title: Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle
  
  The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 23 September 2014 at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tuesday, 23 September 2014 | 09:00 | Heats |
  | Tuesday, 23 September 2014 | 20:16 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Paul Biedermann (GER) | 3:40.07 | Rome, Italy | 26 July 2009 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | Sun Yang (CHN) | 3:40.14 | London, United Kingdom | 28 July 2012 |
  | Games Record | Park Tae-hwan (KOR) | 3:41.53 | Guangzhou, China | 16 November 2010 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Sun Yang (CHN) | 3:51.17 |
  | 2 | 2 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 3:52.24 |
  | 3 | 3 | Park Tae-hwan (KOR) | 3:53.80 |
  | 4 | 2 | Hao Yun (CHN) | 3:54.36 |
  | 5 | 3 | Kohei Yamamoto (JPN) | 3:54.95 |
  | 6 | 2 | Kevin Yeap (MAS) | 3:56.85 |
  | 7 | 3 | Danny Yeo (SIN) | 3:57.42 |
  | 8 | 3 | Vernon Lee (MAS) | 3:58.27 |
  | 9 | 3 | Hoàng Quý Phước (VIE) | 3:58.71 |
  | 10 | 2 | Sajan Prakash (IND) | 3:59.27 |
  | 11 | 3 | Saurabh Sangvekar (IND) | 3:59.66 |
  | 12 | 2 | Lâm Quang Nhật (VIE) | 4:02.73 |
  | 13 | 1 | Khurshidjon Tursunov (UZB) | 4:02.90 |
  | 14 | 2 | Teo Zhen Ren (SIN) | 4:03.85 |
  | 15 | 3 | Ricky Anggawijaya (INA) | 4:04.81 |
  | 16 | 2 | Kong Kei Koi (HKG) | 4:07.01 |
  | 17 | 2 | Hsu Che-yu (TPE) | 4:07.96 |
  | 18 | 1 | Ali Boabbas (KUW) | 4:12.50 |
  | 19 | 1 | Kent Cheung (HKG) | 4:14.70 |
  | 20 | 1 | Issa Al-Adawi (OMA) | 4:26.11 |
  | 21 | 1 | Ahmed Al-Hashem (KSA) | 4:31.77 |
  | 22 | 1 | Ismail Muthasim Adnan (MDV) | 5:10.34 |
  | 23 | 1 | Mubal Azzam Ibrahim (MDV) | 5:29.40 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Sun Yang (CHN) | 3:43.23 |
  | | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 3:44.48 |
  | | Hao Yun (CHN) | 3:50.38 |
  | 4 | Kohei Yamamoto (JPN) | 3:51.09 |
  | 5 | Danny Yeo (SIN) | 3:55.39 |
  | 6 | Kevin Yeap (MAS) | 3:55.52 |
  | 7 | Vernon Lee (MAS) | 3:57.29 |
  | DQ | Park Tae-hwan (KOR) | 3:48.33 |
  
  * Park Tae-hwan of South Korea originally won the bronze medal, but was later disqualified after he tested positive for Nebido.
  