| Date | 14 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool) |
| Participants | 36 from 26 countries |
This was the first swimming event to be concluded in Athens and also marked the first final of Michael Phelps’ epic attempt to win an unprecedented eight gold medals at a single Olympic celebration. Fortunately for Phelps this first final was possibly his strongest ever of the entire Games and therefore it came as little surprise when he blazed away into the lead. By the 200 metre mark he had a wide lead over László Cseh, Jr. and was well under the world record splits. Phelps eventually finished in world record time with compatriot Erik Vendt overhauling Cseh for silver in the final length of freestyle.
Phelps retained this title in Beijing but failed to win a medal in 2012 where he placed fourth.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps | USA | 4:13.29 (1 h5) | 4:08.26 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Erik Vendt | USA | 4:16.68 (2 h5) | 4:11.81 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 4:14.26 (1 h4) | 4:12.15 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Alessio Boggiatto | ITA | 4:15.78 (1 h3) | 4:12.28 (4) | |||
| 5 | Oussama Mellouli | TUN | 4:16.68 (2 h4) | 4:14.49 (5) | |||
| 6 | Ioannis Kokkodis | GRE | 4:16.56 (3 h3) | 4:18.60 (6) | |||
| 7 | Jiro Miki | JPN | 4:16.32 (2 h3) | 4:19.97 (7) | |||
| 8 | Travis Nederpelt | AUS | 4:16.77 (3 h5) | 4:20.08 (8) | |||
| 9 | Ioannis Drymonakos | GRE | 4:16.83 (3 h4) | – | |||
| 10 | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:16.85 (4 h4) | – | |||
| 11 | Justin Norris | AUS | 4:16.90 (4 h5) | – | |||
| 12 | Robin Francis | GBR | 4:18.34 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 13 | Dean Kent | NZL | 4:18.55 (1 h2) | – | |||
| 14 | Wu Peng | CHN | 4:19.32 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 15 | Brian Johns | CAN | 4:21.10 (5 h5) | – | |||
| 16 | Keith Beavers | CAN | 4:21.47 (6 h5) | – | |||
| 17 | Thiago Pereira | BRA | 4:22.06 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 18 | Susumu Tabuchi | JPN | 4:22.46 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 19 | Lucas Salatta | BRA | 4:23.01 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 20 | Kim Bang-Hyeon | KOR | 4:23.05 (2 h2) | – | |||
| 21 | Igor Berezutsky | RUS | 4:23.20 (7 h5) | – | |||
| 22 | Jeremy Knowles | BAH | 4:23.29 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 23 | Adrian Turner | GBR | 4:23.53 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 24 | Aleksey Kovrigin | RUS | 4:23.77 (8 h5) | – | |||
| 25 | Bradley Ally | BAR | 4:24.70 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 26 | Dmytro Nazarenko | UKR | 4:26.15 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 27 | Vytautas Janušaitis | LTU | 4:26.30 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 28 | Liu Weijia | CHN | 4:27.02 (8 h4) | – | |||
