The Men's 400m freestyle event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 27, with the heats at 10:48 and the Final at 18:15.
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Alejandro Gómez  | Lucas Kanieski  | Julio Cesar Montes  |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  | 3:40.07 | Rome, Italy | 26 July 2009 |
| Competition Record | | 3:59.57 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16 November 2006 |
| South American record | | 3:50.01 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 14 August 2003 |
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 |  | 4:02.99 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 |  | 4:03.35 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 |  | 4:03.52 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | | 4:03.60 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | | 4:03.84 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | | 4:04.00 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | | 4:04.17 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | | 4:04.30 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | | 4:04.58 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | | 4:05.25 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | | 4:05.59 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | | 4:12.49 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 |  | 4:22.72 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 |  | 4:41.81 | |
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8 | | 3:58.41 | CR |
 | 6 | | 13:58.58 | |
 | 7 | | 3:58.78 | |
| 4 | 2 | | 3:59.63 | |
| 5 | 5 | | 4:01.51 | |
| 6 | 1 | | 4:01.57 | |
| 7 | 4 | | 4:03.22 | |
| 8 | 3 | | 4:04.65 | |
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