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4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men

Date	18 – 20 July 1924
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscine des Tourelles, Saint-Mandé
Participants	57 from 13 countries

The American quartet proved to be dominant in this event, and broke both the world record and the 10-minute barrier in their semi final swim. With the inclusion of Johnny Weissmuller in their line up for the final, they took a further six seconds off the world best and finished well clear of Australia and Sweden. Wally O’Connor, of the winning American team, would take his only Olympic Gold in this event, but would go on to play water polo for his country at three more Games.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	United States	USA	10:41.6 (1 h1)	9:59.4 (1 h2)	9:53.4 (1)	Gold
	Ralph Breyer		–	–	–
	Harry Glancy		–	–	–
	Wally O'Connor		–	–	–
	Johnny Weissmuller		–	–	–
	Dick Howell		–	–	–
2	Australia	AUS	10:21.2 (1 h3)	10:27.0 (1 h1)	10:02.2 (2)	Silver
	Boy Charlton		–	–	–
	Moss Christie		–	–	–
	Frank Beaurepaire		–	–	–
	Ernest Henry		–	–	–
	Ivan Stedman		–	–	–
3	Sweden	SWE	11:15.4 (1 h2)	10:08.2 (2 h2)	10:06.8 (3)	Bronze
	Arne Borg		–	–	–
	Åke Borg		–	–	–
	Orvar Trolle		–	–	–
	Georg Werner		–	–	–
	Thor Henning		–	–	–
	Gösta Persson		–	–	–
4	Japan	JPN	10:24.2 (2 h3)	10:12.4 (3 h2)	10:16.2 (4)
	Torahiko Miyahata		–	–	–
	Kazuo Noda		–	–	–
	Kazuo Onoda		–	–	–
	Katsuo Takaishi		–	–	–
5	Great Britain	GBR	10:52.6 (2 h4)	10:31.2 (2 h1)	10:19.4 (5)
	Harold Annison		–	–	–
	Albert Dickin		–	–	–
	Percy Peter		–	–	–
	John Thomson		–	–	–
6	France	FRA	10:41.4 (1 h4)	10:39.4 (3 h1)	–
	Guy Middleton		–	–	–
	Henri Padou, Sr.		–	–	–
	Édouard Vanzeveren		–	–	–
	Emil Zeibig		–	–	–
7	Italy	ITA	11:05.2 (2 h1)	11:00.4 (4 h2)	–
	Renato Bacigalupo		–	–	–
	Agostino Frassinetti		–	–	–
	Gianni Patrignani		–	–	–
	Emilio Polli		–	–	–
8	Netherlands	NED	11:35.6 (2 h2)	11:29.0 (4 h1)	–
	Gé Dekker		–	–	–
	Otto Hoogesteyn		–	–	–
	Sjaak Köhler		–	–	–
	Frits Schutte		–	–	–
	Leslie Savage		–	–	–
9	Czechoslovakia	TCH	11:12.8 (3 h3)	– (DNS h1)	–
	Václav Antoš		–	–	–
	Stanislav Bičák		–	–	–
	Viktor Legát		–	–	–
	Rudolf Piowatý		–	–	–
10	Belgium	BEL	11:14.8 (3 h4)	–	–
	Albert Buydens		–	–	–
	Joseph Callens		–	–	–
	Emiel Thienpont		–	–	–
	Martial Van Schelle		–	–	–
11	Argentina	ARG	11:25.0 (4 h3)	–	–
	Juan Behrensen		–	–	–
	Tomás Jones		–	–	–
	Jorge Moreau		–	–	–
	Alberto Zorrilla		–	–	–
12	Yugoslavia	YUG	12:02.4 (3 h1)	–	–
	Ivo Arčanin		–	–	–
	Ante Roje		–	–	–
	Vlado Smokvina		–	–	–
	Atilije Venturini		–	–	–
13	Spain	ESP	12:21.2 (4 h1)	–	–
	Ramón Berdomás		–	–	–
	Pedro Méndez		–	–	–
	Julio Peradejordi		–	–	–
	José Manuel Pinillo		–	–	–
DNS	Greece	GRE	– (DNS h2)	–	–		1
DNS	Hungary	HUN	– (DNS h2)	–	–		2

