Competitors 57 from 13 nations | Start date July 18, 1924 | |
The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been established in 1908. The competition was held from Friday July 18, 1924 to Sunday July 20, 1924.
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
The United States with the line-up Ralph Breyer, Harry Glancy, Dick Howell, and Wally O'Connor broke the world record and the ten-minute barrier in the semifinal with a time of 9:59.4 minutes. In the final when Johnny Weissmuller replaced Howell, the Americans improved their time again to 9:53.4 minutes.
Heats
The fastest two teams in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
The fastest two teams in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed teams advanced to the final.
Sweden replaced Thor Henning and Gösta Persson with Arne Borg and Åke Borg and Great Britain replaced Leslie Savage with John Thomson. Both teams advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
In the final Johnny Weissmuller replaced Dick Howell in the American team and Boy Charlton replaced Ivan Stedman in the Australian team.