Men 400m Freestyle Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Wednesday, 31st August - Gold Medal: Murray Rose, Australia
Final 21:20 time gapLY
1. Murray RoseAUS Australia4:18.3OR 621
2. Tsuyoshi YamanakaJPN Japan4:21.4 +3.1s521
3. John KonradsAUS Australia4:21.8 +3.5s218
4. Ian BlackGBR Great Britain4:21.8 +3.5s319
5. Alan SomersUSA United States4:22.0 +3.7s419
6. Murray McLachlanSAF South Africa4:26.3 +8.0s719
7. Eugene LenzUSA United States4:26.8 +8.5s823
8. Makoto FukuiJPN Japan4:29.6 +11.3s120
41 Competitors from 26 Nations. Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto.
1964 Men 400m FreestyleMen 400m Freestyle History1956 Men 400m Freestyle
World Record: John Konrads, Australia 4:15.9 Sydney, Australia 23rd February 1960
Olympic Record: Murray Rose, Australia 4:27.3 Belbourne, Australia 4th December 1956
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Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
The last five world records in this event had been set by Australia's John Konrads, with four, and Japan's Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, silver medalist from 1960, with one. Konrads held the current mark with 4:15.9 set in Sydney in February 1960. But the defending champion was Murray Rose and he was back as well. By 1960 Rose and Yamanaka were students at the University of Southern California, both on the swim team there. In the heats Alan Somers of the United States broke the Olympic record with 4:19.2. But he was well back in the final, as Rose won quite easily, outdistancing Yamanaka by over three seconds, as they repeated their 1-2 finish from Melbourne, with Konrads pulling up for the bronze medal in a photo finish over Britain's Ian Black. In Chicago in 1962, Rose would break Konrads world record by posting 4:13.4.

Heats - Tuesday, 29th October 16:30

Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Heat 6 time gapLYRk
1. Alan SomersUSA United States4:19.2OR 4191.
2. Mauricio OcampoMEX Mexico4:35.3 +16.1s21913.
3. Gerhard HetzGER UT Germany4:38.4 +19.2s51818.
4. Bana SailaniPHI Philippines4:40.2 +21.0s32221.
5. Jan Walenty LutomskiPOL Poland4:42.8 +23.6s12327.
6. Massimo RosiITA Italy4:45.1 +25.9s61628.
7. Hans-Ulrich DurstSUI Switzerland4:52.5 +33.3s72133.
Heat 5 time gapLYRk
1. Murray McLachlanSAF South Africa4:25.9 +6.7s5196.
2. Eugene LenzUSA United States4:29.2 +10.0s4238.
3. Jean-Pascal CurtilletFRA France4:36.5 +17.3s61716.
4. Ruben Alejandro Roca RosilloCUB Cuba4:41.3 +22.1s31923.
5. Jose Manuel Cossio MartinonESP Spain4:50.1 +30.9s21731.
6. Seow Jit FongMAS Malaya5:07.3 +48.1s71838.
Heat 4 time gapLYRk
1. Murray RoseAUS Australia4:22.5 +3.3s4214.
2. Aubrey BurerSAF South Africa4:31.9 +12.7s52111.
3. Paolo GallettiITA Italy4:36.6 +17.4s32317.
4. Milan JegerYUG Yugoslavia4:41.4 +22.2s62924.
5. Zakaria NasutionINA Indonesia4:54.0 +34.8s71634.
6. Amiram TrauberISR Israel4:58.6 +39.4s22136.
7. Robert ChenauxPUR Puerto Rico5:24.6 +1:05.411639.
Heat 3 time gapLYRk
1. Ian BlackGBR Great Britain4:21.9 +2.7s5193.
2. Makoto FukuiJPN Japan4:26.7 +7.5s4207.
3. Jerzy TraczPOL Poland4:38.6 +19.4s11719.
4. Per-Olof EricssonSWE Sweden4:41.2 +22.0s32222.
5. Ilkka SuvantoFIN Finland4:42.1 +22.9s61725.
6. Raul Guzman TorresMEX Mexico4:42.2 +23.0s72026.
7. Eduardo Jose SousaPOR Portugal4:51.6 +32.4s21632.
Heat 2 time gapLYRk
1. John KonradsAUS Australia4:24.3 +5.1s4185.
2. Jozsef KatonaHUN Hungary4:29.5 +10.3s5189.
3. Richard CampionGBR Great Britain4:32.3 +13.1s31912.
4. Sven-Goran JohanssonSWE Sweden4:35.6 +16.4s61714.
5. Kari HaavistoFIN Finland4:36.0 +16.8s21915.
6. Jean PommatFRA France4:46.5 +27.3s71630.
-. Leonid KolesnikovURS Soviet UnionDNF 123-.
