| | Event type
400 metres Individual Medley, Men
| Date | 9 – 10 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Beijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing |
| Participants | 29 from 22 countries |
This event was the first in Michael Phelps’ campaign for eight gold medals but, with the recent form of fellow American Ryan Lochte, not one where he was considered an overwhelming favourite. The event turned into the ultimate statement of intent for Phelps as he was simply a class apart from his rivals and obliterated the world record on his way to the gold medal. He has set the previous mark of 4:05.25 at the US trials in June 2008 but in Beijing he brought the time down to 4:03.84 and finished over two seconds ahead of László Cseh, Jr. with Lochte back in third.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps |  USA | 4:07.82 (1 h4) | 4:03.84 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | László Cseh, Jr. |  HUN | 4:09.26 (1 h2) | 4:06.16 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Ryan Lochte | USA | 4:10.33 (1 h3) | 4:08.09 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Alessio Boggiatto |  ITA | 4:10.68 (2 h2) | 4:12.16 (4) | |||
| 5 | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:10.22 (2 h4) | 4:12.47 (5) | |||
| 6 | Gergő Kis | HUN | 4:10.66 (3 h4) | 4:12.84 (6) | |||
| 7 | Brian Johns |  CAN | 4:11.41 (2 h3) | 4:13.38 (7) | |||
| 8 | Thiago Pereira |  BRA | 4:11.74 (3 h3) | 4:15.40 (8) | |||
| 9 | Keith Beavers | CAN | 4:12.75 (4 h4) | – | |||
| 10 | Bradley Ally |  BAR | 4:14.01 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | Gal Nevo |  ISR | 4:14.03 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | Riaan Schoeman |  RSA | 4:14.09 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 13 | Andrey Krylov |  RUS | 4:14.55 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 14 | Travis Nederpelt |  AUS | 4:15.37 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 15 | Dinko Jukic |  AUT | 4:15.48 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 16 | Aleksandr Tikhonov | RUS | 4:16.49 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 17 | Tom Haffield |  GBR | 4:16.72 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 18 | Vasilis Demetis |  GRE | 4:18.40 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 19 | Euan Dale | GBR | 4:18.60 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 20 | Vadym Lepskyi |  UKR | 4:20.96 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 21 | Omar Pinzón |  COL | 4:22.31 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 22 | Pierre Henri |  FRA | 4:22.41 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 23 | Nikša Roki |  CRO | 4:22.44 (1 h1) | – | |||
| 24 | Javier Núñez |  ESP | 4:22.69 (8 h3) | – | |||
| 25 | Romanos Alyfantis | GRE | 4:23.41 (8 h4) | – | |||