Round One

Date	18 July 1924 — 10:30
Format	Top 2 in each heat and the fastest 3rd-place advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time
1	Australia	AUS	10:21.2	Q
2	Japan	JPN	10:24.2	Q
3	France	FRA	10:41.4	Q
4	United States	USA	10:41.6	Q
5	Great Britain	GBR	10:52.6	Q
6	Italy	ITA	11:05.2	Q
7	Czechoslovakia	TCH	11:12.8	q
8	Belgium	BEL	11:14.8
9	Sweden	SWE	11:15.4	Q
10	Argentina	ARG	11:25.0
11	Netherlands	NED	11:35.6	Q
12	Yugoslavia	YUG	12:02.4
13	Spain	ESP	12:21.2
DNS	Greece	GRE	–		3
DNS	Hungary	HUN	–		4

Heat #1

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	United States	USA	10:41.6	Q
Lead-off	Ralph Breyer		–
2nd Leg	Harry Glancy		–
3rd Leg	Dick Howell		–
Anchor	Wally O'Connor		–
2	Italy	ITA	11:05.2	Q
Lead-off	Renato Bacigalupo		–
2nd Leg	Agostino Frassinetti		–
3rd Leg	Gianni Patrignani		–
Anchor	Emilio Polli		–
3	Yugoslavia	YUG	12:02.4
Lead-off	Ivo Arčanin		–
2nd Leg	Ante Roje		–
3rd Leg	Vlado Smokvina		–
Anchor	Atilije Venturini		–
4	Spain	ESP	12:21.2
Lead-off	Ramón Berdomás		–
2nd Leg	Pedro Méndez		–
3rd Leg	Julio Peradejordi		–
Anchor	José Manuel Pinillo		–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	Sweden	SWE	11:15.4	Q
Lead-off	Thor Henning		–
2nd Leg	Gösta Persson		–
3rd Leg	Orvar Trolle		–
Anchor	Georg Werner		–
2	Netherlands	NED	11:35.6	Q
Lead-off	Gé Dekker		–
2nd Leg	Otto Hoogesteyn		–
3rd Leg	Sjaak Köhler		–
Anchor	Frits Schutte		–
DNS	Greece	GRE	–		5
DNS	Hungary	HUN	–		6

Heat #3

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	Australia	AUS	10:21.2	Q
Lead-off	Moss Christie		–
2nd Leg	Frank Beaurepaire		–
3rd Leg	Ernest Henry		–
Anchor	Ivan Stedman		–
2	Japan	JPN	10:24.2	Q
Lead-off	Torahiko Miyahata		–
2nd Leg	Kazuo Noda		–
3rd Leg	Kazuo Onoda		–
Anchor	Katsuo Takaishi		–
3	Czechoslovakia	TCH	11:12.8	q
Lead-off	Václav Antoš		–
2nd Leg	Stanislav Bičák		–
3rd Leg	Viktor Legát		–
Anchor	Rudolf Piowatý		–
4	Argentina	ARG	11:25.0
Lead-off	Juan Behrensen		–
2nd Leg	Tomás Jones		–
3rd Leg	Jorge Moreau		–
Anchor	Alberto Zorrilla		–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	France	FRA	10:41.4	Q
Lead-off	Guy Middleton		–
2nd Leg	Henri Padou, Sr.		–
3rd Leg	Édouard Vanzeveren		–
Anchor	Emil Zeibig		–
2	Great Britain	GBR	10:52.6	Q
Lead-off	Harold Annison		–
2nd Leg	Albert Dickin		–
3rd Leg	Percy Peter		–
Anchor	Leslie Savage		–
3	Belgium	BEL	11:14.8
Lead-off	Albert Buydens		–
2nd Leg	Joseph Callens		–
3rd Leg	Emiel Thienpont		–
Anchor	Martial Van Schelle		–