Heat 1 time gapLYRk
1. Tsuyoshi YamanakaJPN Japan4:21.0OR+1.8s4212.
2. Hans-Joachim KleinGER UT Germany4:31.6 +12.4s51810.
3. Veljko RogusicYUG Yugoslavia4:39.5 +20.3s31920.
4. Tamas HornianszkyHUN Hungary4:46.2 +27.0s61829.
5. Helmut IlkAUT Austria4:58.1 +38.9s22435.
6. Karl FridlinSUI Switzerland5:02.3 +43.1s12537.
-. Fernando FanjulARG ArgentinaDNS 718-.
Final 21:20 time gapLYRk
1. Murray RoseAUS Australia4:18.3OR 6211.
2. Tsuyoshi YamanakaJPN Japan4:21.4 +3.1s5212.
3. John KonradsAUS Australia4:21.8 +3.5s2183.
4. Ian BlackGBR Great Britain4:21.8 +3.5s3194.
5. Alan SomersUSA United States4:22.0 +3.7s4195.
6. Murray McLachlanSAF South Africa4:26.3 +8.0s7196.
7. Eugene LenzUSA United States4:26.8 +8.5s8237.
8. Makoto FukuiJPN Japan4:29.6 +11.3s1208.
Heats time gapLYRk
1. Alan SomersUSA United States4:19.2OR 4191.
1. Tsuyoshi YamanakaJPN Japan4:21.0OR+1.8s4212.
1. Ian BlackGBR Great Britain4:21.9 +2.7s5193.
1. Murray RoseAUS Australia4:22.5 +3.3s4214.
1. John KonradsAUS Australia4:24.3 +5.1s4185.
1. Murray McLachlanSAF South Africa4:25.9 +6.7s5196.
2. Makoto FukuiJPN Japan4:26.7 +7.5s4207.
2. Eugene LenzUSA United States4:29.2 +10.0s4238.
2. Jozsef KatonaHUN Hungary4:29.5 +10.3s5189.
2. Hans-Joachim KleinGER UT Germany4:31.6 +12.4s51810.
2. Aubrey BurerSAF South Africa4:31.9 +12.7s52111.
3. Richard CampionGBR Great Britain4:32.3 +13.1s31912.
2. Mauricio OcampoMEX Mexico4:35.3 +16.1s21913.
4. Sven-Goran JohanssonSWE Sweden4:35.6 +16.4s61714.
5. Kari HaavistoFIN Finland4:36.0 +16.8s21915.
3. Jean-Pascal CurtilletFRA France4:36.5 +17.3s61716.
3. Paolo GallettiITA Italy4:36.6 +17.4s32317.
3. Gerhard HetzGER UT Germany4:38.4 +19.2s51818.
3. Jerzy TraczPOL Poland4:38.6 +19.4s11719.
3. Veljko RogusicYUG Yugoslavia4:39.5 +20.3s31920.
4. Bana SailaniPHI Philippines4:40.2 +21.0s32221.
4. Per-Olof EricssonSWE Sweden4:41.2 +22.0s32222.
4. Ruben Alejandro Roca RosilloCUB Cuba4:41.3 +22.1s31923.
4. Milan JegerYUG Yugoslavia4:41.4 +22.2s62924.
5. Ilkka SuvantoFIN Finland4:42.1 +22.9s61725.
6. Raul Guzman TorresMEX Mexico4:42.2 +23.0s72026.
5. Jan Walenty LutomskiPOL Poland4:42.8 +23.6s12327.
6. Massimo RosiITA Italy4:45.1 +25.9s61628.
4. Tamas HornianszkyHUN Hungary4:46.2 +27.0s61829.
6. Jean PommatFRA France4:46.5 +27.3s71630.
5. Jose Manuel Cossio MartinonESP Spain4:50.1 +30.9s21731.
7. Eduardo Jose SousaPOR Portugal4:51.6 +32.4s21632.
7. Hans-Ulrich DurstSUI Switzerland4:52.5 +33.3s72133.
5. Zakaria NasutionINA Indonesia4:54.0 +34.8s71634.
5. Helmut IlkAUT Austria4:58.1 +38.9s22435.
6. Amiram TrauberISR Israel4:58.6 +39.4s22136.
6. Karl FridlinSUI Switzerland5:02.3 +43.1s12537.
6. Seow Jit FongMAS Malaya5:07.3 +48.1s71838.
7. Robert ChenauxPUR Puerto Rico5:24.6 +1:05.411639.
-. Leonid KolesnikovURS Soviet UnionDNF 123-.
-. Fernando FanjulARG ArgentinaDNS 718-.
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