The men's 400 metre individual medley competition at the

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took place on August 23 at the

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champion was

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This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the

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, the third pair of lengths in

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, and the final two were

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

Heats

The first round was held on August 23.

Final

The final was held on August 23.

References

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