Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
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| Date | October 2, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 1998 | 2006 → | |||||||||
| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games  | ||||
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games
The men's 400 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 2 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 2 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Asian records were as follows.
| World Record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:40.08 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 30 July 2002 |
| Asian Record |  Shunichi Fujita (JPN) | 3:50.36 | Fukuoka, Japan | 22 July 2001 |
| Games Record |  Torlarp Sethsothorn (THA) | 3:53.61 | Bangkok, Thailand | 10 December 1998 |
Results
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Shunichi Fujita (JPN) |
3:53.23 | GR |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |  Cho Sung-mo (KOR) |
3:56.75 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Han Kyu-chul (KOR) |
3:57.49 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 |  Yu Cheng (CHN) |
3:57.52 | |
| 5 | 2 | 6 |  Miguel Mendoza (PHI) |
4:03.94 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Zheng Shibin (CHN) |
4:04.13 | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) |
4:04.18 | |
| 8 | 1 | 6 |  Chung Kwok Leung (HKG) |
4:05.59 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 |  Naeem Al-Masri (SYR) |
4:10.38 | |
| — | 1 | 2 |  Anas Abu-Yousuf (QAT) |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Shunichi Fujita (JPN) |
3:50.41 | GR |
 | 6 | Yu Cheng (CHN) |
3:54.57 | |
 | 3 | Han Kyu-chul (KOR) |
3:56.10 | |
| 4 | 5 | Cho Sung-mo (KOR) |
3:57.87 | |
| 5 | 2 | Miguel Mendoza (PHI) |
4:01.11 | |
| 6 | 7 | Zheng Shibin (CHN) |
4:02.09 | |
| 7 | 1 | Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) |
4:02.98 | |
| 8 | 8 | Chung Kwok Leung (HKG) |
4:06.10 |