Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 9, 1932.
| Swimming at the 1932 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 | |
Twenty-eight swimmers from seven nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 9:34.0 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Paris (FRA) | 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 9:36.2 |  |
Amsterdam (USA) | August 9, 1928 |
Japan set a new world record with 8:58.4 minutes. They bettered the standing world record by more than 35 seconds and broke the nine-minute barrier.
Results
As there were only seven nation who competed in this event only a final was held.
Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:58.4 WR | 2:14.1 | 2:14.7 | 2:14.8 | 2:14.8 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:10.5 | 2:20.2 | 2:17.0 | 2:18.6 | 2:17.7 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:31.4 | 2:25.8 | 2:26.5 | 2:21.3 | 2:17.8 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:36.3 | 2:26.0 | 2:28.0 | 2:24.0 | 2:18.3 |
| 5 |  | 9:45.8 | 2:27.4 | 2:25.8 | 2:25.3 | 2:27.1 |
| 6 |  | 10:13.1 | ||||
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10:36.5 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2008.
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