Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 12–13 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China.[1]
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Date | August 12, 2008 (heats) August 13, 2008 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6:58.56 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2008 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 U.S. men's team smashed both the seven-minute barrier and the world record to keep Michael Phelps' gold-medal streak alive and most importantly, to defend their Olympic title in the event. The American foursome of Phelps (1:43.31, the second fastest split in history), Ryan Lochte (1:44.28), Ricky Berens (1:46.29), and Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68) blistered the field, and prevailed in a sterling time of 6:58.56 to shave off their standard by almost five seconds from the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne.[2][3] Earlier in the prelims, Berens (1:45.47) and his teammates David Walters (1:46.57), Erik Vendt (1:47.11), and Klete Keller (1:45.51) registered a top-seeded time of 7:04.66 from heat two to demolish Australia's 2000 Olympic record by 2.39 seconds.[4][5]
Russia's Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.64), Yevgeny Lagunov (1:46.56), Danila Izotov (1:45.86), and Alexander Sukhorukov (1:44.65) trailed behind the Americans by over five body lengths to take home the silver in a European record of 7:03.70.[6] Meanwhile, Australia's Patrick Murphy (1:45.95), Grant Hackett (1:45.87), Grant Brits (1:47.13), and Nic Ffrost (1:46.03) picked up a bronze in 7:04.98 to hold off the agile Italian quartet of Marco Belotti (1:47.37), Emiliano Brembilla (1:47.33), Massimiliano Rosolino (1:46.53), and Filippo Magnini (1:44.12) by 37-hundredths of a second, a national record of 7:05.35.[7][8]
Canada's Brent Hayden (1:44.42) helped his teammates Colin Russell (1:46.89), Brian Johns (1:47.61), Brent Hayden (1:44.42), and Andrew Hurd (1:46.85) claim a fifth spot in a national record of 7:05.77.[9] Great Britain (7:05.92), Japan (7:10.31), and South Africa (7:13.02), led by fourth-place finalist Jean Basson, rounded out the field.[8]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Phelps (1:45.36) Ryan Lochte (1:45.86) Klete Keller (1:46.31) Peter Vanderkaay (1:45.71) | 7:03.24 | Melbourne, Australia | 30 March 2007 | [10] |
| Olympic record |  Ian Thorpe (1:46.03) Michael Klim (1:46.40) Todd Pearson (1:47.36) Bill Kirby (1:47.26) | 7:07.05 | Sydney, Australia | 19 September 2000 | - |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 | Heat 2 | David Walters (1:46.57) Ricky Berens (1:45.47) Erik Vendt (1:47.11) Klete Keller (1:45.51) | | 7:04.66 | OR |
| August 13 | Final | Michael Phelps (1:43.31) Ryan Lochte (1:44.28) Ricky Berens (1:46.29) Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68) | | 6:58.56 | WR, OR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nationality | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | | David Walters (1:46.57) Ricky Berens (1:45.47) Erik Vendt (1:47.11) Klete Keller (1:45.51) | 7:04.66 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 1 | 4 |  | Nicola Cassio (1:48.76) Marco Belotti (1:45.82) Emiliano Brembilla (1:46.46) Massimiliano Rosolino (1:46.80) | 7:07.84 | Q, EU |
| 3 | 1 | 6 |  | Mikhail Polishchuk (1:48.54) Danila Izotov (1:47.24) Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.84) Alexander Sukhorukov (1:45.24) | 7:07.86 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 |  | David Carry (1:46.47) NR Andrew Hunter (1:46.88) Ross Davenport (1:47.15) Robert Renwick (1:47.39) | 7:07.89 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 1 | 5 |  | Brian Johns (1:47.44) Rick Say (1:47.24) Adam Sioui (1:47.05) Andrew Hurd (1:46.31) | 7:08.04 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | | Nic Ffrost (1:47.47) Grant Brits (1:46.84) Kirk Palmer (1:47.02) Leith Brodie (1:47.08) | 7:08.41 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 7 |  | Yoshihiro Okumura (1:47.19) Sho Uchida (1:46.59) Yasunori Mononobe (1:47.29) Hisato Matsumoto (1:48.05) | 7:09.12 | Q, AS |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |  | Jean Basson (1:45.99) Darian Townsend (1:46.14) Jan Venter (1:48.32) Sebastien Rousseau (1:50.46) | 7:10.91 | Q, AF |
| 9 | 2 | 6 |  | Dominik Koll (1:47.72) NR David Brandl (1:46.45) Florian Janistyn (1:50.48) Markus Rogan (1:46.80) | 7:11.45 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 |  | Zhang Lin (1:46.13) Zhang Enjian (1:49.31) Sun Yang (1:48.73) Shi Haoran (1:49.40) | 7:13.57 | |
| 10 | 1 | 8 |  | Clement Lefert (1:48.34) Sébastien Bodet (1:49.47) Matthieu Madelaine (1:49.87) Amaury Leveaux (1:45.89) | 7:13.57 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 |  | Paul Biedermann (1:47.48) Benjamin Starke (1:48.51) Christian Kubusch (1:49.28) Stefan Herbst (1:48.65) | 7:13.92 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 |  | Gergő Kis (1:47.39) Tamás Kerékjártó (1:49.09) Dominik Kozma (1:49.26) Norbert Kovács (1:48.40) | 7:14.14 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 |  | Łukasz Gąsior (1:49.43) Łukasz Wójt (1:48.54) Michał Rokicki (1:51.14) Przemysław Stańczyk (1:48.98) | 7:18.09 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 |  | Andreas Zisimos (1:49.05) Nikos Xylouris (1:49.53) Ioannis Giannoulis (1:48.96) Vasileios Demetis (1:50.72) | 7:18.26 | |
| 16 | 1 | 3 |  | Nicolas Oliveira (1:49.49) Rodrigo Castro (1:48.31) Phillip Morrison (1:49.35) Lucas Salatta (1:52.39) | 7:19.54 | |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Name | Time | Time behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | | Michael Phelps (1:43.31) Ryan Lochte (1:44.28) Ricky Berens (1:46.29) Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68) | 6:58.56 | WR | |
 | 3 | | Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.64) Yevgeny Lagunov (1:46.56) Danila Izotov (1:45.86) Alexander Sukhorukov (1:44.65) | 7:03.70 | 5.14 | EU |
 | 7 | | Patrick Murphy (1:45.95) Grant Hackett (1:45.87) Grant Brits (1:47.13) Nic Ffrost (1:46.03) | 7:04.98 | 6.42 | |
| 4 | 5 | | Marco Belotti (1:47.37) Emiliano Brembilla (1:47.33) Massimiliano Rosolino (1:46.53) Filippo Magnini (1:44.12) | 7:05.35 | 6.79 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | | Colin Russell (1:46.89) Brian Johns (1:47.61) Brent Hayden (1:44.42) Andrew Hurd (1:46.85) | 7:05.77 | 7.21 | NR |
| 6 | 6 | | David Carry (1:46.78) Andrew Hunter (1:46.73) Robbie Renwick (1:46.16) Ross Davenport (1:46.25) | 7:05.92 | 7.36 | NR |
| 7 | 1 | | Yoshihiro Okumura (1:46.61) Sho Uchida (1:47.36) Yasunori Mononobe (1:47.72) Hisato Matsumoto (1:48.62) | 7:10.31 | 11.75 | |
| 8 | 8 | | Jean Basson (1:46.67) Darian Townsend (1:47.24) Jan Venter (1:49.56) Sebastien Rousseau (1:49.55) | 7:13.02 | 14.46 |
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