Swimming_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_4_×_100_metre_freestyle_relay
Quick Facts Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Venue ...
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
| Date | 23 July 1996 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 83 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:15.41 OR | |||||||||
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The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)David Fox (49.32) Joe Hudepohl (49.11) Jon Olsen (48.17) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.51) | 3:15.11 | Atlanta, United States | 12 August 1995 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Chris Jacobs (49.63) Troy Dalbey (49.75) Tom Jager (49.34) Matt Biondi (47.81) | 3:16.53 | Seoul, South Korea | 23 September 1988 |
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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| 23 July | Final | Jon Olsen (49.94) Josh Davis (49.00) Brad Schumacher (49.02) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45) | United States | 3:15.41 | OR |
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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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 | 4 | United States | Jon Olsen (49.94) Josh Davis (49.00) Brad Schumacher (49.02) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45) | 3:15.41 | OR |
 | 2 |  Russia | Roman Yegorov (49.95) Alexander Popov (47.88) Vladimir Predkin (49.51) Vladimir Pyshnenko (49.72) | 3:17.06 | EU |
 | 5 |  Germany | Christian Tröger (49.74) Bengt Zikarsky (49.01) Björn Zikarsky (48.81) Mark Pinger (49.64) | 3:17.20 | |
| 4 | 6 |  Brazil | Fernando Scherer (49.69) Alexandre Massura (50.24) André Cordeiro (50.38) Gustavo Borges (47.99) | 3:18.30 | SA |
| 5 | 3 |  Netherlands | Mark Veens (50.66) Pie Geelen (50.09) Martin van der Spoel (49.98) Pieter van den Hoogenband (48.29) | 3:19.02 | NR |
| 6 | 1 |  Australia | Michael Klim (49.87) Matthew Dunn (50.50) Scott Logan (49.97) Chris Fydler (49.79) | 3:20.13 | |
| 7 | 7 |  Sweden | Lars Frölander (50.01) Fredrik Letzler (50.13) Anders Holmertz (50.06) Christer Wallin (49.96) | 3:20.16 | |
| 8 | 8 |  Great Britain | Nicholas Shackell (50.50) Alan Rapley (49.76) Mark Stevens (50.50) Mike Fibbens (50.76) | 3:21.52 |
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- "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. pp. 50–51. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- "1996 Olympic Games: Men – Meet Results". Atlanta 1996. Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2017.