| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 30 July 2002 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3 minutes 40.08 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place 30 July. Both the heats and final were held on 30 July.
Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows;
| World record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:40.17 | Fukuoka, Japan | 22 July 2001 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:40.17 | Fukuoka, Japan | 22 July 2001 | [1] |
| Games record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:44.35 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 15 September 1998 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final | Ian Thorpe |  Australia | 3:40.08 | WR |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 3:40.08 | WR |
 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 3:43.48 | |
 | Graeme Smith |  Scotland | 3:49.40 | |
| 4 | Craig Stevens | Australia | 3:49.84 | |
| 5 | Adam Faulkner |  England | 3:51.88 | |
| 6 | James Salter | England | 3:53.35 | |
| 7 | Rick Say |  Canada | 3:53.55 | |
| 8 | Mark Johnston | Canada | 3:56.25 | |
Key: WR = World record
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 3:47.24 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 3:49.13 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Graeme Smith | Scotland | 3:50.19 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Adam Faulkner | England | 3:52.39 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Craig Stevens | Australia | 3:52.78 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | James Salter | England | 3:53.89 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Mark Johnston | Canada | 3:55.15 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Rick Say | Canada | 3:55.28 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Andrew Hurd | Canada | 3:55.67 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Stuart Trees | England | 3:55.79 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | David Davies |  Wales | 3:56.10 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Andrew Jameson | Scotland | 3:56.88 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Damian Alleyne |  Barbados | 4:06.78 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Jonathon Le Noury |  Guernsey | 4:18.00 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Barnsley Albert |  Seychelles | 4:23.59 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Colin Bensadon |  Gibraltar | 4:27.73 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Kpiliboh Otiko |  Nigeria | 4:54.15 | |
| 1 | 2 | Alexandros Aresti |  Cyprus | DNS |
