The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the

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/ref> This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

Heats

Final

The final was held on August 7.

References

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