2024 New Zealand Swimming Championships
400 IM specialists during the third final session of the 2024 New Zealand Olympic Swimming Games Lewis Clairvert He set a new record in the 400m freestyle.He stopped and broke the clock in 3:46.85. Matthew StanleyThe previous Japanese record was 3:47.09, set in 2012.
After the swim, Clairvert told Swimming New Zealand in an interview: The game plan was to come out fast and try to hold, and my legs were definitely feeling it. ”
Clairvert started the race strong with an opening 100 split of 54.28. He then clocked six of the remaining seven 50-second runs in the 28-second range, ultimately helping to shave 0.24 seconds off the national record.
Clairbert's Split:
| wrap | time |
| first 50 | 25.79 |
| seconds 50 | 54.28 (28.49) |
| third 50 | 1:23.19 (28.91) |
| 4th 50 | 1:52.19 (29.00) |
| 5th 50 | 2:20.51 (28.32) |
| 6th 50 | 2:49.22 (28.71) |
| Sevens 50 | 3:18.00 (28.78) |
| Final 50 people | 3:46.85 (28.85) |
No stranger to the international stage, Claire Bart has won several international medals in the IM and butterfly events. Most recently, he won the 400 IM gold medal at the 2024 World Championships in Doha with a time of 4:09.72. He clocked his fastest time of 4:08.70 in that race, the time he recorded en route to his 2022 Commonwealth gold medal.
With this swim, Clairvert now holds three New Zealand long-distance personal records.
- 200IM — 1:57.27 (2021)
- 400IM — 4:08.70 (2022)
- 400 Free — 3:46.85 (2024)
In addition to his individual records, Clairbert contributed to three current national records in relay events. Earlier in the competition, he helped the club's 37 teams break the national record for the 4×100 free relay by scoring 48.45 in the 100 free split.
You can watch the record-breaking performance on the next livestream starting at approximately 11:30am.
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