Each National Federation was permitted to enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but they could do so only if both of them had attained the "A" standard qualification time. For this event, the "A" standard qualification time was 3:48.15. Federations could enter one athlete into the event if they met the "B" standard qualification time. For this event, the "B" standard qualification time was 3:56.14. Athletes could also enter the event if they had met an "A" or "B" standard in a different event and their Federation had not entered anyone else. Additional considerations applied to Federations who had few swimmers enter through the standard qualification times. Federations in this category could at least enter two men and two women to the competition, all of whom could enter into up to two events.[4][5]
The heats took place at 10:20.[8]Bulgaria's Petar Mitsin won the third heat with the fourth fastest qualifying time of 3:45.01, Australia's Samuel Short won the fourth heat with the fastest qualifying time of 3:42.07, and Germany's Lukas Märtens won the fifth and final heat with the second fastest qualifying time of 3:43.81. Australia's Elijah Winnington and the US's Rex Maurer, along with 2024 Olympic finalists Guilherme Costa and Fei Liwei, did not qualify.[9]
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