Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
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The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
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| August 12 | Heat 2 | David Walters David Walters (swimmer) David Walters is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He graduated from Tabb High School.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Walters earned a gold medal by swimming in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100 m... Ricky Berens Ricky Berens Richard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle... Erik Vendt Erik Vendt Erik Vendt is a retired American swimmer. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics... Klete Keller Klete Keller Klete Keller is an American freestyle swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and the 4x200 m freestyle relay. In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds... |
7:04.66 | OR | ||
| August 13 | Final | Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... Ricky Berens Ricky Berens Richard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle... Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... |
6:58.56 | OR | WR |
Qualification summary
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| 1 | FINA World Championships | ||
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| 13 | 7:13.99 | 4 best remaining teams | |
| 14 | 7:15.21 | ||
| 15 | 7:16.16 | ||
| 16 | 7:18.96 | ||
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | NOC | Names | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | David Walters David Walters (swimmer) David Walters is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He graduated from Tabb High School.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Walters earned a gold medal by swimming in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100 m... 1:46.57 Ricky Berens Ricky Berens Richard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle... 1:45.47 Erik Vendt Erik Vendt Erik Vendt is a retired American swimmer. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics... 1:47.11 Klete Keller Klete Keller Klete Keller is an American freestyle swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and the 4x200 m freestyle relay. In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds... 1:45.51 |
7:04.66 | Q, OR | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Nicola Cassio Nicola Cassio Nicola Cassio is an Italian freestyle swimmer.Cassio won several medals mainly as a member of the Italian 4 x 200 m freestyle relay. He participated for Italy in the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... 1:48.76 Marco Belotti Marco Belotti Marco Belotti is a freestyle swimmer from Italy. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... 1:45.82 Emiliano Brembilla Emiliano Brembilla Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... 1:46.46 Massimiliano Rosolino Massimiliano Rosolino -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:... 1:46.80 |
7:07.84 | Q, ER | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Mikhail Polishcuk 1:48.54 Danila Izotov Danila Izotov Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... 1:47.24 Nikita Lobintsev Nikita Lobintsev Nikita Konstantinovich Lobintsev is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... 1:46.84 Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Nikolayevich Sukhorukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... 1:45.24 |
7:07.86 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | David Carry David Carry David Robert Carry is a Scottish swimmer of Faroese heritage. His specialism is freestyle, and he has represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games... 1:46.47 NR Andrew Hunter Andrew Hunter (swimmer) Andrew Roy Philip Hunter is a British freestyle swimmer.Hunter represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×200 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... 1:46.88 Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... 1:47.15 Robbie Renwick 1:47.39 |
7:07.89 | Q, NR | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Brian Johns Brian Johns Brian Johns is an Olympic swimmer from Canada. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Richmond, British Columbia and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers swim clubs. He started swimming at age five. He is currently attending the University of British Columbia and is on the varsity swimming... 1:47.44 Rick Say Rick Say Richard Say is a 3-time Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the University of Victoria and started to swim seriously... 1:47.24 Adam Sioui Adam Sioui Adam Carter Sioui is a former Canadian college and international swimmer who is a butterfly and freestyle specialist. He was the Canadian national record holder in the 200-metre butterfly.- U.S... 1:47.05 Andrew Hurd Andrew Hurd Andrew Hurd is a Canadian freestyle swimmer. He began swimming at age eight and was a student at the University of Michigan. He won a gold medal on the world cup circuit in 2000 in Edmonton, Alberta in the 1500 m freestyle event... 1:46.31 |
