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 | ||||||||||
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 The American final team (Dwyer, Haas, Lochte, and Phelps), during the medal ceremony. | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 August 2016 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:00.66 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 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 keep off Guy towards a close finish, leaving the Japanese with a bronze in a final time of 7:03.50.[8][9]
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]
In the medal ceremony, the medals for the competition were presented by Karl Stoss, Austria, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Pipat Panangvait, Thailand, Honorary Treasurer of FINA.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  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 | 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 | | Conor Dwyer (1:45.23) Townley Haas (1:44.14) Ryan Lochte (1:46.03) Michael Phelps (1:45.26) | 7:00.66 | |
 | 4 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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} | 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. Archived from the original on 26 August 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.
- ↑ "DQ Poland From Men's 4x200m Freestyle" (PDF). Rio 2016. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ↑ "DQ Hungary From Men's 4x100m Freestyle and 4x200m Freestyle" (PDF). Rio 2016. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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