| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Bronze medal team from Canada. Back row, left to right: Bourne, Thompson, Spence, and Ault | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 55 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| ← 19241932 → | |||||||||||||
| Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Saturday 11 August 1928.
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.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 9:49.6 | 
|
1927 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Results
Semifinals
The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
9:38.8 | Q, WR | |
| 2 |  Japan |
9:42.6 | Q | |
| 3 |  Sweden |
10:03.2 | Q | |
| 4 |  Argentina |
Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
9:55.0 | Q | |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
10:16.6 | Q | |
| 3 |  France |
10:31.4 | ||
| 4 |  Netherlands |
Unknown | ||
| 5 |  Belgium |
Unknown |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
9:46.6 | Q | |
| 2 |  Spain |
11:50.6 | Q | |
| 3 |  Italy |
10:03.2 | ||
| 4 |  Germany |
Unknown |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
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 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 October 2008.