7:08.04 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Nick Ffrost 1:47.47 Grant Brits Grant Brits Grant Brits is an Australian freestyle swimmer.He is South African born, and his mother swam for South Africa in the 1970s.... 1:46.84 Kirk Palmer Kirk Palmer Kirk Palmer is an Australian freestyle swimmer.He was selected in the squad for the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats, but was dropped from the finals quartet. Australia took bronze in the final.- References :... 1:47.02 Leith Brodie Leith Brodie Leith Brodie is an Australian sprint freestyle and medley swimmer.-External links:... 1:47.08 |
7:08.41 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle.... 1:47.19 Sho Uchida Sho Uchida is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Major achievements:2005 World Championships*200m freestyle 17th *400m freestyle 14th *800m freestyle 13th *4×200m freestyle relay 5th 2008 Beijing Olympics... 1:46.59 Yasunori Mononobe 1:47.29 Hisato Matsumoto 1:48.05 |
7:09.12 | Q, AS | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Jean Basson Jean Basson Jean Basson is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona, under coach Frank Busch. He was on the University of Arizona swim team.-External links:*... 1:45.99 Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.... 1:46.14 Jan Venter 1:48.32 Sebastien Rousseau 1:50.46 |
7:10.91 | Q, AF | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Dominik Koll 1:47.72 NR David Brandl 1:46.45 Florian Janistyn 1:50.48 Markus Rogan Markus Rogan Markus Antonius Rogan is an Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester... 1:46.80 |
7:11.45 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Lin Zhang Zhang Lin (swimmer) Zhang Lin is a Chinese swimmer specializing in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events. He is China's most successful male swimmer.Zhang, who began swimming at six, is China's fastest freestyle swimmer. He was selected for the national team in 2002... 1:46.13 Enjian Zhang 1:49.31 Yang Sun 1:48.73 Haoran Shi 1:49.40 |
7:13.57 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 8 | Clement Lefert 1:48.34 Sebastien Bodet 1:49.47 Matthieu Madelaine 1:49.87 Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle... 1:45.89 |
7:13.57 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann Paul Biedermann is a German swimmer from Halle and a former 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion. He also holds the long course and short course world records in these events.-Career:... 1:47.48 Benjamin Starke Benjamin Starke Benjamin Starke is a German swimmer from Cottbus.-References:... 1:48.51 Christian Kubusch 1:49.28 Stefan Herbst Stefan Herbst Stefan Herbst is a 2-time Olympics swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. He is the brother of fellow Olympic swimmer Sabine Herbst.... 1:48.65 |
7:13.92 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Gergő Kis Gergo Kis Gergő Kis is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats... 1:47.39 Tamas Kerekjarto Tamás Kerékjártó Tamás Kerékjártó is a Hungarian swimmer. He represented his home country at the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.-References:... 1:49.09 Dominik Kozma 1:49.26 Norbert Kovacs Norbert Kovács Norbert Kovács is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Békéscsabai Előre FC as midfielder.-External links:*... 1:48.40 |
7:14.14 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Łukasz Gąsior 1:49.43 Łukasz Wójt 1:48.54 Michał Rolicki 1:51.14 Przemysław Stańczyk 1:48.98 |
7:18.09 | ||
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Andreas Zisimos Andreas Zisimos Andreas Zisimos is a freestyle swimmer from Greece. He won two medals at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004.-References:*... 1:49.05 Nikolaos Xylouris 1:49.53 Ioannis Giannoulis Ioannis Giannoulis (swimmer) Ioannis Giannoulis is a Greek Olympic swimmer. He swam for Greece at the 2008 Olympics.-References:... 1:48.96 Vasileios Demetis Vasileios Demetis -Career:Demetis swam for Greece at the 2008 Olympics and at the 2007 World Championships.-References:... 1:50.72 |
7:18.26 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 3 | Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Nilo César de Oliveira is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer. He specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships... 1:49.49 Rodrigo Castro Rodrigo Castro Rodrigo Rocha Castro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . He twice won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4×200 m freestyle at the Pan American Games: in 1999 and 2003.-References:*... 1:48.31 Phillip Morrison1:49.35 Lucas Salatta Lucas Salatta Lucas Vinícius Yokoo Salatta is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer.At his 1998 state championship, Salatta set two age records in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly with only 11 years old.... 1:52.39 |
