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4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men

Date	13 – 14 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijo, Shibuya, Tokyo
Participants	56 from 13 countries

The 4 x 100 freestyle relay was new to the Olympic Program in 1964. The Americans were prohibitive favorites and they did not disappoint. Steve Clark led off the USA in 52.9, equalling the world record for the 100 free. Mike Austin and Gary Ilman swam the next two legs and gave Don Schollander a big lead, which seemed secure as he had won the 100 freestyle gold medal, but Hans-Joachim Klein, 100 free bronze medalist, actually outswam Schollander, posting the fastest split of the event in 52.4, to earn Germany the silver medal. Australia was a comfortable third over Japan.

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	United States	USA	3:38.8 (1 h2)	3:33.2 (1)	Gold
	–	Steve Clark		–	–
	–	Mike Austin		–	–
	–	Gary Ilman		–	–
	–	Don Schollander		–	–
	–	Lary Schulhof		–	–
2	–	Unified Team of Germany	GER	3:41.0 (2 h2)	3:37.2 (2)	Silver
	–	Horst Löffler		–	–
	–	Frank Wiegand		–	–
	–	Uwe Jacobsen		–	–
	–	Hans-Joachim Klein		–	–
3	–	Australia	AUS	3:40.6 (1 h1)	3:39.1 (3)	Bronze
	–	David Dickson		–	–
	–	Peter Doak		–	–
	–	John Ryan		–	–
	–	Bob Windle		–	–
4	–	Japan	JPN	3:42.3 (3 h1)	3:40.5 (4)
	–	Kunihiro Iwasaki		–	–
	–	Tadaharu Goto		–	–
	–	Tatsuo Fujimoto		–	–
	–	Yukiaki Okabe		–	–
	–	Katsuki Ishihara		–	–
5	–	Sweden	SWE	3:41.3 (3 h2)	3:40.7 (5)
	–	Bengt Nordwall		–	–
	–	Ingvar Eriksson		–	–
	–	Jan Lundin		–	–
	–	Per-Ola Lindberg		–	–
6	–	Soviet Union	URS	3:41.8 (4 h2)	3:42.1 (6)
	–	Viktor Mazanov		–	–
	–	Vladimir Shuvalov		–	–
	–	Viktor Semchenko		–	–
	–	Yury Sumtsov		–	–
	–	Vladimir Berezin		–	–
7	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:42.7 (5 h2)	3:42.6 (7)
	–	Bob Lord		–	–
	–	John Martin-Dye		–	–
	–	Peter Kendrew		–	–
	–	Bobby McGregor		–	–
DQ r2/2	–	France	FRA	3:42.1 (2 h1)	– (DQ)
	–	Alain Gottvallès		–	–
	–	Gérard Gropaiz		–	–
	–	Pierre Canavèse		–	–
	–	Jean-Pascal Curtillet		–	–
	–	Robert Christophe		–	–
9	–	Hungary	HUN	3:43.2 (4 h1)	–
	–	Antal Száll		–	–
	–	Ákos Gulyás		–	–
	–	László Szlamka		–	–
	–	Gyula Dobay		–	–
10	–	Netherlands	NED	3:43.8 (5 h1)	–
	–	Ron Kroon		–	–
	–	Vinus van Baalen		–	–
	–	Jan Jiskoot		–	–
	–	Johan Bontekoe		–	–
11	–	Canada	CAN	3:49.7 (6 h2)	–
	–	Dan Sherry		–	–
	–	Ralph Hutton		–	–
	–	Ron Jacks		–	–
	–	Sandy Gilchrist		–	–
12	–	Mexico	MEX	3:58.9 (6 h1)	–
	–	Rafael Hernández		–	–
	–	Salvador Ruiz		–	–
	–	Alfredo Guzmán		–	–
	–	Guillermo Echevarría		–	–
13	–	Peru	PER	4:02.6 (7 h2)	–
	–	Luis Paz		–	–
	–	Carlos Canepa		–	–
	–	Augusto Ferrero		–	–
	–	Walter Ledgard Buse		–	–