| 26 | Dmitry Gordiyenko |  KAZ | 4:25.20 (2 h1) | – | |||
| 27 | Vasily Danilov |  KGZ | 4:29.20 (3 h1) | – | |||
| 28 | Deniz Nazar |  TUR | 4:30.80 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 29 | Hocine Haciane |  AND | 4:32.00 (5 h1) | – |
Round One
| Date | 9 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Michael Phelps | USA | 4:07.82 | ||
| 2 | – | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 4:09.26 | ||
| 3 | – | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:10.22 | ||
| 4 | – | Ryan Lochte | USA | 4:10.33 | ||
| 5 | – | Gergő Kis | HUN | 4:10.66 | ||
| 6 | – | Alessio Boggiatto | ITA | 4:10.68 | ||
| 7 | – | Brian Johns | CAN | 4:11.41 | ||
| 8 | – | Thiago Pereira | BRA | 4:11.74 | ||
| 9 | – | Keith Beavers | CAN | 4:12.75 | ||
| 10 | – | Bradley Ally | BAR | 4:14.01 | ||
| 11 | – | Gal Nevo | ISR | 4:14.03 | ||
| 12 | – | Riaan Schoeman | RSA | 4:14.09 | ||
| 13 | – | Andrey Krylov | RUS | 4:14.55 | ||
| 14 | – | Travis Nederpelt | AUS | 4:15.37 | ||
| 15 | – | Dinko Jukic | AUT | 4:15.48 | ||
| 16 | – | Aleksandr Tikhonov | RUS | 4:16.49 | ||
| 17 | – | Tom Haffield | GBR | 4:16.72 | ||
| 18 | – | Vasilis Demetis | GRE | 4:18.40 | ||
| 19 | – | Euan Dale | GBR | 4:18.60 | ||
| 20 | – | Vadym Lepskyi | UKR | 4:20.96 | ||
| 21 | – | Omar Pinzón | COL | 4:22.31 | ||
| 22 | – | Pierre Henri | FRA | 4:22.41 | ||
| 23 | – | Nikša Roki | CRO | 4:22.44 | ||
| 24 | – | Javier Núñez | ESP | 4:22.69 | ||
| 25 | – | Romanos Alyfantis | GRE | 4:23.41 | ||
| 26 | – | Dmitry Gordiyenko | KAZ | 4:25.20 | ||
| 27 | – | Vasily Danilov | KGZ | 4:29.20 | ||
| 28 | – | Deniz Nazar | TUR | 4:30.80 | ||
| 29 | – | Hocine Haciane | AND | 4:32.00 |
Heat #1
| Time | 18:33 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Nikša Roki | CRO | 4:22.44 | 0.68 | 26.58 (1) | 57.63 (1) | 1:31.32 (1) | 2:04.43 (1) | 2:42.34 (1) | 3:20.51 (1) | 3:52.32 (1) | 31.05 (1) | 33.69 (1) | 33.11 (1) | 37.91 (4) | 38.17 (3) | 31.81 (3) | 30.12 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Dmitry Gordiyenko | KAZ | 4:25.20 | 0.81 | 28.86 (5) | 1:01.66 (5) | 1:36.58 (4) | 2:11.25 (4) | 2:47.75 (4) | 3:24.47 (2) | 3:55.79 (2) | 32.80 (5) | 34.92 (4) | 34.67 (3) | 36.50 (1) | 36.72 (1) | 31.32 (1) | 29.41 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Vasily Danilov | KGZ | 4:29.20 | 0.77 | 27.85 (3) | 59.45 (3) | 1:33.85 (3) | 2:08.73 (3) | 2:45.93 (3) | 3:25.15 (3) | 3:56.58 (3) | 31.60 (3) | 34.40 (2) | 34.88 (4) | 37.20 (3) | 39.22 (4) | 31.43 (2) | 32.62 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Deniz Nazar | TUR | 4:30.80 | 0.91 | 27.15 (2) | 58.29 (2) | 1:33.15 (2) | 2:07.71 (2) | 2:45.88 (2) | 3:25.16 (4) | 3:58.45 (4) | 31.14 (2) | 34.86 (3) | 34.56 (2) | 38.17 (5) | 39.28 (5) | 33.29 (5) | 32.35 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Hocine Haciane | AND | 4:32.00 | 0.83 | 28.79 (4) | 1:01.04 (4) | 1:37.89 (5) | 2:14.76 (5) | 2:51.72 (5) | 3:29.37 (5) | 4:01.70 (5) | 32.25 (4) | 36.85 (5) | 36.87 (5) | 36.96 (2) | 37.65 (2) | 32.33 (4) | 30.30 (3) |