7:19.54 | ||
Final
| Rank | Lane | NOC | Names | Time | Notes |
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4 | Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... 1:43.31 Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... 1:44.28 Ricky Berens Ricky Berens Richard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle... 1:46.29 Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... 1:44.68 |
6:58.56 | ||
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3 | Nikita Lobintsev Nikita Lobintsev Nikita Konstantinovich Lobintsev is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... 1:46.64 Evgeny Lagunov Evgeny Lagunov Yevgeny Alexandrovich Lagunov, first name sometimes spelled "Evgeny" is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005 in Triest, Italy. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native... 1:46.56 Danila Izotov Danila Izotov Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... 1:45.86 Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Nikolayevich Sukhorukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... 1:44.65 |
7:03.70 | ER | |
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7 | Patrick Murphy Patrick Murphy (swimmer) Patrick Murphy is an Australian sprint freestyle and backstroke swimmer. He is an Australian relay team veteran since 2005. He has captured 4 World Championship medals and 2 Olympic medals.... 1:45.95 Grant Hackett Grant Hackett Grant Hackett OAM is an Australian former swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history... 1:45.87 Grant Brits Grant Brits Grant Brits is an Australian freestyle swimmer.He is South African born, and his mother swam for South Africa in the 1970s.... 1:47.13 Nic Ffrost Nic Ffrost Nicholas David Ffrost is an Australian freestyle swimmer and a Relay veteran, since 2006 he has contributed to the 4x200m freestyle relay to capture 8 international medals.... 1:46.03 |
7:04.98 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Marco Belotti Marco Belotti Marco Belotti is a freestyle swimmer from Italy. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... 1:47.37 Emiliano Brembilla Emiliano Brembilla Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... 1:47.33 Massimiliano Rosolino Massimiliano Rosolino -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:... 1:46.53 Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini is an Italian swimmer, who was two times 100 m freestyle world champion.-Biography:Magnini was born in Pesaro, Marche.... 1:44.12 |
7:05.35 | NR | |
| 5 | 2 | Colin Russell Colin Russell (swimmer) Colin Russell is a Canadian swimmer. He is a freestyle specialist, and won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.... 1:46.89 Brian Johns Brian Johns Brian Johns is an Olympic swimmer from Canada. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Richmond, British Columbia and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers swim clubs. He started swimming at age five. He is currently attending the University of British Columbia and is on the varsity swimming... 1:47.61 Brent Hayden Brent Hayden Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian swimmer.Hayden was born and raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year... 1:44.42 Andrew Hurd Andrew Hurd Andrew Hurd is a Canadian freestyle swimmer. He began swimming at age eight and was a student at the University of Michigan. He won a gold medal on the world cup circuit in 2000 in Edmonton, Alberta in the 1500 m freestyle event... 1:46.85 |
7:05.77 | NR | |
| 6 | 6 | David Carry David Carry David Robert Carry is a Scottish swimmer of Faroese heritage. His specialism is freestyle, and he has represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games... 1:46.78 Andrew Hunter Andrew Hunter (swimmer) Andrew Roy Philip Hunter is a British freestyle swimmer.Hunter represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×200 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... 1:46.73 Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... 1:46.16 Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... 1:46.25 |
7:05.92 | NR | |
| 7 | 1 | Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle.... 1:46.61 Sho Uchida Sho Uchida is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Major achievements:2005 World Championships*200m freestyle 17th *400m freestyle 14th *800m freestyle 13th *4×200m freestyle relay 5th 2008 Beijing Olympics... 1:47.36 Yasunori Mononobe 1:47.72 Hisato Matsumoto 1:48.62 |
7:10.31 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Jean Basson Jean Basson Jean Basson is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona, under coach Frank Busch. He was on the University of Arizona swim team.-External links:*... 1:46.67 Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.... 1:47.24 Jan Venter 1:49.56 Sebastien Rousseau 1:49.55 |
7:13.02 |