| 29 | Yves Platel | SUI | 4:28.94 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 30 | Guntars Deičmans | LAT | 4:29.17 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 31 | Marko Milenkovič | SLO | 4:30.99 (8 h3) | – | |||
| 32 | Saša Imprić | CRO | 4:32.02 (1 h1) | – | |||
| 33 | Drew MacKay | CAY | 4:32.38 (2 h1) | – | |||
| 34 | Miguel Molina | PHI | 4:33.25 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 35 | Lin Yu-An | TPE | 4:41.86 (3 h1) | – | |||
| 36 | Nikita Polyakov | UZB | 5:09.76 (4 h1) | – |
| Date | 14 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Michael Phelps | USA | 4:13.29 | ||
| 2 | – | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 4:14.26 | ||
| 3 | – | Alessio Boggiatto | ITA | 4:15.78 | ||
| 4 | – | Jiro Miki | JPN | 4:16.32 | ||
| 5 | – | Ioannis Kokkodis | GRE | 4:16.56 | ||
| =6 | – | Oussama Mellouli | TUN | 4:16.68 | ||
| =6 | – | Erik Vendt | USA | 4:16.68 | ||
| 8 | – | Travis Nederpelt | AUS | 4:16.77 | ||
| 9 | – | Ioannis Drymonakos | GRE | 4:16.83 | ||
| 10 | – | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:16.85 | ||
| 11 | – | Justin Norris | AUS | 4:16.90 | ||
| 12 | – | Robin Francis | GBR | 4:18.34 | ||
| 13 | – | Dean Kent | NZL | 4:18.55 | ||
| 14 | – | Wu Peng | CHN | 4:19.32 | ||
| 15 | – | Brian Johns | CAN | 4:21.10 | ||
| 16 | – | Keith Beavers | CAN | 4:21.47 | ||
| 17 | – | Thiago Pereira | BRA | 4:22.06 | ||
| 18 | – | Susumu Tabuchi | JPN | 4:22.46 | ||
| 19 | – | Lucas Salatta | BRA | 4:23.01 | ||
| 20 | – | Kim Bang-Hyeon | KOR | 4:23.05 | ||
| 21 | – | Igor Berezutsky | RUS | 4:23.20 | ||
| 22 | – | Jeremy Knowles | BAH | 4:23.29 | ||
| 23 | – | Adrian Turner | GBR | 4:23.53 | ||
| 24 | – | Aleksey Kovrigin | RUS | 4:23.77 | ||
| 25 | – | Bradley Ally | BAR | 4:24.70 | ||
| 26 | – | Dmytro Nazarenko | UKR | 4:26.15 | ||
| 27 | – | Vytautas Janušaitis | LTU | 4:26.30 | ||
| 28 | – | Liu Weijia | CHN | 4:27.02 | ||
| 29 | – | Yves Platel | SUI | 4:28.94 | ||
| 30 | – | Guntars Deičmans | LAT | 4:29.17 | ||
| 31 | – | Marko Milenkovič | SLO | 4:30.99 | ||
| 32 | – | Saša Imprić | CRO | 4:32.02 | ||
| 33 | – | Drew MacKay | CAY | 4:32.38 | ||
| 34 | – | Miguel Molina | PHI | 4:33.25 | ||
| 35 | – | Lin Yu-An | TPE | 4:41.86 | ||
| 36 | – | Nikita Polyakov | UZB | 5:09.76 |
| Time | 10:00 |
|---|