Heat #2
| Time | 18:39 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 4:09.26 | 0.78 | 26.06 (2) | 56.13 (2) | 1:27.65 (1) | 1:58.86 (1) | 2:34.98 (1) | 3:11.16 (1) | 3:40.91 (1) | 30.07 (2) | 31.52 (1) | 31.21 (1) | 36.12 (5) | 36.18 (3) | 29.75 (2) | 28.35 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Alessio Boggiatto | ITA | 4:10.68 | 0.82 | 26.80 (4) | 56.89 (3) | 1:29.46 (2) | 2:02.08 (3) | 2:36.92 (2) | 3:11.90 (2) | 3:41.57 (2) | 30.09 (3) | 32.57 (3) | 32.62 (7) | 34.84 (1) | 34.98 (1) | 29.67 (1) | 29.11 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Bradley Ally | BAR | 4:14.01 | 0.69 | 26.32 (3) | 57.01 (4) | 1:29.89 (4) | 2:02.15 (4) | 2:37.97 (3) | 3:14.38 (3) | 3:44.77 (4) | 30.69 (4) | 32.88 (5) | 32.26 (6) | 35.82 (3) | 36.41 (4) | 30.39 (5) | 29.24 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Gal Nevo | ISR | 4:14.03 | 0.64 | 26.93 (5) | 57.99 (5) | 1:31.23 (7) | 2:03.29 (7) | 2:39.18 (6) | 3:14.66 (4) | 3:44.73 (3) | 31.06 (8) | 33.24 (7) | 32.06 (4) | 35.89 (4) | 35.48 (2) | 30.07 (4) | 29.30 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Dinko Jukic | AUT | 4:15.48 | 0.74 | 25.94 (1) | 55.85 (1) | 1:29.56 (3) | 2:02.84 (5) | 2:38.65 (5) | 3:15.45 (5) | 3:45.40 (5) | 29.91 (1) | 33.71 (8) | 33.28 (8) | 35.81 (2) | 36.80 (5) | 29.95 (3) | 30.08 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Aleksandr Tikhonov | RUS | 4:16.49 | 0.83 | 27.19 (6) | 58.06 (6) | 1:30.39 (5) | 2:02.01 (2) | 2:38.54 (4) | 3:15.91 (6) | 3:46.39 (6) | 30.87 (6) | 32.33 (2) | 31.62 (2) | 36.53 (7) | 37.37 (7) | 30.48 (6) | 30.10 (8) | ||
| 7 | – | Tom Haffield | GBR | 4:16.72 | 0.79 | 27.49 (8) | 58.39 (8) | 1:31.20 (6) | 2:02.86 (6) | 2:39.23 (7) | 3:16.33 (7) | 3:47.20 (7) | 30.90 (7) | 32.81 (4) | 31.66 (3) | 36.37 (6) | 37.10 (6) | 30.87 (8) | 29.52 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Vasilis Demetis | GRE | 4:18.40 | 0.77 | 27.43 (7) | 58.23 (7) | 1:31.28 (8) | 2:03.40 (8) | 2:40.46 (8) | 3:17.89 (8) | 3:48.75 (8) | 30.80 (5) | 33.05 (6) | 32.12 (5) | 37.06 (8) | 37.43 (8) | 30.86 (7) | 29.65 (6) |
Heat #3
| Time | 18:44 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ryan Lochte | USA | 4:10.33 | 0.70 | 26.08 (2) | 56.00 (2) | 1:28.19 (1) | 1:59.97 (2) | 2:35.26 (2) | 3:10.57 (2) | 3:40.61 (1) | 29.92 (1) | 32.19 (1) | 31.78 (4) | 35.29 (3) | 35.31 (1) | 30.04 (2) | 29.72 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Brian Johns | CAN | 4:11.41 | 0.82 | 26.90 (3) | 57.58 (3) | 1:30.48 (4) | 2:02.80 (5) | 2:38.20 (4) | 3:13.62 (3) | 3:43.31 (3) | 30.68 (3) | 32.90 (5) | 32.32 (5) | 35.40 (4) | 35.42 (2) | 29.69 (1) | 28.10 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Thiago Pereira | BRA | 4:11.74 | 0.75 | 25.78 (1) | 55.88 (1) | 1:28.31 (2) | 1:59.65 (1) | 2:34.71 (1) | 3:10.32 (1) | 3:41.55 (2) | 30.10 (2) | 32.43 (=3) | 31.34 (1) | 35.06 (2) | 35.61 (3) | 31.23 (7) | 30.19 (7) | ||
