Swimming_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_4_×_200_metre_freestyle_relay

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

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Quick Facts Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Venue ...

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay took place on 17 August at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.[1]

Team USA had a satisfactory triumph over the Australians with a gold medal for the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Klete Keller, along with Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Peter Vanderkaay of the Team USA, edged out the Australians, led by Ian Thorpe, to a first-place finish by 0.13 of a second, in an American record time of 7:07.33. As the defending Olympic champions from Sydney, the Australian team of Thorpe, Michael Klim, Nicholas Sprenger, and Grant Hackett earned a silver medal in 7:07.46. The Italians got the bronze in 7:11.83, after a powerful second leg from former Olympic silver medalist Massimiliano Rosolino.[2][3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Australia (AUS)
Grant Hackett (1:46.11)
Michael Klim (1:46.49)
Bill Kirby (1:47.92)
Ian Thorpe (1:44.14)		7:04.66 Fukuoka, Japan27 July 2001
Olympic record Australia (AUS)
Ian Thorpe (1:46.03)
Michael Klim (1:46.40)
Todd Pearson (1:47.36)
Bill Kirby (1:47.26)		7:07.05 Sydney, Australia19 September 2000

Results

Heats

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Final

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References

  1. [1]
    "Swimming schedule". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. [2]
    Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "USA Downs Aussies in 800 Freestyle Relay in American Record 7:07.33 Italy Takes the Bronze". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    Crumpacker, John (18 August 2004). "Golden retribution / Keller holds off Thorpe to give U.S. victory in 4×200 free relay". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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