The men's 400 metre freestyle at the
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic C ...
took place on 25 March (preliminaries and finals
) at
Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located within Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The arena is the main venue for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year.
History
Replacing the ...
in
Melbourne, Australia
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.
On 11 September 2007, the
Court of Arbitration for Sport
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, as part of a retroactive 18-month suspension for an earlier
doping infraction, nullified Tunisia's
Oussama Mellouli
Oussama "Ous" Mellouli ( ar, أسامة الملولي; born 16 February 1984) is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He is a three-time Olympic medalist, is an African record holder, and trains with the USC Tr ...
's results from these championships, which affected this event and the
men's 800 metre freestyle in particular.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Results
Final
Heats
See also
*
Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
*
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
*
Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
References
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Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships