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The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Saturday 11 August 1928.
Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 11 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 55 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Fifty-five swimmers from 13 nations competed.
Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Paul Samson and David Young both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals. Also the Japanese Kazuo Noda who swam in the semi-final is not listed as silver medalist.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 9:49.6 | |
1927 | |
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Olympic Record | 9:53.4 | Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Wally O'Connor Johnny Weissmuller |
Paris (FRA) | 20 July 1924 |
The United States with Paul Samson, Austin Clapp, David Young, and Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record in the semi-final with 9:38.8 minutes. In the final the United States with Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, and Johnny Weissmuller bettered the world record to 9:36.2 minutes.
The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.
Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | United States | 9:38.8 | Q, WR | |
2 | Japan | 9:42.6 | Q | |
3 | Sweden | 10:03.2 | Q | |
4 | Argentina | Unknown |
Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | Canada | 9:55.0 | Q | |
2 | Great Britain | 10:16.6 | Q | |
3 | France | 10:31.4 | ||
4 | Netherlands | Unknown | ||
5 | Belgium | Unknown |
Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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United States | 9:36.2 | WR | ||
Japan | 9:41.4 | |||
Canada | 9:47.8 | |||
4 | Hungary | 9:57.0 | ||
5 | Sweden | 10:01.8 | ||
6 | Great Britain | 10:15.8 | ||
7 | Spain | Unknown |
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