400 Meter Freestyle Swimming Information
A common swimming race is the 400-meter freestyle, which can be found in any swim meet from high school to the Olympics. It can be swum both as an individual race and as a relay of four members.
Other People Are Reading
-
Distance
-
The 400-meter freestyle race is eight lengths of an Olympic-sized (long course) 50-meter swimming pool. In a smaller 25-meter (short course) swimming pool, the 400-meter freestyle will be 16 lengths.
Competitions
-
Although the 400-meter freestyle is a middle-distance length for competitive swimmers, many high school athletes will find that it is the longest individual distance offered in their swim meets.
-
World Records
-
As of August 2009, the individual world record in the men's long course 400-meter freestyle is 3 minutes 40.07 seconds, swum by Paul Biedermann. For women, the world record is held by Federica Pellegrini, at 3 minutes 59.15 seconds.
Famous Ties
-
Some of the all-time best swimmers in the 400-meter freestyle event are Ian Thorpe, Tim Shaw, Mark Spitz, Federica Pellegrini, Debbie Meyer and Ragnhild Hveger.
Relay
-
Besides the individual race, there is also a 400-meter freestyle relay event, in which four swimmers each swim 100 meters of freestyle.
-
References
- Photo Credit LotusHead: sxc.hu
