Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates August 15, 2004 (heats & final)
Competitors 75 from 16 nations
Winning time 3:13.17 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  South Africa (RSA)
Roland Mark Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend, Ryk Neethling
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (NED)
Johan Kenkhuis, Mitja Zastrow, Klaas-Erik Zwering, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Mark Veens*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Ian Crocker, Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, Jason Lezak, Nate Dusing*, Gary Hall, Jr.*, Gabe Woodward*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay took place on 15 August at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.[1]

The South African team (Roland Mark Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend, and Ryk Neethling) set a new world record of 3:13.17 to solidify their country's triumph with a gold medal in the event. Defending Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband swam a fastest split of 46.79 to take the silver for the Dutch in a national record of 3:14.36, leaving the U.S. team of Ian Crocker, Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, and Jason Lezak with the bronze in 3:14.62, their worst result in Olympic history.[2][3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Australia (AUS)
Michael Klim (48.18)
Chris Fydler (48.48)
Ashley Callus (48.71)
Ian Thorpe (48.30)		3:13.67Sydney, Australia17 September 2000
Olympic record Australia (AUS)
Michael Klim (48.18)
Chris Fydler (48.48)
Ashley Callus (48.71)
Ian Thorpe (48.30)		3:13.67Sydney, Australia17 September 2000

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 15FinalRoland Mark Schoeman (48.17)
Lyndon Ferns (48.13)
Darian Townsend (48.96)
Ryk Neethling (47.91)		 South Africa3:13.17WR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
116 South AfricaRoland Mark Schoeman (48.38)
Lyndon Ferns (48.34)
Darian Townsend (49.13)
Ryk Neethling (47.99)		3:13.84Q
214 United StatesGabe Woodward (49.93)
Nate Dusing (49.01)
Neil Walker (48.16)
Gary Hall, Jr. (48.73)		3:15.83Q
315 ItalyLorenzo Vismara (49.67)
Michele Scarica (48.92)
Alessandro Calvi (49.35)
Christian Galenda (48.24)		3:16.18Q
412 NetherlandsMark Veens (49.73)
Johan Kenkhuis (48.80)
Mitja Zastrow (48.90)
Klaas-Erik Zwering (48.99)		3:16.42Q
524 RussiaAndrey Kapralov (49.12)
Yevgeny Lagunov (49.68)
Ivan Usov (49.86)
Denis Pimankov (48.80)		3:17.46Q
623 AustraliaAshley Callus (50.04)
Eamon Sullivan (49.13)
Jono van Hazel (49.65)
Todd Pearson (48.82)		3:17.64Q
25 FranceRomain Barnier (49.73)
Julien Sicot (49.29)
Fabien Gilot (49.21)
Amaury Leveaux (49.41)		Q
813 GermanyStephan Kunzelmann (50.09)
Christian Keller (50.16)
Torsten Spanneberg (49.36)
Lars Conrad (48.36)		3:17.97Q
926 CanadaYannick Lupien (50.16)
Riley Janes (49.49)
Mike Mintenko (49.60)
Brent Hayden (49.10)		3:18.35
1021 UkraineDenys Syzonenko (50.05)
Andriy Serdinov (49.94)
Pavel Khnykin (49.47)
Yuriy Yegoshin (49.49)		3:18.95NR
1118 LithuaniaRolandas Gimbutis (49.11)
Saulius Binevičius (50.35)
Paulius Viktoravičius (50.20)
Vytautas Janušaitis (49.62)		3:19.28
1227 BrazilJader Souza (50.89)
Gustavo Borges (49.59)
Carlos Jayme (49.67)
Rodrigo Castro (50.05)		3:20.20
1311 CroatiaDuje Draganja (50.38)
Mario Delač (49.75)
Ivan Mladina (50.16)
Igor Čerenšek (50.72)		3:21.01
1428 GreeceAristeidis Grigoriadis (50.15)
Alexandros Tsoltos (51.03)
Spyridon Bitsakis (52.25)
Andreas Zisimos (50.83)		3:24.26
1517 ChinaChen Zuo (50.75)
Liu Weijia (51.15)
Zheng Kunliang (51.34)
Huang Shaohua (51.07)		3:24.31
22 SwedenEric la Fleur (50.43)
Stefan Nystrand (48.61)
Mattias Ohlin (50.24)
Lars Frölander		DSQ

Final

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeTime behindNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 South AfricaRoland Mark Schoeman (48.17)
Lyndon Ferns (48.13)
Darian Townsend (48.96)
Ryk Neethling (47.91)		3:13.17WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)6 NetherlandsJohan Kenkhuis (49.81)
Mitja Zastrow (49.25)
Klaas-Erik Zwering (48.51)
Pieter van den Hoogenband (46.79)		3:14.361.19NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5 United StatesIan Crocker (50.05)
Michael Phelps (48.74)
Neil Walker (47.97)
Jason Lezak (47.86)		3:14.621.45
42 RussiaAndrey Kapralov (49.27)
Yevgeny Lagunov (49.17)
Denis Pimankov (49.25)
Alexander Popov (48.06)		3:15.752.68
3 ItalyLorenzo Vismara (49.16)
Filippo Magnini (48.30)
Michele Scarica (49.21)
Christian Galenda (49.08)
61 AustraliaMichael Klim (49.37)
Todd Pearson (49.07)
Eamon Sullivan (49.19)
Ian Thorpe (48.14)		3:15.772.70
77 FranceRomain Barnier (49.65)
Julien Sicot (49.31)
Fabien Gilot (48.95)
Frédérick Bousquet (48.32)		3:16.233.06
88 GermanyJens Schreiber (49.88)
Lars Conrad (48.72)
Torsten Spanneberg (49.24)
Stefan Herbst (49.34)		3:17.184.01

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming schedule". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. ↑ "South African Men Take a Historic Relay Victory in 400 free – Smash World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 15 August 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Zinser, Lynn (16 August 2012). "Olympics: Swimming; South Africa's Relay Upset Leaves U.S. and Phelps 3rd". New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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