2026 World Aquatics World Cup #1 – Baku
Lewis Clareburt did not win a medal in the men’s 400 IM, finishing 5th in 4:03.02, but he still picked up a new national record time, taking down the 4:03.66 he swam at last year’s World Cup.
MEN’S 400 IM – FASTEST HEAT
- World Record – 3:54.81, Daiya Seto (JPN), 2019
- World Cup Record – 3:56.13, Shaine Casas (USA), 2025
GOLD – Carson Foster (USA), 3:57.23
SILVER – Ilya Borodin (RUS), 3:59.05
BRONZE – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 4:01.25
4th — So Ogata (JPN) — 4:01.87
5th — Lewis Clareburt (NZL) — 4:03.02
Clareburt came in a little more than a second behind Japan’s So Ogata, who touched in 4:01.87 for 4th.
This marks the 3rd World Cup series in a row where Clareburt has broken the New Zealand record in the 400 IM after he set the record during the 2024 series as well.
| New National Record — Lewis Clareburt (2026 Baku World Cup Stop) | ||
| Fly | 56.00 | 56.07 |
| Back | 1:01.27 (1:57.27) | |
| Breast | 1:10.10 (3:07.37) | |
| Free | 55.65 (4:03.02) | 58.29 (4:03.66) |
| Total | 4:03.02 | 4:03.66 |
Clareburt was out a little faster than he was when he set the former record, splitting 56.00 on the fly and 1:01.27 on the backstroke. This put him about four tenths ahead of his former record time, where he split 56.07/1:01.56.
His breaststroke leg was significantly slower tonight, coming in at 1:10.10 compared to the 1:07.74 he swam last October. He turned in 3:07.37 at the 300 mark, exactly two seconds off the 3:05.37 pace he set in Carmel.
His freestyle leg made up all the ground, though, with him splitting 55.65 to make up more than two seconds on the 58.29 he split last year.
