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4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men

Date	9 – 11 August 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Zwemstadion, Amsterdam
Participants	55 from 13 countries

The United States were again strong gold medal favourites although the gap between them and the rest of the world had closed in the four years since Paris. The world record did not survive the opening heat; Japan took more than ten seconds off the existing record but still found themselves four seconds behind the Americans. The disqualification of both Italy and Germany saw surprising finalists in the Spanish team, they had trailed in a time over two minutes down on the new world record. The final saw the United States hold a narrow lead at the halfway mark before George Kojac and then Johnny Weissmuller pulled away from the field. Canada and Japan fought a tenacious battle for the runners-up position which was decided by Katsuo Takaishi’s impressive anchor leg.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	United States	USA	9:38.8 (1 h1)	9:36.2 (1)	Gold
	Austin Clapp		–	–
	Walter Laufer		–	–
	George Kojac		–	–
	Johnny Weissmuller		–	–
	Paul Samson		–	–
	David Young		–	–
2	Japan	JPN	9:42.6 (2 h1)	9:41.4 (2)	Silver
	Hiroshi Yoneyama		–	–
	Nobuo Arai		–	–
	Tokuhei Sada		–	–
	Katsuo Takaishi		–	–
	Kazuo Noda		–	–
3	Canada	CAN	9:55.0 (1 h2)	9:47.8 (3)	Bronze
	Munroe Bourne		–	–
	Jimmy Thompson		–	–
	Garnet Ault		–	–
	Walter Spence		–	–
4	Hungary	HUN	9:46.6 (1 h3)	9:57.0 (4)
	András Wanié		–	–
	Rezső Wanié		–	–
	Géza Szigritz		–	–
	István Bárány		–	–
5	Sweden	SWE	10:03.2 (3 h1)	10:01.8 (5)
	Aulo Gustafsson		–	–
	Sven Pettersson		–	–
	Eskil Lundahl		–	–
	Arne Borg		–	–
	Åke Borg DNS		–	–
6	Great Britain	GBR	10:16.6 (2 h2)	10:15.8 (6)
	Reg Sutton		–	–
	Joseph Whiteside		–	–
	Percy Peter		–	–
	Albert Dickin		–	–
	Willie Burns DNS		–	–
7	Spain	ESP	11:50.6 (2 h3)	11:43 (7)
	José González		–	2:50
	Estanislao Artal		–	3:04
	Ramón Artigas		–	3:02
	Francisco Segalá		–	2:45
3 h2 r1/2	France	FRA	10:31.4 (3 h2)	–
	Philippe Tisson		–	–
	Gustave Klein		–	–
	Jean Taris		–	–
	Albert Vandeplancke		–	–
4 h1 r1/2	Argentina	ARG	– (4 h1)	–
	Francisco Uranga		–	–
	Amilcar Álvarez		–	–
	Emilio Vives		–	–
	Alberto Zorrilla		–	–
	Santiago Stipanicic DNS		–	–
4 h2 r1/2	Netherlands	NED	– (4 h2)	–
	Henk van Essen		–	–
	Gerrit van Voorst		–	–
	Piet Bannenberg		–	–
	Johannes Brink		–	–
5 h2 r1/2	Belgium	BEL	– (5 h2)	–
	Louis Van Parijs		–	–
	Pierre Coppieters		–	–
	Martial Van Schelle		–	–
	Gérard Blitz		–	–
	Emiel Thienpont DNS		–	–
AC h3 r1/2	Germany	GER	– (DQ h3)	–		DQ
	Karl Schubert		–	–
	August Heitmann		–	–
	Friedel Berges		–	–
	Herbert Heinrich		–	–
	Josef Lambertz DNS		–	–
AC h3 r1/2	Italy	ITA	– (DQ h3)	–		DQ
	Giuseppe Perentin		–	–
	Antonio Conelli		–	–
	Emilio Polli		–	–
	Paolo Costoli		–	–
	Renato Bacigalupo DNS		–	–
	Sirio Banchelli DNS		–	–
DNS	Chile	CHI	–	–
	Mario Astaburuaga DNS		–	–
	Hernán Schüler DNS		–	–
	Hernán Téllez DNS		–	–
	Faelo Zúñiga DNS		–	–
	Horacio Montero DNS		–	–
DNS	Ireland	IRL	–	–
	Billy Broderick DNS		–	–
	Jimmy Brady DNS		–	–
	Hayes Dockrell DNS		–	–
	Cecil Fagan DNS		–	–
	Paddy McClure DNS		–	–
	Michael O'Connor DNS		–	–

