Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | |||||||||
Date | 20 September 1988 (heats) 21 September 1988 (final) |
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Competitors | 73 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 7:12.51 WR | |||||||||
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The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record |
West Germany (FRG) Peter Sitt (1:48.94) Rainer Henkel (1:48.71) Thomas Fahrner (1:48.64) Michael Gross (1:46.81) |
7:13.10 | Strasbourg, France | 19 August 1987 |
Olympic record |
United States (USA) Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) |
7:15.69 | Los Angeles, United States | 30 July 1984 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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21 September | Final |
Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) |
United States | 7:12.51 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).
Final
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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5 | United States |
Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) |
7:12.51 | WR | |
4 | East Germany |
Uwe Daßler (1:48.26) Sven Lodziewski (1:48.92) Thomas Flemming (1:48.07) Steffen Zesner (1:48.43) |
7:13.68 | NR | |
3 | West Germany |
Erik Hochstein (1:49.91) Thomas Fahrner (1:47.75) Rainer Henkel (1:49.42) Michael Gross (1:47.27) |
7:14.35 | ||
4 | 6 | Australia |
Tom Stachewicz (1:48.99) Ian Brown (1:49.05) Jason Plummer (1:49.95) Duncan Armstrong (1:47.24) |
7:15.23 | OC |
5 | 2 | Italy |
Roberto Gleria (1:49.23) Giorgio Lamberti (1:47.29) Massimo Trevisan (1:49.66) Valerio Giambalvo (1:49.82) |
7:16.00 | NR |
6 | 1 | Sweden |
Anders Holmertz (1:48.06) Tommy Werner (1:49.41) Michael Söderlund (1:50.57) Christer Wallin (1:51.06) |
7:19.10 | |
7 | 7 | France |
Michel Pou (1:52.05) Franck Iacono (1:50.04) Olivier Fougeroud (1:52.14) Ludovic Depickère (1:50.46) |
7:24.69 | |
8 | 8 | Canada |
Turlough O'Hare (1:51.45) Sandy Goss (1:51.01) Donald Haddow (1:51.46) Gary Vandermeulen (1:50.99) |
7:24.91 |