Swimming — 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men
| Times held | 26 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1391 |
| Total countries | 67 |
Participants
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Great Britain |  GBR |
Hungary |  HUN |
United States |  USA |
| 1912 | Australasia |  ANZ |
United States | USA |
Great Britain | GBR |
| 1920 | United States | USA |
Australia |  AUS |
Great Britain | GBR |
| 1924 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Sweden |  SWE |
| 1928 | United States | USA |
Japan |  JPN |
Canada |  CAN |
| 1932 | Japan | JPN |
United States | USA |
Hungary | HUN |
| 1936 | Japan | JPN |
United States | USA |
Hungary | HUN |
| 1948 | United States | USA |
Hungary | HUN |
France |  FRA |
| 1952 | United States | USA |
Japan | JPN |
France | FRA |
| 1956 | Australia | AUS |
United States | USA |
Soviet Union |  URS |
| 1960 | United States | USA |
Japan | JPN |
Australia | AUS |
| 1964 | United States | USA |
Unified Team of Germany |  GER |
Japan | JPN |
| 1968 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1972 | United States | USA |
West Germany |  FRG |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1976 | United States | USA |
Soviet Union | URS |
Great Britain | GBR |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | URS |
East Germany |  GDR |
Brazil |  BRA |
| 1984 | United States | USA |
West Germany | FRG |
Great Britain | GBR |
| 1988 | United States | USA |
East Germany | GDR |
West Germany | FRG |
| 1992 | Unified Team |  EUN |
Sweden | SWE |
United States | USA |
| 1996 | United States | USA |
Sweden | SWE |
Germany | GER |
| 2000 | Australia | AUS |
United States | USA |
Netherlands |  NED |
| 2004 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Italy |  ITA |
| 2008 | United States | USA |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
Australia | AUS |
| 2012 | United States | USA |
France | FRA |
People's Republic of China |  CHN |
| 2016 | United States | USA |
Great Britain | GBR |
Japan | JPN |
| 2020 | Great Britain | GBR |
ROC |  ROC |
Australia | AUS |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
17 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| Australia | AUS |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Japan | JPN |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Australasia | ANZ |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| West Germany | FRG |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ROC | ROC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps | USA |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Lochte | USA |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Klete Keller | USA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Masanori Yusa | JPN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy McLane | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Schollander | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Spitz | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Weissmuller | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Vanderkaay | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ricky Berens | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Conor Dwyer | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |  ALG |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argentina |  ARG |
5 | — | — | — | 4 h3 r1/3 | 4 h1 r1/2 | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Australasia | ANZ |
2 | 4 | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Australia | AUS |
20 | — | — | Silver | Silver | — | — | — | DNS | 9 | Gold | Bronze | 4 | Silver | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 5 | 4 | Bronze |
| Austria |  AUT |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h2 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | — | — |
| Belarus |  BLR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgium |  BEL |
6 | DNS | — | 3 h2 r1/2 | 3 h4 r1/3 | 5 h2 r1/2 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | — |
| Bermuda |  BER |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h1 r1/2 | AC h1 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil | BRA |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 h1 r1/2 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | Bronze | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 16 | — | 14 | 8 |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada | CAN |
16 | — | — | — | — | Bronze | 4 | 7 | 6 h2 r1/2 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 7 | DQ | — | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | — | — |
| Chile |  CHI |
0 | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colombia |  COL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croatia |  CRO |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czechia |  CZE |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
2 | — | — | — | 3 h3 r1/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark |  DEN |
6 | 2 h1 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h2 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 13 | 12 | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | Silver | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ecuador |  ECU |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egypt |  EGY |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h3 r1/2 | 7 h2 r1/2 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| El Salvador |  ESA |
0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland |  FIN |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
22 | — | — | 4 h1 r1/2 | 3 h1 r2/3 | 3 h2 r1/2 | — | 4 | Bronze | Bronze | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | 7 | 11 | Silver | 13 | 11 |
| Germany | GER |
14 | — | 4 | — | — | AC h3 r1/2 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 7 | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | Bronze | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
26 | Gold | Bronze | Bronze | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 h2 r1/2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | Bronze | 6 | Bronze | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Silver | Gold |
| Greece |  GRE |
4 | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | 6 h1 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Guatemala |  GUA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong, China |  HKG |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary | HUN |
16 | Silver | 2 h1 r1/2 | — | DNS | 4 | Bronze | Bronze | Silver | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | — | DNS | DNS | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 13 | 8 | DQ | DQ |
| Ireland |  IRL |
1 | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Israel |  ISR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Italy | ITA |
20 | DNS | — | 5 | 4 h2 r2/3 | AC h3 r1/2 | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 11 | 8 | — | 11 | 8 | 5 | DQ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Bronze | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Japan | JPN |
14 | — | — | — | 4 | Silver | Gold | Gold | — | Silver | 4 | Silver | Bronze | 9 | — | — | — | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | Bronze | 12 |
| Kyrgyzstan |  KGZ |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | DQ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luxembourg |  LUX |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 h2 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mexico |  MEX |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | — | 14 | 15 | DQ | 12 | 14 | — | — | DQ | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | NED |
11 | DNS | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | 4 h2 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 7 | Bronze | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
| Norway |  NOR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pakistan |  PAK |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 h1 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | Bronze | — | 9 |
| Peru |  PER |
0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippines |  PHI |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r1/2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poland |  POL |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | AC h2 r1/2 | — | 12 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 14 | — | DQ | 15 |
| Portugal |  POR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| Puerto Rico |  PUR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROC | ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Rhodesia |  RHO |
0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romania |  ROU |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | Silver | 10 | 5 | — |
| Singapore |  SGP |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Africa |  RSA |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 10 | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | Bronze | 8 | 7 | Bronze | Bronze | Silver | Gold | — | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
9 | — | — | — | 4 h1 r1/3 | 7 | — | — | 5 h1 r1/2 | DNS | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | 12 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| Sweden | SWE |
17 | 3 h2 r1/2 | — | 4 | Bronze | 5 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Silver | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Türkiye |  TUR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates |  UAE |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
25 | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Gold | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | — | Gold | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | 4 |
| United States Virgin Islands |  ISV |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uzbekistan |  UZB |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venezuela |  VEN |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 10 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany | FRG |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | Silver | 4 | — | Silver | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia |  YUG |
4 | — | — | — | 3 h1 r1/3 | — | — | 4 h3 r1/2 | 5 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |