Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's twenty-sixth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1908.

Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
DatesTBC
Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

Records

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

World record
6:58.55Rome, Italy31 July 2009[2][3]
Olympic record
6:58.56Beijing, China13 August 2008[4]

Qualification
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The top 12 teams in this event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships qualified for the Olympics. An additional 4 teams will qualify through having the fastest times at approved qualifying events during the qualifying period (1 March 2019 to 30 May 2020).[5]

Competition format

The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The relay teams with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]

Schedule

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
TBC 19:00 Heats
TBC 10:30 Final

Results

Heats

The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
 AustraliaTo be selected
 BrazilTo be selected
 ChinaTo be selected
 GermanyTo be selected
 Great BritainTo be selected
 IsraelTo be selected
 ItalyTo be selected
 JapanTo be selected
 PolandTo be selected
 SwitzerlandTo be selected
 RussiaTo be selected
 United StatesTo be selected
Best 4 times as of 31 May 2020To be selected
Best 4 times as of 31 May 2020To be selected
Best 4 times as of 31 May 2020To be selected
Best 4 times as of 31 May 2020To be selected

References
  1. "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Dillman, Lisa (1 August 2009). "Michael Phelps' world records not wearing well". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. Michaelis, Vicky (31 July 2009). "Phelps earns relay gold medal, Peirsol sets 200m backstroke mark". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. Stallman, Jason (13 August 2008). "Phelps Adds 2 More Gold Medals". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  5. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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