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Commonwealth Games 400m Showdown: If Sam Gets It Right On The Night He Won\u2019t Be Short This Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Short<\/strong> v Ian Thorpe<\/strong> and Lukas Martens<\/strong> \u2013 that\u2019s the tantalizing imaginary match up for what could well be the major swimming highlight of this year\u2019s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

The Games countdown is on with the opening ceremony next Thursday, July 23, with the swimming competition to begin on Friday, July 24 and the men\u2019s 400m freestyle set down for the second day of the meet, Saturday, July 25.<\/p>\n

Short and the 59-strong Australian Dolphins are holed up in Darmstadt as they put the finishing touches to their preparation and It was the 2023 world champion Short who never disappoints.<\/p>\n

\"Sam

SAM SHORT IN THE FAST LANE PHOTO COURTESY DELLY CARR (SWIMMING AUSTRALIA)<\/p><\/div>\n

A journalist\u2019s dream who always throws out some gems \u2013 and today was no different as he spoke about imagining that Thorpe is swimming in the lane alongside him as he chases his long-standing Commonwealth Games 400m freestyle record set in Manchester in 2002.<\/p>\n

But Swimming World <\/em>has thrown Germany\u2019s Lukas Martens<\/strong> into a lane on the other side of this imaginary 400m freestyle of three of the fastest five swimmers of all time.<\/p>\n

Short has a personal best of 3:40.67, set at this year\u2019s Australian Selection Trials in Sydney;<\/p>\n

Thorpe holds the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games record at 3:40.08, a then world record swum at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n

While Martens has the world record of 3:39.96 set in Stockholm in April of 2025 when he lowered Germany\u2019s Paul Biedermann\u2019s \u201csupersuit \u201c mark swum in 2009.<\/p>\n

And although Sam didn\u2019t touch on the world record in Darmstadt \u2013 we know Sam and it\u2019s in his sights.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what he had to say, freely admitted that after clocking a monster 3:40.67 at Trials, he is picturing himself taking down Thorpe\u2019s long held Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games record.<\/p>\n

\"Ian

THORPEDO: Ian Thorpe ready to launch- Photo Courtesy: Adidas<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cYeah I’d be lying if I said I haven’t (thought about Thorpe\u2019s record). When I rewatch my races, the (world record) line is right there. So it’s like I’m kind of visualising him (Thorpe) being right there,” said Short, who wasn\u2019t born when Thorpe swam his world record.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019ve thought about it. It’s definitely one of my goals and something I’m chasing. I love watching those races from back in the day. I kind of geek out on them, if I’m really honest. So yeah, I love to visualise him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhich was before I was even born, which is a crazy thing to think about. But I am feeling super positive, great vibes here in Darmstadt.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve had a really, really great season so far, just a lot of just consistent work and I\u2019ve been doing some incredible training, so hopefully I can put on a show for everyone to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

But while you\u2019re there Sam you may as well push just that little but extra and push under 3:39.96!<\/p>\n

And he has Thorpe in his corner, with the two-time Olympic champion declaring during the Australian Trials that sub 3:40 is well within his grasp.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat stood out to me was how Sam has now set himself up for a performance well under 3 minutes 40,\u201d said Thorpe, who broke the world record himself four times in his career between 1999 and 2002.<\/p>\n

\"Lukas

WORLD BEATER: Lukas Martens of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the swimming 400m Freestyle Men Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Defense Arena in Paris (France), July 27, 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cFor me that is exciting to watch\u2026.a personal best to Sam by one-one-hundredth of a second (in Sydney) he was out faster than me and faster than the world record, (clocking) his own personal best splits\u2026so it will be exciting to see the way he thinks he has to race this race\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

After splitting 1:47.33 at the 200m turn in Sydney, Short remained under Martens world record time with 50m to swim, just 0.01 under the time, dropping off the pace over the final 50m.<\/p>\n

Short\u2019s time was the fastest time in the world this year and also cementing him as the fifth faster performer in history and the now has the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0and 11th<\/sup>\u00a0fastest performances of all time.<\/p>\n

After his Sydney swim Short admitted he was actually \u201cobsessed with the 3:39 barrier!\u201d<\/p>\n

The boy from Rackley saying\u201d That was epic. I haven\u2019t done that sort of time since 2023, so I\u2019m super stoked with that but \u2026 it\u2019s nice to know there\u2019s room to go,\u201d said Short.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the hardest I\u2019ve trained all year and this is the most consistent I\u2019ve ever been. I think it\u2019s only a matter of time (before I break 3:40)..I\u2019ve got at least two more great opportunities to give it another crack,\u201d said Short.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve dedicated my 22-year-old (young) life to chase that kind of perfection in the water \u2026 and one day I really hope I can get there (and break the world record).\u201d<\/p>\n