| 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 | – | Saša Imprić | CRO | 4:32.02 | 0.76 | 28.62 (2) | 1:00.73 (1) | 1:35.72 (1) | 2:09.76 (1) | 2:48.22 (1) | 3:28.02 (1) | 4:00.18 (1) | 32.11 (1) | 34.99 (1) | 34.04 (1) | 38.46 (1) | 39.80 (1) | 32.16 (2) | 31.84 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Drew MacKay | CAY | 4:32.38 | 0.66 | 28.84 (3) | 1:01.79 (3) | 1:37.31 (2) | 2:12.28 (2) | 2:51.08 (2) | 3:30.92 (2) | 4:02.54 (2) | 32.95 (2) | 35.52 (2) | 34.97 (2) | 38.80 (2) | 39.84 (2) | 31.62 (1) | 29.84 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Lin Yu-An | TPE | 4:41.86 | 0.66 | 28.49 (1) | 1:01.72 (2) | 1:38.66 (3) | 2:14.98 (3) | 2:55.28 (3) | 3:36.28 (3) | 4:09.31 (3) | 33.23 (3) | 36.94 (3) | 36.32 (3) | 40.30 (3) | 41.00 (3) | 33.03 (3) | 32.55 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Nikita Polyakov | UZB | 5:09.76 | 0.87 | 29.78 (4) | 1:04.70 (4) | 1:45.82 (4) | 2:26.39 (4) | 3:13.96 (4) | 4:00.36 (4) | 4:35.55 (4) | 34.92 (4) | 41.12 (4) | 40.57 (4) | 47.57 (4) | 46.40 (4) | 35.19 (4) | 34.21 (4) |
| Time | 10:07 |
|---|
| 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 | – | Dean Kent | NZL | 4:18.55 | 0.74 | 27.40 (1) | 58.64 (1) | 1:32.56 (2) | 2:05.75 (2) | 2:41.34 (1) | 3:17.42 (1) | 3:48.40 (1) | 31.24 (3) | 33.92 (2) | 33.19 (2) | 35.59 (1) | 36.08 (1) | 30.98 (2) | 30.15 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Kim Bang-Hyeon | KOR | 4:23.05 | 0.86 | 28.46 (8) | 1:00.01 (6) | 1:34.16 (4) | 2:07.82 (4) | 2:44.75 (4) | 3:22.23 (4) | 3:52.53 (2) | 31.55 (5) | 34.15 (3) | 33.66 (4) | 36.93 (3) | 37.48 (3) | 30.30 (1) | 30.52 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Jeremy Knowles | BAH | 4:23.29 | 0.75 | 27.90 (4) | 59.32 (4) | 1:34.39 (5) | 2:08.20 (5) | 2:44.55 (3) | 3:21.95 (3) | 3:53.08 (3) | 31.42 (4) | 35.07 (8) | 33.81 (5) | 36.35 (2) | 37.40 (2) | 31.13 (3) | 30.21 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Bradley Ally | BAR | 4:24.70 | 0.88 | 27.82 (3) | 58.65 (2) | 1:32.09 (1) | 2:05.22 (1) | 2:42.52 (2) | 3:20.85 (2) | 3:53.68 (4) | 30.83 (1) | 33.44 (1) | 33.13 (1) | 37.30 (6) | 38.33 (6) | 32.83 (7) | 31.02 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Vytautas Janušaitis | LTU | 4:26.30 | 0.85 | 28.27 (7) | 1:01.63 (8) | 1:35.84 (8) | 2:09.38 (7) | 2:46.32 (7) | 3:23.91 (6) | 3:55.12 (5) | 33.36 (8) | 34.21 (4) | 33.54 (3) | 36.94 (4) | 37.59 (4) | 31.21 (4) | 31.18 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Yves Platel | SUI | 4:28.94 | 0.78 | 28.08 (5) | 59.86 (5) | 1:34.49 (6) | 2:08.64 (6) | 2:46.29 (6) | 3:24.79 (7) | 3:57.36 (6) | 31.78 (6) | 34.63 (6) | 34.15 (7) | 37.65 (7) | 38.50 (7) | 32.57 (6) | 31.58 (7) | ||
| 7 | – | Guntars Deičmans | LAT | 4:29.17 | 0.87 | 28.21 (6) | 1:00.63 (7) | 1:35.48 (7) | 2:09.60 (8) | 2:47.29 (8) | 3:25.45 (8) | 3:57.67 (7) | 32.42 (7) | 34.85 (7) | 34.12 (6) | 37.69 (8) | 38.16 (5) | 32.22 (5) | 31.50 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Miguel Molina | PHI | 4:33.25 | 0.70 | 27.64 (2) | 58.75 (3) | 1:33.31 (3) | 2:07.52 (3) | 2:44.77 (5) | 3:23.33 (5) | 3:58.36 (8) | 31.11 (2) | 34.56 (5) | 34.21 (8) | 37.25 (5) | 38.56 (8) | 35.03 (8) | 34.89 (8) |
| Time | 10:14 |
