Oliver Durand 4:16.99 NR3416 Matheo Mateos 4:17.953527 Tan Khai Xin 4:18.633629 Kian Keylock 4:23.223717 Sam Williamson 4:23.253818 Hussaine Taha 4:36.34
Final The final was held at 18:42.
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Ilya Borodin Neutral Athletes B 3:56.83 6 Carson Foster 3:57.45 2 Alberto Razzetti 3:58.83 4 7 Kaito Tabuchi 4:00.43 5 4 Max Litchfield 4:00.50 6 3 Tristan Jankovics 4:00.57 NR 7 8 Apostolos Papastamos 4:04.26 8 1 Trenton Julian 4:05.81
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