And on Thorpe?<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s such a good inspiration and such a nice guy, as well. He\u2019s a great leader of the sport\u00a0and (was) way ahead of his time \u2026 (especially considering) we can\u2019t even beat his times now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Short reaffirmed that his program would include the 200m free on top of the 400m, 800m and 1500m.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won the 1500m (in 2022 in Birmingham) when I was 18, so I’d love to replicate that\u00a0\u2026 and then there\u2019s the 200m,\u201d said Short.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s a stacked field. I just want to get in there and have a really red-hot crack at the 200m against Olympic medallist Matt Richards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s also Olympic champion Tom Dean as well as Duncan Scott \u2026 all them, it\u2019ll be amazing. And then hopefully I will also be a part of the relays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winning the 400m in Glasgow would see Short join a \u201cwho\u2019s who\u201d of Australians to have won the event, in fact he would become the 17th<\/sup> Australian since the great Manly swimmer Noel \u201cTiger\u201d Ryan won back-to-back gold in Vancouver and Sydney in 1934 and 1938 respectively.<\/p>\n

An illustrious list that includes Olympic champions John Konrads, Murray Rose, Bob Windle, Duncan Armstrong, Kieren Perkins, Mack Horton<\/strong> and Thorpe.<\/p>\n

And the world record would see Short become the seventh Australian to break the mark, joining John Marshall,<\/strong> Konrads, Rose, Brad Cooper, Perkins and Thorpe.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the comparative 400m freestyle splits:<\/p>\n

Sam Short (3:40.67 PB)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ian Thorpe (3:40.08 CR)\u00a0\u00a0 Lukas Martens (3:39.96 WR)<\/strong><\/p>\n

25.22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25.33\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24.75<\/strong><\/p>\n

52.28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 53.02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 51.90<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:47.33<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:49.57\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:47.55<\/p>\n

3:12.38<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:13.04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:12.39<\/p>\n

3.40.67\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:40.08\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:39.96<\/strong><\/p>\n

The list of Commonwealth Games 400m champions<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

440 Yard Freestyle Era (1930\u20131966)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • 1930 Hamilton: <\/strong>Noel Ryan<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 1934 London: <\/strong>Noel Ryan<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 1938 Sydney: <\/strong>Bob Pirie\u00a0(CAN)<\/li>\n
  • 1950 Auckland: <\/strong>Garrick Agnew<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 1954 Vancouver: <\/strong>Gary Chapman<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 1958 Cardiff: <\/strong>John Konrads<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 1962 Perth: <\/strong>Murray Rose<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 1966 Kingston: <\/strong>Bob Windle<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    400 Metre Freestyle Era (1970\u20132022)<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • 1970 Edinburgh:<\/strong>Graham White<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 1974 Christchurch: <\/strong>John Kulasalu<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 1978 Edmonton:<\/strong>Ron McKeon<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 1982 Brisbane: <\/strong>Andrew Astbury\u00a0(ENG)<\/li>\n
    • 1986 Edinburgh: <\/strong>Duncan Armstrong<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 1990 Auckland: <\/strong>Ian Brown<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 1994 Victoria:<\/strong>Kieren Perkins<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 1998 Kuala Lumpur:<\/strong>Ian Thorpe<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 2002 Manchester:<\/strong>Ian Thorpe<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 2006 Melbourne: <\/strong>David Carry\u00a0(SCO)<\/li>\n
    • 2010 Delhi: <\/strong>Ryan Cochrane\u00a0(CAN)<\/li>\n
    • 2014 Glasgow: <\/strong>Ryan Cochrane\u00a0(CAN)<\/li>\n
    • 2018 Gold Coast: <\/strong>Mack Horton<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • 2022 Birmingham:<\/strong>Elijah Winnington<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(AUS)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/p>\n

      10 FASTEST 400M TIMES IN HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \u00a0<\/strong>3:39.96 Lukas Martens (GER) 2025<\/p>\n

      3:40.07 Paul Biederman (GER) 2009<\/p>\n

      3:40.08 Ian Thorpe<\/strong> (AUS) 2002<\/p>\n

      3:40.14 Sun Yang (CHN) 2012<\/p>\n

      3:40.17 Ian Thorpe<\/strong> (AUS) 2001<\/p>\n

      3:40.29 Sun Yang (CHN)n 2011<\/p>\n

      3:40.33 Lukas Martens (GER) 2024<\/p>\n

      3:40.59 Ian Thorpe<\/strong> (AUS) 2000<\/p>\n

      3:40.61 Lukas Martens (GER) 2025<\/p>\n

      3.40.67 Sam Short<\/strong> (AUS) 2026<\/p>\n

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