Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 9 August 2016 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 73 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Teams | 16 | |||||||||
Winning time | 7:00.66 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2016 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 men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 9 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
Summary[edit]
After winning the 200 m butterfly title less than an hour earlier, the double gold rush continued for U.S. swimming icon Michael Phelps, as he helped his teammates Conor Dwyer, youngster Townley Haas, and eleven-time medalist Ryan Lochte solidify their historic seventeenth Olympic title in this event. The American foursome of Dwyer (1:45.23), Haas (1:44.14), Lochte (1:46.03), and Phelps (1:45.26) dominated the race from the start to put together a first-place finish in 7:00.26.[2][3] As the Americans defended their Olympic title, Phelps also earned a twenty-first gold to raise his overall medal tally to twenty-five.[4][5]
Great Britain's Stephen Milne (1:46.97), Duncan Scott (1:45.05), and Daniel Wallace (1:46.26) struggled to chase against the rest of the teams throughout the race, until anchor James Guy launched a late attack on the home stretch with a 1:44.85 split to deliver the British quartet a historic relay silver medal in 7:03.13.[6][7] Meanwhile, Japan's Kosuke Hagino (1:45.34), along with his teammates Naito Ehara (1:46.11) and Yuki Kobori (1:45.71) held the runner-up spot for three-fourths of the race, but their anchor and four-time Olympian Takeshi Matsuda (1:46.34) could not keep off Guy towards a close finish, leaving the Japanese with a bronze in a final time of 7:03.50.[8][9]
Australia's Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:45.81), David McKeon (1:45.63), Daniel Smith (1:47.37), and Mack Horton (1:45.37) missed the podium by nearly three tenths of a second behind Japan, finishing with a fourth-place time in 7:04.18.[10] The Russian team of Danila Izotov (1:46.72), Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:45.67), Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.31), and Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:47.00) picked up the fifth spot in 7:05.70, with Germany (7:07.28), the Netherlands (7:09.10), and Belgium (7:11.64) following them by a couple of seconds to round out the top eight.[9]
In the medal ceremony, the medals for the competition were presented by Karl Stoss, Austria, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Pipat Panangvait, Thailand, Honorary Treasurer of FINA.
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | United States (USA) Michael Phelps (1:44.49) Ricky Berens (1:44.13) David Walters (1:45.47) Ryan Lochte (1:44.46) | 6:58.55 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 | [11][12] |
Olympic record | United States (USA) Michael Phelps (1:43.31) Ryan Lochte (1:44.28) Ricky Berens (1:46.29) Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68) | 6:58.56 | Beijing, China | 13 August 2008 | [13] |
Competition format[edit]
The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and a final. The relay teams with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
A total of sixteen countries have qualified to participate. The best eight from two heats advanced to the final.
Final[edit]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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5 | United States | Conor Dwyer (1:45.23) Townley Haas (1:44.14) Ryan Lochte (1:46.03) Michael Phelps (1:45.26) | 7:00.66 | ||
4 | Great Britain | Stephen Milne (1:46.97) Duncan Scott (1:45.05) Daniel Wallace (1:46.26) James Guy (1:44.85) | 7:03.13 | NR | |
2 | Japan | Kosuke Hagino (1:45.34) Naito Ehara (1:46.11) Yuki Kobori (1:45.71) Takeshi Matsuda (1:46.34) | 7:03.50 | ||
4 | 7 | Australia | Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:45.81) David McKeon (1:45.63) Daniel Smith (1:47.37) Mack Horton (1:45.37) | 7:04.18 | |
5 | 3 | Russia | Danila Izotov (1:46.72) Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:45.67) Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.31) Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:47.00) | 7:05.70 | |
6 | 6 | Germany | Florian Vogel (1:47.16) Christoph Fildebrandt (1:47.91) Clemens Rapp (1:46.12) Paul Biedermann (1:46.09) | 7:07.28 | |
7 | 8 | Netherlands | Dion Dreesens (1:47.58) Maarten Brzoskowski (1:46.87) Kyle Stolk (1:47.59) Sebastiaan Verschuren (1:47.06) | 7:09.10 | |
8 | 1 | Belgium | Louis Croenen (1:48.95) Dieter Dekoninck (1:47.50) Glenn Surgeloose (1:46.91) Pieter Timmers (1:48.28) | 7:11.64 |
References[edit]
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- ^ Knox, Malcolm (9 August 2016). "Grand Old Man Michael Phelps endures and claims his 21st Olympics gold medal in Rio". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Michael Phelps wins his 20th and 21st Olympic gold medal in Rio as Britain bags two silvers". The Daily Telegraph. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Bull, Andy (10 August 2016). "Double silver for Team GB underlines remarkable turnaround in Olympic pool". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor & men's freestyle relay team win silver". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ McKirdy, Andrew (10 August 2016). "Sakai takes silver in 200 butterfly; Phelps claims 20th, 21st gold medals of career". The Japan Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b "USA Men Earn Gold In 800 Free Relay; Phelps Takes Home 21st Gold Medal". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Cameron McEvoy held out of 4x200m freestyle relay final, Australia finishes just off podium". ABC News Australia. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (1 August 2009). "Michael Phelps' world records not wearing well". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Michaelis, Vicky (31 July 2009). "Phelps earns relay gold medal, Peirsol sets 200m backstroke mark". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Stallman, Jason (13 August 2008). "Phelps Adds 2 More Gold Medals". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "DQ Poland From Men's 4x200m Freestyle" (PDF). Rio 2016. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "DQ Hungary From Men's 4x100m Freestyle and 4x200m Freestyle" (PDF). Rio 2016. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.