The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July 2024 at Paris La Défense Arena, which was converted to a swimming pool for the swimming events.
The United States were considered the most likely to win the event by SwimSwam and Swimming World, though Australia, China and Great Britain were also considered likely to win medals. In the heats (preliminary rounds), the US, Great Britain, Australia and China all qualified in addition to others, including Germany, which qualified with a new national record. Spain also broke their national record but did not qualify.
In the final, China's Pan Zhanle set a new 100 metres freestyle Olympic record of 46.92 as the first swimmer for the Chinese relay, but the US won gold with a time of 3:09.28. Australia won silver with 3:10.35 and Italy won bronze with 3:10.70, while Germany beat their national record again to finish in seventh. The win gave the US their first gold of the 2024 Games.
Each National Olympic Committee could enter one team, and there were a total of sixteen qualifications places available. The first three qualifying places were taken by the podium finishers at the 2023 World Championships, and the final thirteen qualifying places were allocated to the fastest performances at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships.[4]
Heats
Two heats (preliminary rounds) took place on 27 July 2024, starting at 12:26.[a][5] The teams with the best eight times in the heats advanced to the final.[6] China won the first heat with the fastest qualifying time of 3:11.62, with Pan Zhanle of China swimming the fastest individual time of 46.98.[7][5] Australia won the second heat with the second fastest qualifying time of 3:12.25.[7] Great Britain, the US, Canada, Italy, Hungary and Germany were also among those that qualified,[7] with Germany setting a new national record of 3:13.15. Spain also set a new national record of 3:13.19, but it was not fast enough to qualify.[8]
The final took place at 21:44 on 27 July.[9] China's Pan Zhanle set a new 100 metres freestyle Olympic record of 46.92 as China's first swimmer.[10] The US was ahead after the second swimmers had swum, and they maintained their lead to the finish to win with a time of 3:09.28.[11][12] Australia won silver with 3:10.35, Italy won bronze with 3:10.70, and China placed fourth with 3:11.28.[13] Germany finished in seventh, setting a new national record of 3:12.29.[14] The win gave the US their first gold of the 2024 Games.[15]
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