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The first world record in the men's 400 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m; Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
Katie Ledecky broke her own world record on Sunday on the way to winning the women's 400 meters freestyle gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
She is the former world record holder in the short course 200 metre butterfly, 400 metre individual medley, 400 metre freestyle, 800 metre freestyle, and 1500 metre freestyle. She was the first Spanish woman to win a gold medal in swimming at an Olympic Games and is widely considered to be the greatest Spanish swimmer of all time.
400m freestyle: S7: 4:54.28 Morgan Stickney United States 1 August 2023: World Para Championships: Manchester, United Kingdom [26] 400m freestyle: S8: 4:40.33 Lakeisha Patterson Australia 8 September 2016: Paralympic Games: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [27] 400m freestyle: S9: 4:23.81 Natalie du Toit South Africa: 12 September 2008: Paralympic Games ...
NANTERRE, France — American para swimmer Morgan Stickney dominated the field in the 400-meter freestyle SM7 final, winning by a stunning 17 seconds and setting a Paralympic record time of 4:53.88.
She adds ANOTHER 400m hurdles gold medal and WORLD RECORD to her collection. ... The world record for women's 400-meter hurdles is 50.37 seconds as of Aug. 8. ... Associated Press Finance.
Leading from the start, Ledecky quickly dropped two seconds under a world-record pace, as she pulled away further from the field to smash her own record with a gold-medal time in 3:56.46. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Trailing the leader by almost five seconds, Great Britain's distance-freestyle swimmer Jazmin Carlin fought off a tight battle against Ledecky's ...