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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 | – | Alessio Boggiatto | ITA | 4:15.78 | 0.84 | 27.86 (7) | 58.40 (6) | 1:31.44 (6) | 2:03.29 (3) | 2:39.52 (1) | 3:15.48 (1) | 3:46.48 (1) | 30.54 (2) | 33.04 (3) | 31.85 (1) | 36.23 (3) | 35.96 (1) | 31.00 (5) | 29.30 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Jiro Miki | JPN | 4:16.32 | 0.67 | 27.07 (4) | 57.80 (=3) | 1:31.00 (4) | 2:03.48 (4) | 2:39.66 (2) | 3:16.50 (3) | 3:47.15 (3) | 30.73 (4) | 33.20 (5) | 32.48 (2) | 36.18 (2) | 36.84 (3) | 30.65 (2) | 29.17 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Ioannis Kokkodis | GRE | 4:16.56 | 0.94 | 27.60 (6) | 59.05 (7) | 1:32.37 (7) | 2:04.93 (7) | 2:40.32 (3) | 3:16.39 (2) | 3:47.05 (2) | 31.45 (7) | 33.32 (6) | 32.56 (3) | 35.39 (1) | 36.07 (2) | 30.66 (3) | 29.51 (4) | ||
| 4 | – | Wu Peng | CHN | 4:19.32 | 0.80 | 27.04 (3) | 57.61 (2) | 1:31.01 (5) | 2:03.66 (5) | 2:41.08 (6) | 3:19.52 (5) | 3:49.88 (4) | 30.57 (3) | 33.40 (7) | 32.65 (5) | 37.42 (6) | 38.44 (5) | 30.36 (1) | 29.44 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Thiago Pereira | BRA | 4:22.06 | 0.81 | 26.72 (2) | 57.80 (=3) | 1:30.53 (1) | 2:03.27 (2) | 2:40.43 (4) | 3:18.32 (4) | 3:50.45 (5) | 31.08 (6) | 32.73 (1) | 32.74 (6) | 37.16 (5) | 37.89 (4) | 32.13 (7) | 31.61 (8) | ||
| 6 | – | Susumu Tabuchi | JPN | 4:22.46 | 0.85 | 27.50 (5) | 57.85 (5) | 1:30.77 (3) | 2:03.75 (6) | 2:40.82 (5) | 3:19.72 (6) | 3:51.34 (6) | 30.35 (1) | 32.92 (2) | 32.98 (7) | 37.07 (4) | 38.90 (6) | 31.62 (6) | 31.12 (7) | ||
| 7 | – | Lucas Salatta | BRA | 4:23.01 | 0.76 | 26.67 (1) | 57.50 (1) | 1:30.66 (2) | 2:03.25 (1) | 2:41.88 (7) | 3:21.43 (7) | 3:52.36 (7) | 30.83 (5) | 33.16 (4) | 32.59 (4) | 38.63 (7) | 39.55 (7) | 30.93 (4) | 30.65 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Marko Milenkovič | SLO | 4:30.99 | 0.81 | 28.26 (8) | 1:00.68 (8) | 1:34.60 (8) | 2:08.39 (8) | 2:47.94 (8) | 3:27.73 (8) | 3:59.98 (8) | 32.42 (8) | 33.92 (8) | 33.79 (8) | 39.55 (8) | 39.79 (8) | 32.25 (8) | 31.01 (6) |
| Time | 10:21 |
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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 | 4:14.26 | 0.84 | 27.37 (2) | 58.26 (=2) | 1:30.55 (1) | 2:01.66 (1) | 2:37.75 (1) | 3:13.60 (1) | 3:44.78 (1) | 30.89 (3) | 32.29 (1) | 31.11 (1) | 36.09 (2) | 35.85 (1) | 31.18 (4) | 29.48 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Oussama Mellouli | TUN | 4:16.68 | 0.77 | 27.44 (3) | 58.26 (=2) | 1:31.82 (4) | 2:04.17 (2) | 2:41.22 (5) | 3:18.05 (5) | 3:47.82 (4) | 30.82 (2) | 33.56 (4) | 32.35 (3) | 37.05 (7) | 36.83 (5) | 29.77 (1) | 28.86 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Ioannis Drymonakos | GRE | 4:16.83 | 0.74 | 27.03 (1) | 57.66 (1) | 1:31.38 (2) | 2:04.62 (4) | 2:41.08 (3) | 3:17.76 (4) | 3:47.66 (3) | 30.63 (1) | 33.72 (5) | 33.24 (5) | 36.46 (3) | 36.68 (3) | 29.90 (2) | 29.17 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:16.85 | 0.96 | 27.95 (7) | 58.96 (6) | 1:32.11 (5) | 2:04.30 (3) | 2:41.16 (4) | 3:17.69 (3) | 3:48.19 (5) | 31.01 (4) | 33.15 (3) | 32.19 (2) | 36.86 (5) | 36.53 (2) | 30.50 (3) | 28.66 (1) | ||
