Swimming_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_4_×_200_metre_freestyle_relay
Quick Facts Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, Venue ...
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 20 September 1988 (heats) 21 September 1988 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:12.51 WR | |||||||||
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The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  West Germany (FRG)Peter Sitt (1:48.94) Rainer Henkel (1:48.71) Thomas Fahrner (1:48.64) Michael Gross (1:46.81) | 7:13.10 | Strasbourg, France | 19 August 1987 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) | 7:15.69 | Los Angeles, United States | 30 July 1984 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
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| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 21 September | Final | Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) | United States | 7:12.51 | WR |
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Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
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Final
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| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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 | 5 | United States | Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) | 7:12.51 | WR |
 | 4 |  East Germany | Uwe Daßler (1:48.26) Sven Lodziewski (1:48.92) Thomas Flemming (1:48.07) Steffen Zesner (1:48.43) | 7:13.68 | NR |
 | 3 |  West Germany | Erik Hochstein (1:49.91) Thomas Fahrner (1:47.75) Rainer Henkel (1:49.42) Michael Gross (1:47.27) | 7:14.35 | |
| 4 | 6 |  Australia | Tom Stachewicz (1:48.99) Ian Brown (1:49.05) Jason Plummer (1:49.95) Duncan Armstrong (1:47.24) | 7:15.23 | OC |
| 5 | 2 |  Italy | Roberto Gleria (1:49.23) Giorgio Lamberti (1:47.29) Massimo Trevisan (1:49.66) Valerio Giambalvo (1:49.82) | 7:16.00 | NR |
| 6 | 1 |  Sweden | Anders Holmertz (1:48.06) Tommy Werner (1:49.41) Michael Söderlund (1:50.57) Christer Wallin (1:51.06) | 7:19.10 | |
| 7 | 7 |  France | Michel Pou (1:52.05) Franck Iacono (1:50.04) Olivier Fougeroud (1:52.14) Ludovic Depickère (1:50.46) | 7:24.69 | |
| 8 | 8 |  Canada | Turlough O'Hare (1:51.45) Sandy Goss (1:51.01) Donald Haddow (1:51.46) Gary Vandermeulen (1:50.99) | 7:24.91 |
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- "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 416–417. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 417. Retrieved 4 April 2017.