The Men's 400 meter freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games

Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games

The Swimming Competition at the 2003 Pan American Games took place in the outdoor swimming pool at the side of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 took place on August 15, 2003 (Day 15 of the Games). Venezuela's Ricardo Monasterio

Ricardo Monasterio

Ricardo Andrés Monasterio Guimaraes is a Venezuelan international swimmer who represented his native country in the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.Monasterio was born in Caracas, Venezuela...

 won the race in 3:50.01, a personal best by four seconds. The 25-year-old established a games record, bettering the 12-year-old previous time of 3:50.38. It was the first of two medals for his country on the fourth day of Pan Am swimming.

Medalists

Records

World Record World record progression 400 metres freestyle The first world record in the men's 400 metres freestyle in long course swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1908. In the short course swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.-Long course:-Short course:-Long...		3:40.08	2002-07-30	Manchester, United Kingdom
Pan Am Record		3:50.38	1991-08-16	Havana, Cuba

Results

Place	Swimmer	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time
1		3:54.12	2	3:50.01
2		3:52.66	1	3:52.62
3		3:58.84	5	3:54.82
4		3:56.69	3	3:56.64
5		3:58.46	4	3:57.89
6		3:59.15	6	3:58.57
7		4:01.79	8	4:01.86
8		3:59.38	7	4:03.10
9		4:02.00	9	4:01.41
10		4:07.87	11	4:05.03
11		4:08.53	12	4:08.20
12		4:14.60	15	4:09.20
13		4:10.75	13	4:10.16
14		4:11.82	14	4:10.81
15		4:15.74	16	4:15.44
16		4:16.14	17	4:17.18
18		4:20.83	18
—		4:03.92	10	DNS