Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place on 24 July (heats and final) in the Olympic pool at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. 57 swimmers were entered and in the event in the preliminary heats, the top-8 of which advanced on to swim again in the final heat that event.
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Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2005 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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Date | 24 July 2005 | |||||||||
Competitors | 57 | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:42.91 | |||||||||
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The existing records at the start of the event were:
- World record (WR): 3:40.08, Ian Thorpe (Australia), 30 July 2002 in Manchester, UK.
- Championship record (CR): 3:40.17, Ian Thorpe (Australia), Fukuoka 2001 (22 July 2001)