Round One

Date	13 October 1964 — 11:40
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Team	NOC	Time
1	–	United States	USA	3:38.8	QOR
2	–	Australia	AUS	3:40.6	QOR
3	–	Unified Team of Germany	GER	3:41.0	Q
4	–	Sweden	SWE	3:41.3	Q
5	–	Soviet Union	URS	3:41.8	Q
6	–	France	FRA	3:42.1	Q
7	–	Japan	JPN	3:42.3	Q
8	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:42.7	Q
9	–	Hungary	HUN	3:43.2
10	–	Netherlands	NED	3:43.8
11	–	Canada	CAN	3:49.7
12	–	Mexico	MEX	3:58.9
13	–	Peru	PER	4:02.6

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Split	Exchange
1	–	Australia	AUS	3:40.6	– (–)	– (–)	QOR
Lead-off	–	Peter Doak		–	55.7 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	David Dickson		–	54.7 (1)	1:50.4 (2)
3rd Leg	–	John Ryan		–	55.3 (1)	2:45.7 (1)
Anchor	–	Bob Windle		–	54.9 (2)	– (–)
2	–	France	FRA	3:42.1	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Alain Gottvallès		–	54.8 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Gérard Gropaiz		–	55.2 (2)	1:50.0 (1)
3rd Leg	–	Robert Christophe		–	56.3 (=3)	2:46.3 (2)
Anchor	–	Jean-Pascal Curtillet		–	55.8 (4)	– (–)
3	–	Japan	JPN	3:42.3	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Yukiaki Okabe		–	55.4 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Kunihiro Iwasaki		–	55.3 (3)	1:50.7 (3)
3rd Leg	–	Katsuki Ishihara		–	56.3 (=3)	2:47.0 (3)
Anchor	–	Tadaharu Goto		–	55.3 (3)	– (–)
4	–	Hungary	HUN	3:43.2	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Antal Száll		–	56.7 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Ákos Gulyás		–	56.2 (5)	1:52.9 (5)
3rd Leg	–	László Szlamka		–	55.9 (2)	2:48.8 (5)
Anchor	–	Gyula Dobay		–	54.4 (1)	– (–)
5	–	Netherlands	NED	3:43.8	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Ron Kroon		–	55.9 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Vinus van Baalen		–	55.4 (4)	1:51.3 (4)
3rd Leg	–	Jan Jiskoot		–	56.3 (=3)	2:47.6 (4)
Anchor	–	Johan Bontekoe		–	56.2 (5)	– (–)
6	–	Mexico	MEX	3:58.9	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Rafael Hernández		–	58.7 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Salvador Ruiz		–	59.5 (6)	1:58.2 (6)
3rd Leg	–	Alfredo Guzmán		–	1:01.8 (6)	3:00.0 (6)
Anchor	–	Guillermo Echevarría		–	58.9 (6)	– (–)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Split	Exchange
1	–	United States	USA	3:38.8	– (–)	– (–)	QOR
Lead-off	–	Steve Clark		–	53.6 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Lary Schulhof		–	55.6 (=3)	1:49.2 (1)
3rd Leg	–	Mike Austin		–	55.3 (3)	2:44.5 (1)
Anchor	–	Gary Ilman		–	54.3 (=2)	– (–)
2	–	Unified Team of Germany	GER	3:41.0	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Horst Löffler		–	56.0 (=2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Uwe Jacobsen		–	55.5 (2)	1:51.5 (3)
3rd Leg	–	Frank Wiegand		–	54.2 (1)	2:45.7 (2)
Anchor	–	Hans-Joachim Klein		–	55.3 (5)	– (–)
3	–	Sweden	SWE	3:41.3	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Ingvar Eriksson		–	56.0 (=2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Jan Lundin		–	55.1 (1)	1:51.1 (2)
3rd Leg	–	Bengt Nordwall		–	55.9 (4)	2:47.0 (3)
Anchor	–	Per-Ola Lindberg		–	54.3 (=2)	– (–)
4	–	Soviet Union	URS	3:41.8	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Vladimir Berezin		–	56.5 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Vladimir Shuvalov		–	55.6 (=3)	1:52.1 (4)
3rd Leg	–	Viktor Semchenko		–	54.9 (2)	2:47.0 (3)
Anchor	–	Yury Sumtsov		–	54.8 (4)	– (–)
5	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:42.7	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	–	Bob Lord		–	56.4 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	John Martin-Dye		–	56.4 (5)	1:52.8 (5)
3rd Leg	–	Peter Kendrew		–	56.0 (5)	2:48.8 (5)
Anchor	–	Bobby McGregor		–	53.9 (1)	– (–)
6	–	Canada	CAN	3:49.7	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Dan Sherry		–	56.1 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Ralph Hutton		–	57.2 (6)	1:53.3 (6)
3rd Leg	–	Ron Jacks		–	59.0 (6)	2:52.3 (6)
Anchor	–	Sandy Gilchrist		–	57.4 (6)	– (–)
7	–	Peru	PER	4:02.6	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Luis Paz		–	58.8 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Carlos Canepa		–	59.6 (7)	1:58.4 (7)
3rd Leg	–	Augusto Ferrero		–	1:02.8 (7)	3:01.2 (7)
Anchor	–	Walter Ledgard Buse		–	1:01.4 (7)	– (–)