| 5 | – | Robin Francis | GBR | 4:18.34 | 0.91 | 27.49 (4) | 58.60 (4) | 1:31.71 (3) | 2:04.67 (5) | 2:39.60 (2) | 3:16.36 (2) | 3:47.62 (2) | 31.11 (5) | 33.11 (2) | 32.96 (4) | 34.93 (1) | 36.76 (4) | 31.26 (5) | 30.72 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Adrian Turner | GBR | 4:23.53 | 0.83 | 27.58 (5) | 58.80 (5) | 1:33.47 (6) | 2:06.89 (6) | 2:43.82 (6) | 3:21.30 (6) | 3:52.89 (6) | 31.22 (6) | 34.67 (7) | 33.42 (6) | 36.93 (6) | 37.48 (6) | 31.59 (7) | 30.64 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Dmytro Nazarenko | UKR | 4:26.15 | 0.88 | 28.16 (8) | 1:00.41 (8) | 1:34.49 (7) | 2:07.94 (7) | 2:44.76 (7) | 3:22.34 (7) | 3:54.77 (7) | 32.25 (8) | 34.08 (6) | 33.45 (7) | 36.82 (4) | 37.58 (7) | 32.43 (8) | 31.38 (8) | ||
| 8 | – | Liu Weijia | CHN | 4:27.02 | 0.77 | 27.74 (6) | 59.87 (7) | 1:34.68 (8) | 2:09.73 (8) | 2:46.80 (8) | 3:25.13 (8) | 3:56.64 (8) | 32.13 (7) | 34.81 (8) | 35.05 (8) | 37.07 (8) | 38.33 (8) | 31.51 (6) | 30.38 (5) |
| Time | 10:28 |
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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 | 4:13.29 | 0.78 | 26.41 (1) | 55.88 (1) | 1:27.24 (1) | 1:58.35 (1) | 2:35.16 (1) | 3:12.52 (1) | 3:43.81 (1) | 29.47 (1) | 31.36 (1) | 31.11 (1) | 36.81 (5) | 37.36 (5) | 31.29 (=7) | 29.48 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Erik Vendt | USA | 4:16.68 | 0.63 | 27.23 (4) | 57.85 (4) | 1:30.74 (2) | 2:02.52 (2) | 2:39.16 (2) | 3:16.04 (2) | 3:47.19 (2) | 30.62 (4) | 32.89 (2) | 31.78 (2) | 36.64 (4) | 36.88 (3) | 31.15 (=4) | 29.49 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Travis Nederpelt | AUS | 4:16.77 | 0.80 | 26.73 (2) | 57.28 (3) | 1:32.01 (4) | 2:06.56 (8) | 2:42.24 (6) | 3:17.66 (4) | 3:48.01 (4) | 30.55 (3) | 34.73 (8) | 34.55 (8) | 35.68 (1) | 35.42 (1) | 30.35 (1) | 28.76 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Justin Norris | AUS | 4:16.90 | 0.81 | 26.97 (3) | 56.92 (2) | 1:31.41 (3) | 2:04.89 (4) | 2:40.75 (3) | 3:16.71 (3) | 3:48.00 (3) | 29.95 (2) | 34.49 (7) | 33.48 (7) | 35.86 (2) | 35.96 (2) | 31.29 (=7) | 28.90 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Brian Johns | CAN | 4:21.10 | 0.80 | 27.57 (6) | 58.72 (5) | 1:32.20 (5) | 2:05.15 (5) | 2:41.76 (4) | 3:18.95 (5) | 3:50.10 (5) | 31.15 (5) | 33.48 (4) | 32.95 (5) | 36.61 (3) | 37.19 (4) | 31.15 (=4) | 31.00 (8) | ||
