Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 30 and 31. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated. Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of eight lengths of the pool.Medalists
Results
Heats
Six heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.Heat One
Heat Two
Heat Three
Heat Four
Heat Five
Heat Six
Final
Key: OR = Olympic record