| 4 | – | Riaan Schoeman | RSA | 4:14.09 | 0.73 | 27.69 (8) | 58.75 (8) | 1:31.14 (5) | 2:02.61 (4) | 2:37.54 (3) | 3:14.43 (4) | 3:44.51 (4) | 31.06 (7) | 32.39 (2) | 31.47 (2) | 34.93 (1) | 36.89 (6) | 30.08 (3) | 29.58 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Andrey Krylov | RUS | 4:14.55 | 0.75 | 26.95 (4) | 57.77 (4) | 1:31.17 (6) | 2:03.65 (6) | 2:39.78 (5) | 3:15.75 (5) | 3:45.96 (5) | 30.82 (4) | 33.40 (6) | 32.48 (6) | 36.13 (5) | 35.97 (4) | 30.21 (4) | 28.59 (2) | ||
| 6 | – | Euan Dale | GBR | 4:18.60 | 0.71 | 27.25 (7) | 58.53 (7) | 1:32.16 (8) | 2:04.98 (7) | 2:41.19 (6) | 3:17.48 (6) | 3:48.31 (6) | 31.28 (8) | 33.63 (7) | 32.82 (7) | 36.21 (6) | 36.29 (5) | 30.83 (5) | 30.29 (8) | ||
| 7 | – | Omar Pinzón | COL | 4:22.31 | 0.63 | 26.96 (5) | 57.88 (5) | 1:30.31 (3) | 2:02.08 (3) | 2:41.36 (7) | 3:21.08 (7) | 3:52.51 (7) | 30.92 (6) | 32.43 (=3) | 31.77 (3) | 39.28 (8) | 39.72 (8) | 31.43 (8) | 29.80 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Javier Núñez | ESP | 4:22.69 | 0.89 | 27.17 (6) | 58.04 (6) | 1:32.02 (7) | 2:05.51 (8) | 2:42.44 (8) | 3:21.90 (8) | 3:52.88 (8) | 30.87 (5) | 33.98 (8) | 33.49 (8) | 36.93 (7) | 39.46 (7) | 30.98 (6) | 29.81 (6) |
Heat #4
| Time | 18:50 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Michael Phelps | USA | 4:07.82 | 0.75 | 26.13 (1) | 55.28 (1) | 1:26.38 (1) | 1:57.34 (1) | 2:33.03 (1) | 3:09.48 (1) | 3:39.43 (1) | 29.15 (1) | 31.10 (1) | 30.96 (2) | 35.69 (4) | 36.45 (4) | 29.95 (3) | 28.39 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:10.22 | 0.85 | 28.38 (7) | 59.42 (7) | 1:31.41 (6) | 2:02.07 (4) | 2:37.17 (2) | 3:11.87 (2) | 3:42.12 (2) | 31.04 (6) | 31.99 (2) | 30.66 (1) | 35.10 (1) | 34.70 (1) | 30.25 (5) | 28.10 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Gergő Kis | HUN | 4:10.66 | 0.88 | 26.87 (4) | 56.90 (4) | 1:29.08 (2) | 2:00.68 (2) | 2:37.34 (4) | 3:13.68 (4) | 3:43.15 (3) | 30.03 (2) | 32.18 (3) | 31.60 (3) | 36.66 (6) | 36.34 (3) | 29.47 (1) | 27.51 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Keith Beavers | CAN | 4:12.75 | 0.72 | 26.91 (5) | 57.11 (5) | 1:29.51 (3) | 2:01.89 (3) | 2:37.24 (3) | 3:13.32 (3) | 3:43.19 (4) | 30.20 (4) | 32.40 (4) | 32.38 (=4) | 35.35 (3) | 36.08 (2) | 29.87 (2) | 29.56 (5) | ||