| 6 | – | Keith Beavers | CAN | 4:21.47 | 0.72 | 28.01 (8) | 59.18 (7) | 1:32.32 (6) | 2:04.69 (3) | 2:42.23 (5) | 3:20.15 (6) | 3:51.28 (6) | 31.17 (6) | 33.14 (3) | 32.37 (3) | 37.54 (7) | 37.92 (6) | 31.13 (3) | 30.19 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Igor Berezutsky | RUS | 4:23.20 | 0.85 | 27.47 (5) | 58.84 (6) | 1:33.16 (8) | 2:06.21 (7) | 2:43.67 (7) | 3:21.69 (7) | 3:52.85 (7) | 31.37 (7) | 34.32 (6) | 33.05 (6) | 37.46 (6) | 38.02 (7) | 31.16 (6) | 30.35 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Aleksey Kovrigin | RUS | 4:23.77 | 0.87 | 27.68 (7) | 59.22 (8) | 1:32.84 (7) | 2:05.34 (6) | 2:43.88 (8) | 3:22.66 (8) | 3:53.72 (8) | 31.54 (8) | 33.62 (5) | 32.50 (4) | 38.54 (8) | 38.78 (8) | 31.06 (2) | 30.05 (5) |
| Date | 14 August 2004 — 19:30 |
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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 | 4:08.26 | 0.77 | 26.42 (1) | 55.57 (1) | 1:26.80 (1) | 1:57.10 (1) | 2:33.63 (1) | 3:10.36 (1) | 3:39.92 (1) | 29.15 (1) | 31.23 (1) | 30.30 (1) | 36.53 (7) | 36.73 (7) | 29.56 (2) | 28.34 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Erik Vendt | USA | 4:11.81 | 0.70 | 27.35 (5) | 58.46 (7) | 1:31.03 (3) | 2:02.89 (3) | 2:37.56 (3) | 3:14.06 (4) | 3:43.61 (3) | 31.11 (7) | 32.57 (3) | 31.86 (3) | 34.67 (1) | 36.50 (5) | 29.55 (1) | 28.20 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 4:12.15 | 0.87 | 26.83 (3) | 57.08 (2) | 1:29.27 (2) | 2:00.58 (2) | 2:36.73 (2) | 3:12.68 (2) | 3:43.10 (2) | 30.25 (2) | 32.19 (2) | 31.31 (2) | 36.15 (5) | 35.95 (2) | 30.42 (5) | 29.05 (7) | ||
| 4 | – | Alessio Boggiatto | ITA | 4:12.28 | 0.83 | 27.76 (7) | 58.39 (6) | 1:31.24 (4) | 2:03.31 (4) | 2:38.57 (4) | 3:13.69 (3) | 3:43.99 (4) | 30.63 (4) | 32.85 (4) | 32.07 (4) | 35.26 (2) | 35.12 (1) | 30.30 (4) | 28.29 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Oussama Mellouli | TUN | 4:14.49 | 0.81 | 27.45 (6) | 58.11 (5) | 1:31.50 (5) | 2:03.99 (5) | 2:39.91 (5) | 3:16.00 (5) | 3:45.78 (5) | 30.66 (5) | 33.39 (5) | 32.49 (5) | 35.92 (4) | 36.09 (3) | 29.78 (3) | 28.71 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Ioannis Kokkodis | GRE | 4:18.60 | 0.91 | 27.90 (8) | 1:00.04 (8) | 1:33.65 (8) | 2:06.70 (7) | 2:42.58 (7) | 3:19.09 (6) | 3:49.68 (6) | 32.14 (8) | 33.61 (6) | 33.05 (7) | 35.88 (3) | 36.51 (6) | 30.59 (6) | 28.92 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Jiro Miki | JPN | 4:19.97 | 0.67 | 27.05 (4) | 58.02 (4) | 1:31.76 (6) | 2:04.75 (6) | 2:41.63 (6) | 3:19.73 (7) | 3:50.94 (8) | 30.97 (6) | 33.74 (7) | 32.99 (6) | 36.88 (8) | 38.10 (8) | 31.21 (8) | 29.03 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Travis Nederpelt | AUS | 4:20.08 | 0.84 | 26.82 (2) | 57.17 (3) | 1:32.33 (7) | 2:07.33 (8) | 2:43.59 (8) | 3:20.05 (8) | 3:50.89 (7) | 30.35 (3) | 35.16 (8) | 35.00 (8) | 36.26 (6) | 36.46 (4) | 30.84 (7) | 29.19 (8) |