Swimming at the 1928 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 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Saturday 11 August 1928.

Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Bronze medal team from Canada. Back row, left to right: Bourne, Thompson, Spence, and Ault
VenueOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date11 August
Competitors55 from 13 nations
Medalists
 United States
 Japan
 Canada

Fifty-five swimmers from 13 nations competed.

Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Paul Samson and David Young both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals. Also the Japanese Kazuo Noda who swam in the semi-final is not listed as silver medalist.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 9:49.6


1927
Olympic Record 9:53.4 Ralph Breyer
Harry Glancy
Wally O'Connor
Johnny Weissmuller
Paris (FRA) 20 July 1924

The United States with Paul Samson, Austin Clapp, David Young, and Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record in the semi-final with 9:38.8 minutes. In the final the United States with Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, and Johnny Weissmuller bettered the world record to 9:36.2 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1 United States9:38.8Q, WR
2 Japan9:42.6Q
3 Sweden10:03.2Q
4 ArgentinaUnknown

Semifinal 2

RankNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1 Canada9:55.0Q
2 Great Britain10:16.6Q
3 France10:31.4
4 NetherlandsUnknown
5 BelgiumUnknown

Semifinal 3

RankNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1 Hungary9:46.6Q
2 Spain11:50.6Q
3 Italy10:03.2
4 GermanyUnknown

Final

RankNationSwimmersTimeNotes
 United States9:36.2WR
 Japan9:41.4
 Canada9:47.8
4 Hungary9:57.0
5 Sweden10:01.8
6 Great Britain10:15.8
7 SpainUnknown

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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