Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 18–20 |
| Competitors | 57 from 13 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 4x200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.[2] 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.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 10:04.4 |  |
Antwerp (BEL) | August 29, 1920 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 10:04.4 | |
Antwerp (BEL) | August 29, 1920 |
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.
Results
Heats
The fastest two teams in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10:41.6 | |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11:05.2 | |
| 3 |  | 12:02.4 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12:02.4 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 11:15.4 | |
| 2 |  | 11:35.6 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 10:21.2 | |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10:24.2 | |
| 3 |  | 11:12.8 | |
| 4 |  | 11:25.0 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 10:41.4 | |
| 2 |  | 10:52.6 | |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11:14.8 |
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
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10:27.0 | QF |
| 2 | | 10:31.2 | QF |
| 3 | | 10:39.4 | |
| 4 | | 11:29.0 | |
| — | | DNS |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 9:59.4 | QF WR |
| 2 | | 10:08.2 | QF |
| 3 | | 10:12.4 | qf |
| 4 | | 11:00.4 |
Final
In the final Johnny Weissmuller replaced Dick Howell in the American team and Boy Charlton replaced Ivan Stedman in the Australian team.
| Place | Swimmers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 9:53.4 WR |
| 2 | | 10:02.2 |
| 3 | | 10:06.8 |
| 4 | | 10:15.2 |
| 5 | | 10:29.4 |
References
- ↑ The International Olympic Committee medal database shows Lester Smith as gold medalist in this competition as a team member even though he did not participate in this event.
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 September 2008.
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