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4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men

Date25 – 29 August 1920
StatusOlympic
LocationZwemstadion van Antwerpen, Antwerpen
Participants29 from 7 countries

Led by Duke Kahanamoku and Norman Ross, the United States’ team was a prohibitive favorite. They did not disappoint, winning by over 15 seconds in the heats and over 20 seconds in the finals. Their time in the final broke the world record of 10:11.2 that had been set by an Australasian team that won the 1912 gold medal.

PosCompetitorsNOCSFFinal
1United StatesUSA10:20.4 (1 h1)10:04.4 (1)Gold
Perry McGillivray
Pua Kele Kealoha
Norman Ross
Duke Kahanamoku
2AustraliaAUS10:36.4 (2 h1)10:25.4 (2)Silver
Harry Hay
Billy Herald
Ivan Stedman
Frank Beaurepaire
Keith Kirkland
3Great BritainGBR10:51.0 (1 h2)10:37.2 (3)Bronze
Leslie Savage
Percy Peter
Henry Taylor
Harold Annison
4SwedenSWE10:54.4 (3 h1)10:50.2 (4)
Robert Andersson
Frans Möller
Orvar Trolle
Arne Borg
5ItalyITA11:01.2 (2 h2)– (5)
Mario Massa
Agostino Frassinetti
Antonio Quarantotto
Giglio Bisagno
3 h2 r1/2BelgiumBEL11:12.2 (3 h2)
Pierre Vermetten
Joseph Cludts
René Bauwens
Gérard Blitz
4 h1 r1/2FranceFRA11:53.0 (4 h1)
Albert Mayaud
Paul Vasseur
Georges Pouilley
Henri Padou, Sr.

Semi-Finals

Date25 August 1920 — 14:30
FormatTop two in each heat and the fastest third-place advanced to the final.

Heat #1

PosCompetitorsNOCTime
1United StatesUSA10:20.4Q
Lead-offPua Kele Kealoha
2nd LegPerry McGillivray
3rd LegNorman Ross
AnchorDuke Kahanamoku
2AustraliaAUS10:36.4Q
Lead-offHarry Hay
2nd LegBilly Herald
3rd LegIvan Stedman
AnchorKeith Kirkland
3SwedenSWE10:54.4q
Lead-offRobert Andersson
2nd LegArne Borg
3rd LegOrvar Trolle
AnchorFrans Möller
4FranceFRA11:53.0
Lead-offAlbert Mayaud
2nd LegPaul Vasseur
3rd LegGeorges Pouilley
AnchorHenri Padou, Sr.

Heat #2

PosCompetitorsNOCTime
1Great BritainGBR10:51.0Q
Lead-offHarold Annison
2nd LegLeslie Savage
3rd LegHenry Taylor
AnchorPercy Peter
2ItalyITA11:01.2Q
Lead-offMario Massa
2nd LegAgostino Frassinetti
3rd LegAntonio Quarantotto
AnchorGiglio Bisagno
3BelgiumBEL11:12.2
Lead-offPierre Vermetten
2nd LegJoseph Cludts
3rd LegRené Bauwens
AnchorGérard Blitz

Final

Date29 August 1920 — 17:15
PosCompetitorsNOCTime
1United StatesUSA10:04.4WR
Lead-offPerry McGillivray
2nd LegPua Kele Kealoha
3rd LegNorman Ross
AnchorDuke Kahanamoku
2AustraliaAUS10:25.4
Lead-offHarry Hay
2nd LegBilly Herald
3rd LegIvan Stedman
AnchorFrank Beaurepaire
3Great BritainGBR10:37.2
Lead-offLeslie Savage
2nd LegPercy Peter
3rd LegHenry Taylor
AnchorHarold Annison
4SwedenSWE10:50.2
Lead-offRobert Andersson
2nd LegFrans Möller
3rd LegOrvar Trolle
AnchorArne Borg
5ItalyITA
Lead-offMario Massa
2nd LegAgostino Frassinetti
3rd LegAntonio Quarantotto
AnchorGiglio Bisagno