Round One

Date	9 August 1928 — 12:15
Format	Top two in each heat and the next fastest advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	United States	USA	9:38.8	QWR
Lead-off	Paul Samson		–
2nd Leg	Austin Clapp		–
3rd Leg	David Young		–
Anchor	Johnny Weissmuller		–
2	Japan	JPN	9:42.6	Q
Lead-off	Kazuo Noda		–
2nd Leg	Hiroshi Yoneyama		–
3rd Leg	Tokuhei Sada		–
Anchor	Katsuo Takaishi		–
3	Sweden	SWE	10:03.2	q
Lead-off	Aulo Gustafsson		–
2nd Leg	Sven Pettersson		–
3rd Leg	Eskil Lundahl		–
Anchor	Arne Borg		–
4	Argentina	ARG	–
Lead-off	Francisco Uranga		–
2nd Leg	Amilcar Álvarez		–
3rd Leg	Emilio Vives		–
Anchor	Alberto Zorrilla		–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	Canada	CAN	9:55.0	Q
Lead-off	Munroe Bourne		–
2nd Leg	Jimmy Thompson		–
3rd Leg	Garnet Ault		–
Anchor	Walter Spence		–
2	Great Britain	GBR	10:16.6	Q
Lead-off	Percy Peter		–
2nd Leg	Joseph Whiteside		–
3rd Leg	Reg Sutton		–
Anchor	Albert Dickin		–
3	France	FRA	10:31.4
Lead-off	Philippe Tisson		–
2nd Leg	Gustave Klein		–
3rd Leg	Jean Taris		–
Anchor	Albert Vandeplancke		–
4	Netherlands	NED	–
Lead-off	Henk van Essen		–
2nd Leg	Gerrit van Voorst		–
3rd Leg	Piet Bannenberg		–
Anchor	Johannes Brink		–
5	Belgium	BEL	–
Lead-off	Louis Van Parijs		–
2nd Leg	Pierre Coppieters		–
3rd Leg	Martial Van Schelle		–
Anchor	Gérard Blitz		–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time
1	Hungary	HUN	9:46.6	Q
Lead-off	András Wanié		–
2nd Leg	Rezső Wanié		–
3rd Leg	Géza Szigritz		–
Anchor	István Bárány		–
2	Spain	ESP	11:50.6	Q
Lead-off	Francisco Segalá		–
2nd Leg	Estanislao Artal		–
3rd Leg	Ramón Artigas		–
Anchor	José González		–
DQ	Italy	ITA	–
Lead-off	Giuseppe Perentin		–
2nd Leg	Antonio Conelli		–
3rd Leg	Emilio Polli		–
Anchor	Paolo Costoli		–
DQ	Germany	GER	–
Lead-off	Karl Schubert		–
2nd Leg	August Heitmann		–
3rd Leg	Friedel Berges		–
Anchor	Herbert Heinrich		–

Final

Date	11 August 1928 — 10:10

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time	Exchange
1	United States	USA	9:36.2	– (–)	WR
Lead-off	Austin Clapp		–	– (–)
2nd Leg	Walter Laufer		–	– (–)
3rd Leg	George Kojac		–	– (–)
Anchor	Johnny Weissmuller		–	– (–)
2	Japan	JPN	9:41.4	– (–)
Lead-off	Hiroshi Yoneyama		–	– (–)
2nd Leg	Nobuo Arai		–	– (–)
3rd Leg	Tokuhei Sada		–	– (–)
Anchor	Katsuo Takaishi		–	– (–)
3	Canada	CAN	9:47.8	– (–)
Lead-off	Munroe Bourne		–	– (–)
2nd Leg	Jimmy Thompson		–	– (–)
3rd Leg	Garnet Ault		–	– (–)
Anchor	Walter Spence		–	– (–)
4	Hungary	HUN	9:57.0	– (–)
Lead-off	András Wanié		–	– (–)
2nd Leg	Rezső Wanié		–	– (–)
3rd Leg	Géza Szigritz		–	– (–)
Anchor	István Bárány		–	– (–)
5	Sweden	SWE	10:01.8	– (–)
Lead-off	Aulo Gustafsson		–	– (–)
2nd Leg	Sven Pettersson		–	– (–)
3rd Leg	Eskil Lundahl		–	– (–)
Anchor	Arne Borg		–	– (–)
6	Great Britain	GBR	10:15.8	– (–)
Lead-off	Reg Sutton		–	– (–)
2nd Leg	Joseph Whiteside		–	– (–)
3rd Leg	Percy Peter		–	– (–)
Anchor	Albert Dickin		–	– (–)
7	Spain	ESP	11:43	– (–)		1
Lead-off	José González		2:50	2:50 (AC)
2nd Leg	Estanislao Artal		3:04	5:54 (AC)
3rd Leg	Ramón Artigas		3:02	8:56 (AC)
Anchor	Francisco Segalá		2:45	11:41 (AC)