Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
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The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Olympic Games took place between September 20 & September 21. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming
four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle
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Heat 2
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
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Medalists
| Troy Dalbey Troy Dalbey Troy Lane Dalbey is a former American college and international swimmer and two-time Olympic gold medalist.Dalbey attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Randy Reese's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association ... Matt Cetlinski Matt Cetlinski Matthew J. "Matt" Cetlinski is a former American college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist.Cetlinski attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida... Doug Gjertsen Doug Gjertsen Douglas Seneca Gjertsen is a former American swimmer.- 1988 Summer Olympics :He was the third member of the United States' world record 4x200 freestyle relay team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea... Matt Biondi Matt Biondi Matthew Nicholas Biondi is a three-time U.S. Olympic swimmer in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a total of 11 medals... |
Uwe Daßler Uwe Daßler Uwe Daßler , also spelled "Uwe Dassler", is a former middle- and long-distance freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won three medals for the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea... Sven Lodziewski Sven Lodziewski Sven Lodziewski is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.... Thomas Flemming Thomas Flemming Thomas Flemming is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.... Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of four medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics. His best result was a silver medal, on the 4×200 metres freestyle, alongside Uwe Dassler, Thomas Flemming, and Sven Lodziewski in Seoul, South Korea. He swam... |
Erik Hochstein Erik Hochstein Erik Hochstein is a former swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His father and two older brothers were into swimming so he started swimming competitively at age ten... Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Fahrner earned two medals bronze in the 200 m freestyle and silver in 4×200 m freestyle relay. He also set an Olympic record for the 400 m freestyle in the B final... Rainer Henkel Rainer Henkel Rainer Henkel is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.... Michael Groß |
Heats
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