The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay was a

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been established in 1908. The competition was held from Friday to Sunday, 18 to 20 July 1924.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics. The United States with the line-up

Ralph Breyer Ralph Theodore Breyer (February 23, 1904 – May 8, 1991) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion. Breyer represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He won a gold medal as a member of the first-place r ...

, Harry Glancy, Dick Howell, and

Wally O'Connor James Wallace O'Connor (August 25, 1903 – October 11, 1950) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who played internationally for the United States at four Olympiads: at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936. In team sport at the ...

broke the world record and the ten-minute barrier in the semifinal with a time of 9:59.4 minutes. In the final when

Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. H ...

replaced Howell, the Americans improved their time again to 9:53.4 minutes.

Results

Heats

The fastest two teams in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4

Semifinals

The fastest two teams in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed teams advanced to the final. Sweden replaced

Thor Henning Thor Henning (13 September 1894 – 7 October 1967) was a Swedish breaststroke and freestyle swimmer who won a four medals at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. At the 1912 Summer Olympics he came second after German Walter Bathe in ...

and

Gösta Persson O. Gösta A. Persson (8 January 1904 – 23 February 1991) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Persson was born in Stockholm on 8 January 1904. ...

with

Arne Borg Claes Arne Borg (18 August 1901 – 7 November 1987) was a Swedish swimmer. He is best known for breaking 32 world records and winning five Olympic medals in the 1920s. In 1926 Borg won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with Edvin W ...

and

Åke Borg Åke Borg (18 August 1901 – 6 June 1973) was a Swedish swimmer. Teaming with his twin brother Arne Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Haute ...

and Great Britain replaced

Leslie Savage Leslie Savage (16 March 1897 – 26 August 1979) was a British freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won a bronze medal as a member of the British team in the men's 4×200-metre relay, and competed ...

with John Thomson. Both teams advanced to the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2

Final

In the final

replaced Dick Howell in the American team and Boy Charlton replaced

Ivan Stedman Ivan Cuthbert Stedman (13 April 1895 – 7 January 1979) was an Australian freestyle and breaststroke swimmer of the 1920s, who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He w ...

in the Australian team.

References

External links

Olympic Report
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 X 200 Metre Freestyle Relay Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Men's events at the 1924 Summer Olympics