| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Paris Aquatics Centre, | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 July 2024 (heats and final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 70 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 teams | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:09.28 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2024 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 | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| 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 | mixed | women |
| Marathon | |||
| 10 km | men | women | |
The men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
Records
| World record |
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3:08.24 | Beijing, China | 11 August 2008 | |
| Olympic record |
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3:08.24 | Beijing, China | 11 August 2008 |
Qualification
Main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – QualificationFor the relays, a maximum of 16 qualifying teams in each event must be permitted to accumulate a total of 112 relay teams; each NOC may enter only one team. The top three teams in each relay race at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan will directly book a slot for their corresponding event at the Olympics, while the remaining thirteen vying for qualification per relay race must attain their best time from the heats and finals at the combined 2023 and 2024 meet in Doha.
Competition format
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The 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 (final).
Schedule
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2024 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 20:30 | Final |
Results
Heats
The relay teams with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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6 |  United States |
Jack Alexy (47.67) Chris Guiliano (47.33) Hunter Armstrong (46.75) Caeleb Dressel (47.53) |
3:09.28 | |
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5 |  Australia |
Jack Cartwright (48.03) Flynn Southam (48.00) Kai Taylor (47.73) Kyle Chalmers (46.59) |
3:10.35 | |
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7 |  Italy |
Alessandro Miressi (48.04) Thomas Ceccon (47.44) Paolo Conte Bonin (48.16) Manuel Frigo (47.06) |
3:10.70 | |
| 4 | 4 |  China |
Pan Zhanle (46.92) OR Ji Xinjie (48.58) Chen Juner (48.10) Wang Haoyu (47.68) |
3:11.28 | |
| 5 | 3 |  Great Britain |
Matt Richards (47.83) Jacob Whittle (48.54) Tom Dean (47.72) Duncan Scott (47.52) |
3:11.61 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Canada |
Josh Liendo (47.93) Yuri Kisil (48.18) Finlay Knox (48.26) Javier Acevedo (47.81) |
3:12.18 | |
| 7 | 8 |  Germany |
Josha Salchow (48.28) Rafael Miroslaw (47.66) Luca Armbruster (48.43) Peter Varjasi (47.92) |
3:12.29 | NR |
| 8 | 1 |  Hungary |
Nándor Németh (47.76) Szebasztián Szabó (48.46) Ádám Jászó (48.38) Hubert Kós (48.51) |
3:13.11 |
References
- ^ Abrahamson, Alan (11 August 2008). "Lezak's classic finish delivers gold". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Longman, Jere (11 August 2008). "As Swimming Records Fall, Technology Muddies the Water". New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- Byrnes, Liz (17 July 2022). "FINA Confirm Doha 2024 Will Be Olympic Relay Qualification Meet; Only Top Three To Book Slots In Fukuoka". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Heats results" (PDF). Olympics. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
