Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||
 The American final team (Dwyer, Haas, Lochte, and Phelps), during the medal ceremony. | |||||||
| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||
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| Dates | 9 August 2016 (heats & final) | ||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 16 nations | ||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||
| Winning time | 7:00.66 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Qualification | ||||
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 9 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
After winning the 200 m butterfly title less than an hour earlier, the double gold rush continued for U.S. swimming icon Michael Phelps, as he helped his teammates Conor Dwyer, youngster Townley Haas, and eleven-time medalist Ryan Lochte solidify their historic seventeenth Olympic title in this event. The American foursome of Dwyer (1:45.23), Haas (1:44.14), Lochte (1:46.03), and Phelps (1:45.26) dominated the race from the start to put together a rapid first-place finish in 7:00.26.[2][3] As the Americans defended their Olympic title, Phelps also earned a twenty-first gold to raise his overall medal tally to twenty-five.[4][5]
Great Britain's Stephen Milne (1:46.97), Duncan Scott (1:45.05), and Daniel Wallace (1:46.26) struggled to chase against the rest of the teams throughout the race, until anchor James Guy launched a late attack on the home stretch with a 1:44.85 split to deliver the British quartet a historic relay silver medal in 7:03.13.[6][7] Meanwhile, Japan's Kosuke Hagino (1:45.34), along with his teammates Naito Ehara (1:46.11) and Yuki Kobori (1:45.71) held the runner-up spot for three-fourths of the race, but their anchor and four-time Olympian Takeshi Matsuda (1:46.34) could not hunt down Guy towards a close finish, leaving the Japanese with a bronze in a final time of 7:03.50.[8][9]
Outside the club, Australia's Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:45.81), David McKeon (1:45.63), Daniel Smith (1:47.37), and Mack Horton (1:45.37) missed the podium by nearly three tenths of a second behind Japan, finishing with a fourth-place time in 7:04.18.[10] The Russian team of Danila Izotov (1:46.72), Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:45.67), Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.31), and Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:47.00) picked up the fifth spot in 7:05.70, with Germany (7:07.28), the Netherlands (7:09.10), and Belgium (7:11.64) following them by a couple of seconds to round out the top eight.[9]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Michael Phelps (1:44.49) Ricky Berens (1:44.13) David Walters (1:45.47) Ryan Lochte (1:44.46) | 6:58.55 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Olympic record | United States (USA) Michael Phelps (1:43.31) Ryan Lochte (1:44.28) Ricky Berens (1:46.29) Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68) | 6:58.56 | Beijing, China | 13 August 2008 |
Results
Heats
A total of sixteen countries have qualified to participate. The best eight from two heats advanced to the final.
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | United States | Conor Dwyer (1:45.23) Townley Haas (1:44.14) Ryan Lochte (1:46.03) Michael Phelps (1:45.26) | 7:00.66 | |
 | 4 |  Great Britain | Stephen Milne (1:46.97) Duncan Scott (1:45.05) Daniel Wallace (1:46.26) James Guy (1:44.85) | 7:03.13 | NR |
 | 2 |  Japan | Kosuke Hagino (1:45.34) Naito Ehara (1:46.11) Yuki Kobori (1:45.71) Takeshi Matsuda (1:46.34) | 7:03.50 | |
| 4 | 7 |  Australia | Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:45.81) David McKeon (1:45.63) Daniel Smith (1:47.37) Mack Horton (1:45.37) | 7:04.18 | |
| 5 | 3 |  Russia | Danila Izotov (1:46.72) Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:45.67) Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.31) Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:47.00) | 7:05.70 | |
| 6 | 6 |  Germany | Florian Vogel (1:47.16) Christoph Fildebrandt (1:47.91) Clemens Rapp (1:46.12) Paul Biedermann (1:46.09) | 7:07.28 | |
| 7 | 8 |  Netherlands | Dion Dreesens (1:47.58) Maarten Brzoskowski (1:46.87) Kyle Stolk (1:47.59) Sebastiaan Verschuren (1:47.06) | 7:09.10 | |
| 8 | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Louis Croenen (1:48.95) Dieter Dekoninck (1:47.50) Glenn Surgeloose (1:46.91) Pieter Timmers (1:48.28) | 7:11.64 |
References
- ↑ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay". Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (10 August 2016). "With Michael Phelps as anchor, U.S. 4x200 free relay wins gold". USA Today. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Phelps wins 200 butterfly, helps 4x200 free relay team to gold". ESPN. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ Knox, Malcolm (9 August 2016). "Grand Old Man Michael Phelps endures and claims his 21st Olympics gold medal in Rio". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Phelps wins his 20th and 21st Olympic gold medal in Rio as Britain bags two silvers". The Daily Telegraph. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Bull, Andy (10 August 2016). "Double silver for Team GB underlines remarkable turnaround in Olympic pool". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor & men's freestyle relay team win silver". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ McKirdy, Andrew (10 August 2016). "Sakai takes silver in 200 butterfly; Phelps claims 20th, 21st gold medals of career". The Japan Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- 1 2 "USA Men Earn Gold In 800 Free Relay; Phelps Takes Home 21st Gold Medal". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Cameron McEvoy held out of 4x200m freestyle relay final, Australia finishes just off podium". ABC News Australia. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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