Beijing Olympics 2008 Swimming Events Schedules
Records
| World Record |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
4:05.25 |
Omaha, United States |
29 June 2008 |
| Olympic Record |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
4:08.26 |
Athens, Greece |
14 August 2004 |
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
| August 9 |
Heat 4 |
Michael Phelps |
United States |
4:07.82 |
OR |
| August 10 |
Final |
Michael Phelps |
United States |
4:03.84 |
OR |
WR |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 |
4 |
4 |
Michael Phelps |
United States |
4:07.22 |
Q, OR |
| 2 |
2 |
4 |
László Cseh |
Hungary |
4:09.26 |
Q |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
Luca Marin |
Italy |
4:10.22 |
Q |
| 4 |
3 |
4 |
Ryan Lochte |
United States |
4:10.33 |
Q |
| 5 |
4 |
3 |
Gergő Kis |
Hungary |
4:10.66 |
Q |
| 6 |
2 |
3 |
Alessio Boggiatto |
Italy |
4:10.68 |
Q |
| 7 |
3 |
7 |
Brian Johns |
Canada |
4:11.41 |
Q, NR |
| 8 |
3 |
5 |
Thiago Pereira |
Brazil |
4:11.74 |
Q |
| 9 |
4 |
2 |
Keith Beavers |
Canada |
4:12.75 |
| 10 |
2 |
1 |
Bradley Ally |
Barbados |
4:14.01 |
| 11 |
2 |
8 |
Gal Nevo |
Israel |
4:14.03 |
NR |
| 12 |
3 |
3 |
Riaan Schoeman |
South Africa |
4:14.09 |
| 13 |
3 |
1 |
Andrey Krylov |
Russia |
4:14.55 |
| 14 |
4 |
6 |
Travis Nederpelt |
Australia |
4:15.37 |
| 15 |
2 |
2 |
Dinko Jukic |
Austria |
4:15.48 |
| 16 |
2 |
7 |
Alexander Tikhonov |
Russia |
4:16.49 |
| 17 |
2 |
5 |
Thomas Haffield |
Great Britain |
4:16.76 |
| 18 |
2 |
6 |
Vasileios Demetis |
Greece |
4:18.40 |
| 19 |
3 |
6 |
Euan Dale |
Great Britain |
4:18.60 |
| 20 |
4 |
8 |
Vadym Lepskyy |
Ukraine |
4:20.96 |
| 21 |
3 |
8 |
Omar Pinzón |
Colombia |
4:22.31 |
| 22 |
4 |
7 |
Pierre Henri |
France |
4:22.41 |
| 23 |
1 |
4 |
Nikša Roki |
Croatia |
4:22.44 |
| 24 |
3 |
2 |
Javier Núñez |
Spain |
4:22.69 |
| 25 |
4 |
1 |
Romanos Iasonas Alyfantis |
Greece |
4:23.41 |
| 26 |
1 |
6 |
Dmitriy Gordiyenko |
Kazakhstan |
4:25.20 |
| 27 |
1 |
2 |
Vasilii Danilov |
Kyrgyzstan |
4:29.20 |
| 28 |
1 |
3 |
Deniz Nazar |
Turkey |
4:30.80 |
| 29 |
1 |
5 |
Hocine Haciane |
Andorra |
4:32.00 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| |
4 |
Michael Phelps |
United States |
4:03.84 |
WR |
| |
5 |
László Cseh |
Hungary |
4:06:16 |
ER |
| |
6 |
Ryan Lochte |
United States |
4:08:09 |
|
| 4 |
7 |
Alessio Boggiatto |
Italy |
4:12:16 |
|
| 5 |
3 |
Luca Marin |
Italy |
4:12.47 |
|
| 6 |
2 |
Gergő Kis |
Hungary |
4:12.84 |
|
| 7 |
1 |
Brian Johns |
Canada |
4:13.38 |
|
| 8 |
8 |
Thiago Pereira |
Brazil |
4:15.40 |