| 5 | – | Travis Nederpelt | AUS | 4:15.37 | 0.77 | 26.38 (2) | 56.69 (3) | 1:30.70 (4) | 2:03.79 (5) | 2:38.97 (5) | 3:15.55 (5) | 3:45.91 (5) | 30.31 (5) | 34.01 (7) | 33.09 (7) | 35.18 (2) | 36.58 (5) | 30.36 (6) | 29.46 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Vadym Lepskyi | UKR | 4:20.96 | 0.79 | 29.04 (8) | 1:01.95 (8) | 1:34.38 (8) | 2:06.76 (8) | 2:43.44 (8) | 3:21.05 (7) | 3:51.19 (6) | 32.91 (8) | 32.43 (5) | 32.38 (=4) | 36.68 (7) | 37.61 (6) | 30.14 (4) | 29.77 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Pierre Henri | FRA | 4:22.41 | 0.75 | 27.28 (6) | 58.68 (6) | 1:32.39 (7) | 2:04.87 (6) | 2:42.81 (7) | 3:21.10 (8) | 3:52.41 (8) | 31.40 (7) | 33.71 (6) | 32.48 (6) | 37.94 (8) | 38.29 (8) | 31.31 (7) | 30.00 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Romanos Alyfantis | GRE | 4:23.41 | 0.79 | 26.46 (3) | 56.59 (2) | 1:31.08 (5) | 2:05.17 (7) | 2:41.61 (6) | 3:19.56 (6) | 3:51.35 (7) | 30.13 (3) | 34.49 (8) | 34.09 (8) | 36.44 (5) | 37.95 (7) | 31.79 (8) | 32.06 (8) |
Final Round
| Date | 10 August 2008 — 10:04 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Michael Phelps | USA | 4:03.84 | 0.74 | 25.73 (2) | 54.92 (1) | 1:26.29 (2) | 1:56.49 (1) | 2:31.26 (1) | 3:07.05 (1) | 3:35.99 (1) | 29.19 (1) | 31.37 (2) | 30.20 (1) | 34.77 (1) | 35.79 (2) | 28.94 (1) | 27.85 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 4:06.16 | 0.76 | 25.60 (1) | 55.07 (2) | 1:26.49 (3) | 1:57.43 (3) | 2:32.47 (3) | 3:08.28 (3) | 3:37.68 (2) | 29.47 (2) | 31.42 (3) | 30.94 (4) | 35.04 (3) | 35.81 (=3) | 29.40 (2) | 28.48 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Ryan Lochte | USA | 4:08.09 | 0.71 | 26.18 (4) | 55.81 (3) | 1:26.04 (1) | 1:56.69 (2) | 2:31.53 (2) | 3:08.04 (2) | 3:37.93 (3) | 29.63 (3) | 30.23 (1) | 30.65 (3) | 34.84 (2) | 36.51 (8) | 29.89 (5) | 30.16 (7) | ||
| 4 | – | Alessio Boggiatto | ITA | 4:12.16 | 0.71 | 26.94 (6) | 57.23 (5) | 1:29.50 (5) | 2:01.97 (6) | 2:37.18 (5) | 3:12.87 (5) | 3:43.01 (4) | 30.29 (=4) | 32.27 (6) | 32.47 (7) | 35.21 (4) | 35.69 (1) | 30.14 (6) | 29.15 (6) | ||
| 5 | – | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:12.47 | 0.91 | 28.05 (8) | 59.21 (8) | 1:31.30 (8) | 2:01.83 (5) | 2:37.58 (6) | 3:13.39 (6) | 3:44.08 (6) | 31.16 (8) | 32.09 (5) | 30.53 (2) | 35.75 (7) | 35.81 (=3) | 30.69 (7) | 28.39 (3) | ||
| 6 | – | Gergő Kis | HUN | 4:12.84 | 0.84 | 26.99 (7) | 57.64 (7) | 1:30.18 (6) | 2:02.01 (7) | 2:39.30 (8) | 3:16.00 (8) | 3:45.61 (8) | 30.65 (6) | 32.54 (7) | 31.83 (6) | 37.29 (8) | 36.30 (6) | 29.61 (4) | 27.23 (1) | ||
| 7 | – | Brian Johns | CAN | 4:13.38 | 0.83 | 26.71 (5) | 57.62 (6) | 1:30.77 (7) | 2:03.59 (8) | 2:38.82 (7) | 3:15.03 (7) | 3:44.49 (7) | 30.91 (7) | 33.15 (8) | 32.82 (8) | 35.23 (5) | 36.21 (5) | 29.46 (3) | 28.89 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Thiago Pereira | BRA | 4:15.40 | 0.72 | 26.09 (3) | 56.38 (4) | 1:28.42 (4) | 1:59.80 (4) | 2:35.29 (4) | 3:11.74 (4) | 3:43.52 (5) | 30.29 (=4) | 32.04 (4) | 31.38 (5) | 35.49 (6) | 36.45 (7) | 31.78 (8) | 31.88 (8) |