Swimming World Championships Men: 400 m Medley Year Location 2011 Shanghai (chn) 2009 Roma (ita) Ryan Lochte (usa) Scott Clary (usa) László Cseh (hun) 2007 Melbourne (aus) Michael Phelps (usa) Ryan Lochte (usa) Luca Marin (ita) 2005 Montréal (can) László Cseh (hun) Luca Marin (ita) Oussama Mellouli (tun) 2003 Barcelona (spa) Michael Phelps (usa) László Cseh (hun) Oussama Mellouli (tun) 2001 Fukuoka (jpn) Alessio Boggiatto (ita) Erik Vendt (usa) Thomas Wilkens (usa) 1998 Perth (aus) Tom Dolan (usa) Marcel Wouda (net) Curtis Myden (can) 1994 Roma (ita) Tom Dolan (usa) Jani Sievinen (fin) Eric Namesnik (usa) 1991 Perth (aus) Tamás Darnyi (hun) Eric Namesnik (usa) Stefano Battistelli (ita) 1986 Madrid (spa) Tamás Darnyi (hun) Vadim Yaroshchuk (sov) Alex Baumann (can) 1982 Guayaquil (ecu) Ricardo Prado (bra) Jens-Peter Berndt (ege) Sergey Fesenko (sov) 1978 West-Berlin (wge) Jesse Vassallo (usa) Sergey Fesenko (sov) András Hargitay (hun) 1975 Cali (col) András Hargitay (hun) Andrey Smirnov (sov) Hans-Joachim Geisler (wge) 1973 Beograd (yug) András Hargitay (hun) Ron Strachan (usa) Rick Colella (usa)