Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

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Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
London 2012 Aquatics Centre March.jpg
Aquatics centre during the British Championships in March 2012.
Venue London Aquatics Centre
DatesJuly 31, 2012 (heats & final)
Competitors84 from 16 nations
Winning time6:59.70
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Ricky Berens, Michael Phelps, Charlie Houchin*, Matt McLean*, Davis Tarwater*
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Amaury Leveaux, Grégory Mallet, Clément Lefert, Yannick Agnel, Jérémy Stravius*
Bronze medal icon.svg

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Hao Yun, Li Yunqi, Jiang Haiqi, Sun Yang, Lü Zhiwu*, Dai Jun*


*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
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The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. [1]

The U.S. men's team smashed the seven-minute barrier in textile to defend the Olympic title in the event, and most importantly, to keep Michael Phelps' all-time record alive. The American foursome of Ryan Lochte (1:45.15), Conor Dwyer (1:45.23), Ricky Berens (1:45.27), and Phelps (1:44.05) dominated the race from the start to put together a blazing fast finish in 6:59.70. [2] [3] As the Americans defended their Olympic title, Phelps also surpassed Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina to become the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time with a remarkable career tally of nineteen medals (15 golds, 2 silver, and 2 bronze). [4] [5]

France's Amaury Leveaux (1:46.70), Grégory Mallet (1:46.83), Clément Lefert (1:46.00), and Yannick Agnel (1:43.24, the fastest split in the field) trailed behind their newest rivals in the pool by a couple of seconds to take home the silver in 7:02.77. [6] Meanwhile, China's Hao Yun (1:47.12), Li Yunqi (1:46.46), and Jiang Haiqi (1:47.17) struggled to keep their momentum throughout the race before Sun Yang dove into the pool at the final exchange. Sun then produced an astonishing anchor of 1:45.55 to deliver the Chinese team a historic relay bronze medal in 7:06.30, holding off the aggressive German foursome of Paul Biedermann (1:46.15), Dimitri Colupaev (1:46.36), Tim Wallburger (1:47.48), and Clemens Rapp (1:46.60) by 29-hundredths of a second with a fourth-place finish (7:06.59). [7] [8]

Australia's Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:46.13), Kenrick Monk (1:46.67), Ned McKendry (1:47.60), and Ryan Napoleon (1:46.60) finished fifth in 7:07.00, while Great Britain (7:09.33), South Africa (7:09.65), and Hungary (7:13.66) also vied for an Olympic medal to round out a historic finish. [8] [9]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Michael Phelps (1:44.49)
Ricky Berens (1:44.13)
David Walters (1:45.47)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)		6:58.55 Rome, Italy 31 July 2009 [10] [11]
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Michael Phelps (1:43.31)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.28)
Ricky Berens (1:46.29)
Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68)		6:58.56 Beijing, China 13 August 2008 [12]

Results

Heats

[13]

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
124Flag of the United States.svg  United States Charlie Houchin (1:48.22)
Matt McLean (1:46.68)
Davis Tarwater (1:46.33)
Conor Dwyer (1:45.52)		7:06.75Q
214Flag of France.svg  France Jérémy Stravius (1:47.42)
Grégory Mallet (1:47.56)
Amaury Leveaux (1:47.87)
Clément Lefert (1:46.33)		7:09.18Q
315Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tim Wallburger (1:48.10)
Dimitri Colupaev (1:47.47)
Clemens Rapp (1:48.04)
Paul Biedermann (1:45.62)		7:09.23Q
423Flag of Australia.svg  Australia David McKeon (1:48.25)
Cameron McEvoy (1:47.89)
Ned McKendry (1:47.55)
Ryan Napoleon (1:46.81)		7:10.50Q
526Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain David Carry (1:48.82)
Ross Davenport (1:47.59)
Rob Bale (1:47.85)
Robbie Renwick (1:46.44)		7:10.70Q
625Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lü Zhiwu (1:48.83)
Li Yunqi (1:47.27)
Jiang Haiqi (1:47.56)
Dai Jun (1:47.69)		7:11.35Q
718Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Darian Townsend (1:48.09)
Jean Basson (1:48.12)
Sebastien Rousseau (1:47.67)
Chad le Clos (1:47.63)		7:11.51Q
812Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Dominik Kozma (1:47.24)
Péter Bernek (1:48.94)
László Cseh (1:48.19)
Gergő Kis (1:47.27)		7:11.64Q
913Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yuki Kobori (1:48.00)
Sho Sotodate (1:47.30)
Chiaki Ishibashi (1:48.38)
Yuya Horihata (1:48.06)		7:11.74
1021Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Artem Lobuzov (1:48.30)
Yevgeny Lagunov (1:47.40)
Mikhail Polishchuk (1:48.82)
Alexander Sukhorukov (1:47.34)		7:11.86
1116Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gianluca Maglia (1:48.39)
Alex Di Giorgio (1:47.83)
Riccardo Maestri (1:47.94)
Marco Belotti (1:48.53)		7:12.69
1228Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dieter Dekoninck (1:48.62)
Glenn Surgeloose (1:48.22)
Louis Croenen (1:49.32)
Pieter Timmers (1:48.28)		7:14.44 NR
1311Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Daniel Skaaning (1:48.98)
Pál Joensen (1:49.40)
Anders Lie (1:47.59)
Mads Glæsner (1:49.07)		7:15.04 NR
1427Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Blake Worsley (1:48.23)
Colin Russell (1:48.54)
Tobias Oriwol (1:49.24)
Alec Page (1:49.21)		7:15.22
1517Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Matthew Stanley (1:47.88)
Steven Kent (1:49.92)
Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (1:49.51)
Andrew McMillan (1:49.87)		7:17.18
1622Flag of Austria.svg  Austria David Brandl (1:49.80)
Christian Scherübl (1:48.64)
Markus Rogan (1:48.13)
Florian Janistyn (1:51.37)		7:17.94

Final

[14]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeTime behindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ryan Lochte (1:45.15)
Conor Dwyer (1:45.23)
Ricky Berens (1:45.27)
Michael Phelps (1:44.05)		6:59.70
Silver medal icon.svg5Flag of France.svg  France Amaury Leveaux (1:46.70)
Grégory Mallet (1:46.83)
Clément Lefert (1:46.00)
Yannick Agnel (1:43.24)		7:02.773.07 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hao Yun (1:47.12)
Li Yunqi (1:46.46)
Jiang Haiqi (1:47.17)
Sun Yang (1:45.55)		7:06.306.60
43Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Paul Biedermann (1:46.15)
Dimitri Colupaev (1:46.36)
Tim Wallburger (1:47.48)
Clemens Rapp (1:46.60)		7:06.596.89
56Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:46.13)
Kenrick Monk (1:46.67)
Ned McKendry (1:47.60)
Ryan Napoleon (1:46.60)		7:07.007.30
62Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Robbie Renwick (1:46.93)
Ieuan Lloyd (1:47.40)
Rob Bale (1:47.45)
Ross Davenport (1:47.55)		7:09.339.63
71Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Darian Townsend (1:47.25)
Sebastien Rousseau (1:47.36)
Chad le Clos (1:47.15)
Jean Basson (1:47.89)		7:09.659.95
88Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Dominik Kozma (1:46.94)
László Cseh (1:48.06)
Péter Bernek (1:48.74)
Gergő Kis (1:49.92)		7:13.6613.96

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