Final Round

Date	14 October 1964 — 19:55

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time	Split	Exchange
1	–	United States	USA	3:33.2	– (–)	– (–)	WR
Lead-off	–	Steve Clark		–	52.9 (1)	– (–)	=IWR
2nd Leg	–	Mike Austin		–	53.9 (1)	1:46.8 (1)
3rd Leg	–	Gary Ilman		–	53.4 (1)	2:40.2 (1)
Anchor	–	Don Schollander		–	53.0 (2)	– (–)
2	–	Unified Team of Germany	GER	3:37.2	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Horst Löffler		–	55.8 (=4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Frank Wiegand		–	54.2 (2)	1:50.0 (3)
3rd Leg	–	Uwe Jacobsen		–	54.8 (3)	2:44.8 (2)
Anchor	–	Hans-Joachim Klein		–	52.4 (1)	– (–)
3	–	Australia	AUS	3:39.1	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	David Dickson		–	54.6 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Peter Doak		–	55.0 (4)	1:49.6 (2)
3rd Leg	–	John Ryan		–	55.3 (=6)	2:44.9 (3)
Anchor	–	Bob Windle		–	54.2 (4)	– (–)
4	–	Japan	JPN	3:40.5	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Kunihiro Iwasaki		–	55.8 (=4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Tadaharu Goto		–	55.2 (6)	1:51.0 (4)
3rd Leg	–	Tatsuo Fujimoto		–	54.9 (4)	2:45.9 (4)
Anchor	–	Yukiaki Okabe		–	54.6 (=5)	– (–)
5	–	Sweden	SWE	3:40.7	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Bengt Nordwall		–	56.6 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Ingvar Eriksson		–	54.9 (3)	1:51.5 (5)
3rd Leg	–	Jan Lundin		–	54.6 (2)	2:46.1 (5)
Anchor	–	Per-Ola Lindberg		–	54.6 (=5)	– (–)
6	–	Soviet Union	URS	3:42.1	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Viktor Mazanov		–	56.3 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Vladimir Shuvalov		–	55.4 (7)	1:51.7 (6)
3rd Leg	–	Viktor Semchenko		–	55.0 (5)	2:46.7 (6)
Anchor	–	Yury Sumtsov		–	55.4 (8)	– (–)
7	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:42.6	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Bob Lord		–	56.2 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	John Martin-Dye		–	56.5 (8)	1:52.7 (7)
3rd Leg	–	Peter Kendrew		–	55.8 (8)	2:48.5 (7)
Anchor	–	Bobby McGregor		–	54.1 (3)	– (–)
DQ	–	France	FRA	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	–	Alain Gottvallès		–	[54.0] ([2])	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Gérard Gropaiz		–	[55.1] ([5])	[1:49.1] ([−])
3rd Leg	–	Pierre Canavèse		–	[55.3] ([=6])	[2:44.4] ([−])
Anchor	–	Jean-Pascal Curtillet		–	[54.9] ([7])	– (–)