Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

August 14	Final	Michael Phelps	United States	4:08.26	WR

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U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps had a world record of 4:08.26 in Olympic.

final_sentence: U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps had a world record of 4:08.26 in Olympic.