Semi-Finals

Date	18 July 1924 — 15:00
Format	Top 2 in each heat and the fastest 3rd-place advanced to the final round.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time
1	United States	USA	9:59.4	QWR
2	Sweden	SWE	10:08.2	Q
3	Japan	JPN	10:12.4	q
4	Australia	AUS	10:27.0	Q
5	Great Britain	GBR	10:31.2	Q
6	France	FRA	10:39.4
7	Italy	ITA	11:00.4
8	Netherlands	NED	11:29.0
DNS	Czechoslovakia	TCH	–		7

Heat #1

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	Australia	AUS	10:27.0	Q
Lead-off	Moss Christie		–
2nd Leg	Frank Beaurepaire		–
3rd Leg	Ernest Henry		–
Anchor	Ivan Stedman		–
2	Great Britain	GBR	10:31.2	Q
Lead-off	Harold Annison		–
2nd Leg	Albert Dickin		–
3rd Leg	Percy Peter		–
Anchor	John Thomson		–
3	France	FRA	10:39.4
Lead-off	Guy Middleton		–
2nd Leg	Henri Padou, Sr.		–
3rd Leg	Édouard Vanzeveren		–
Anchor	Emil Zeibig		–
4	Netherlands	NED	11:29.0
Lead-off	Gé Dekker		–
2nd Leg	Otto Hoogesteyn		–
3rd Leg	Sjaak Köhler		–
Anchor	Frits Schutte		–
DNS	Czechoslovakia	TCH	–		8

Heat #2

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	United States	USA	9:59.4	QWR
Lead-off	Ralph Breyer		–
2nd Leg	Harry Glancy		–
3rd Leg	Dick Howell		–
Anchor	Wally O'Connor		–
2	Sweden	SWE	10:08.2	Q
Lead-off	Åke Borg		–
2nd Leg	Arne Borg		–
3rd Leg	Orvar Trolle		–
Anchor	Georg Werner		–
3	Japan	JPN	10:12.4	q
Lead-off	Torahiko Miyahata		–
2nd Leg	Kazuo Noda		–
3rd Leg	Kazuo Onoda		–
Anchor	Katsuo Takaishi		–
4	Italy	ITA	11:00.4
Lead-off	Renato Bacigalupo		–
2nd Leg	Agostino Frassinetti		–
3rd Leg	Gianni Patrignani		–
Anchor	Emilio Polli		–

Final

Date	20 July 1924 — 10:30

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time	Split Time	Exchange Time
1	United States	USA	9:53.4	–	–	WR
Lead-off	Ralph Breyer		–	–	–
2nd Leg	Harry Glancy		–	–	–
3rd Leg	Wally O'Connor		–	–	–
Anchor	Johnny Weissmuller		–	–	–
2	Australia	AUS	10:02.2	–	–
Lead-off	Boy Charlton		–	–	–
2nd Leg	Moss Christie		–	–	–
3rd Leg	Frank Beaurepaire		–	–	–
Anchor	Ernest Henry		–	–	–
3	Sweden	SWE	10:06.8	–	–
Lead-off	Arne Borg		–	2:20.4	2:20.4
2nd Leg	Åke Borg		–	2:31.8	4:52.2
3rd Leg	Orvar Trolle		–	2:32.8	7:25.0
Anchor	Georg Werner		–	2:41.6	–
4	Japan	JPN	10:16.2	–	–
Lead-off	Torahiko Miyahata		–	–	–
2nd Leg	Kazuo Noda		–	–	–
3rd Leg	Kazuo Onoda		–	–	–
Anchor	Katsuo Takaishi		–	–	–
5	Great Britain	GBR	10:19.4	–	–
Lead-off	Harold Annison		–	–	–
2nd Leg	Albert Dickin		–	–	–
3rd Leg	Percy Peter		–	–	–
Anchor	John Thomson		–	–	–